Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS)

The purpose of this synopsis is to amend the Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS) Pre-Solicitation synopsis released under N00019-08-R-0043 on February 27, 2008. The objective of the overall JATAS effort is to develop a cost effective threat awareness system to enhance aircraft survivability by providing advanced missile warning capability; aircrew warning of laser-based weapon systems such as range finders, illuminators, and beam riders; and a Hostile Fire Indication for small arms, rockets, and other threats. JATAS must interface with existing AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS), and be capable of interfacing with a laser based Directed Infrared Countermeasure as part of electronic countermeasures response to attacking infrared missiles. The JATAS will be controlled by the host aircrafts mission computer with operator interface/control being accomplished via the multifunctional display or a separate control indicator. In most cases, command and control of the JATAS will be through the AN/APR-39A/B(V)2 Radar Signal Detecting Set (RSDS).



This anticipated JATAS System Development award competition will be divided into two phases: A Technology Development Phase and an Engineering and Manufacturing Development and Demonstration Phase. The Technology Development Phase will be conducted as a full and open competition that will result in a contract award to two separate vendors, selected from a competitive range, that meet the criteria and requirements listed in the Formal Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Technology Development phase. The second phase (which will follow approximately sixteen months after TD Phase award) will be the Engineering and Manufacturing and Development Demonstration (EMDD), which will be a limited competition between the two vendors who were awarded contracts in the Technology Development phase.





NAVAIR has posted the FORMAL RFP to the NAVAIR Homepage website under N00019-08-R-0043. The RFP will not be posted on any other WEB site. The NAVAIR Homepage is located at http://www.navair.navy.mil and can be accessed using Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. To access the JATAS RFP, select Doing Business With Us, and then Open Solicitations under the heading entitled Selling Products and Services to NAVAIR. Potential offerors are asked to submit comments or requests for information, with regard to this synopsis, to Ms. Tanis Meldrum at Tanis.Meldrum@navy.mil. NAVAIRs compliance with the schedule called out above is CONTIGENT UPON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING for the JATAS effort. See Note 26.

The purpose of this synopsis is to announce Naval Air Systems Command?s (NAVAIR) intention to conduct a full and open competition to procure a Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System (JATAS). The objective of the JATAS effort is to develop a cost effective threat awareness system to enhance aircraft survivability by providing advanced missile warning capability; aircrew warning of laser-based weapon systems such as range finders, illuminators, and beam riders; and a Hostile Fire Indication for small arms, rockets, and other threats. JATAS must interface with existing AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS), and be capable of interfacing with a laser based Directed Infrared Countermeasure as part of electronic countermeasures response to attacking infrared missiles. The JATAS will be controlled by the host aircraft?s mission computer with operator interface/control being accomplished via the multifunctional display or a separate control indicator. In most cases, command and control of the JATAS will be through the AN/APR-39A/B(V)2 Radar Signal Detecting Set (RSDS).

This anticipated JATAS System Development Demonstration (SDD) contract will include supporting the integration of JATAS onto the MV-22B lead platform and developing the interfaces necessary to deploy JATAS to other rotary wing platforms. The JATAS SDD effort will include (but not be limited to) the fabrication of test articles, support for aircraft integration testing and Systems Integration Laboratory Development, support for live fire testing, and providing support for attendant data reduction for the integration/live fire tests. The JATAS SDD contractor will develop supporting logistics documentation, support the definition of software sustainment requirements and software facility development, and conduct program management, engineering management, and configuration management throughout the JATAS program.



NAVAIR will only release the Solicitation/RFP, including any subsequent amendments, over the Internet. NAVAIR will post the Solicitation/RFP and all amendments on the NAVAIR home page. The RFP will not be posted on any other WEB site. The NAVAIR Homepage is located at http://www.navair.navy.mil and can be accessed using Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. To access the JATAS RFP, select ?Doing Business With Us?, and then ?Open Solicitations? under the heading entitled ?Selling Products and Services to NAVAIR.? The JATAS RFP will be listed under N00019-08-R-0043. NAVAIR intends to post a draft RFP on the NAVAIR WEB site under the solicitation number in April 2008. Potential offerors are asked to submit comments or requests for information, with regard to this draft solicitation, to Ms. Tanis Meldrum at Tanis.Meldrum@navy.mil. The formal RFP will be posted on the NAVAIR WEB site in July 2008. NAVAIR?s compliance with the schedule called out above is CONTIGENT UPON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING for the JATAS effort. See Note 26.