satTRAC-SL-3 modem and five-year maintenance service

This is a request for information (RFI) issued by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for information and planning purposes only. This is neither a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) or quotes. No awards will be made from the responses to this announcement. The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with the development and submission of materials in response to this request. There is no solicitation available at this time. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NRL shall arise as a result of a response to this notice or NRL's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement.

Objective:
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is inquiring for potential brand name or equal sources that are capable of providing the following:

1. (1) AT-satTRAC-SL-3 modem that meets the following specifications:

Category/Parameter Minimum Requirement
System Performance/ Functions
Spectrum Analysis Remote display/adjustment of uplink and downlink spectrum shall be available from the vendor supplied GUI.
Recording • 70 MHz IF sample recording w/ local & remote control
• Digital PCM data recording w/ local & remote control
• Minimum recording capacity of 1 TB
• Selectable secure deletion w/ local & remote control
• Record data streams from 1 kbps to 6 Mbps w/ time stamp
• Playback w/ local & remote control
Remote Control & Status All components shall be capable of monitor and control via web based GUI and the GEMS ICD to be supplied with the product.
Transmit Service
Uplink Frequency Range (MHz) 1761 - 1842
Frequency Accuracy (Hz) ± 1
Spurious Free Dynamic Range - 60 dBc
NTIA Must meet all applicable NTIA Redbook regulatory requirements
Modulation SGLS Ternary: FSK/AM
Binary Direct Carrier: PCM/PM (BPSK)
Modulation Index (rad) SGLS Ternary: 0.24 to 1.85
Binary Direct Carrier: 1.57
Range: 0.125 to 0.600
CMD Data Rates SGLS Ternary: 1 ksps or 2 ksps
Binary Direct Carrier: 1 kbps - 256 kbps
CMD Idle Mode S-tones, Nulls
CMD Clock Rate/Modulation 500 Hz - 1 kHz/AM
CMD Synchronization Delay 50% - 67% of symbol period, selectable in 1% increments
Ranging SGLS PRN (short & long code), normal and inverted
Up to 1Mcps, direct carrier PM
CMD Data Streams SGLS: EXU, Unframed Binary
Non-SGLS: Binary Direct Carrier
Receive Service
Downlink Frequency Range (MHz) 2200 - 2290
Simultaneous Downlink Minimum of two signals (direct carrier and subcarrier modulated)
Modulation Carrier: PM, BPSK, QPSK, FM
Subcarrier: BPSK
Modulation Index (rad) Direct Carrier: 1.25 - 1.57
Subcarrier: 1.32 - 1.57
Range: 0.20 - 0.45
PCM Codes NRZ-L, M, S
BiPhase-M, L
TLM Data Rates Direct Carrier: 1 kbps - 2 Mbps
Subcarrier: 1 kbps - 256 kbps
Subcarriers 1.024 MHz, 1.25 MHz, 1.7 MHz
Ranging SGLS PRN (short & long code), normal and inverted
Range acquisition threshold (TBD)
Encoding Support 1/2 rate convolutional
Time-Data Correlation Ability to correlate TLM to time of receipt to an accuracy of 1 ms
Remote Interface
Remote Control The vendor shall provide GEMS M & C interfaces that are openly published.
Availability
Operational Availability > 0.996 assuming the availability of an on-site spare.

2. Five-year maintenance service package consisting of the following:
• Annual system maintenance for NRL 2nd development string MODEM
• Quarterly security updates for 2nd Development string
• Annual system maintenance for NRL 1st development string system
• Quarterly security updates for NRL 1st development string system
• Annual system maintenance for NRL system Remote Antenna Site hardware running NRL applications
• Quarterly security updates on Remote Antenna Site equipment baselines
• Annual system maintenance for NRL SOC1/SOC2 systems running NRL applications
• Quarterly security updates on SOC1/SOC2 equipment baselines

The NRL asks that interested parties, at a minimum, supply the following information:

Contact Information
a) Name of Company, mailing address and Point of Contact (POC)
b) Telephone Number, Fax Number, Address and e-mail address of POC
c) Business Size and number of employees
d) If a small business identify if your firm is an 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB.
e) If your company is a GSA schedule contract holder and if the items are available under schedule

Submission of Information:
All information and data received in response to this RFI marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information will be protected as such. Please include this notice number on all documents and email. Classified Material shall not be submitted. Please transmit responses by e-mail to Annie Lenfest, contract specialist, at anastasia.lenfest@nrl.navy.mil in either Microsoft Office or pdf formats. All responses must be received on or before 12:00PM, (EST), 25 September 2018.

Phone solicitations or emails regarding the status of this Request for Information (RFI) will not be accepted.

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