Long Range Tracking Radar Upgrade

Country:

United States

Notice/Contract Number:

fbo:caw804144

Publication Date:

Jul 20, 2008

Deadline:

Jul 18, 2008

Funding Agency:

Department of Commerce

Buyer:

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Original Language:

English

Address:

United States

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on behalf of the Detection, Inspection, and Enforcement Technologies (DIET) Program of the Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES), with VAWD Applied Science & Technology Corporation of Tucson, AZ, for an upgrade to NIST�s existing Long Range Tracking Radar System, the CLRS-EXPL-200, awarded competitively in Fiscal Year 2007. NIST intends to upgrade this existing system to avoid additional and redundant expenditures and delivery delays. The required upgrade needs to be 100% compatible with the existing system. The Contractor will have to physically take possession of NIST�s existing system and insert new hardware (circuit boards) into the existing electrical chassis and install new software that uses the newly installed hardware. The upgrade will enable the CLRS-EXPL-200 to meet the following requirements: � 18 bit instantaneous dynamic range; � Instantaneous IF bandwidth greater than 400 MHz; � Range resolution less than 0.7 m; � Detection of human targets at greater than 50 meters standoff through concrete block walls; � 3 dimensional human target tracking: range, azimuth, and elevation; � Compact PCI modularization; � Total power consumption of less than 800W at 120 VAC; � Dual simultaneous transmission and reception; � 3.3 GHz to 3.9 GHz Operation; � Peak output RF power of at least 20 dBm; � Simultaneous fully polarimetric measurement capability; � Transmitter blanking for reduced interference. The contemplated effort is a follow-on acquisition to continue development on a highly specialized piece of equipment as described in FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii). This system being procured is an upgrade to the existing equipment NIST cites FAR 6.302-1(a)(ii)(A) and (B) (see excerpt below) as primary rationale for Sole Source Determination. (ii) Supplies may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued development or production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, including major components thereof, when it is likely that award to any other source would result in� (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, or (B) Unacceptable delays fulfilling the agency�s requirements. (See 10 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)(B) or 41 U.S.C. 253 (d)(1)(B) The existing equipment and the upgrade are commercial items. VAWD has developed the technology and has proprietary rights to that technology. The upgrade must be hardware and software compatible with the existing equipment. The existing equipment and technology are proprietary to VAWD. VAWD has no distributors, therefore, they are the only source who can provide this upgrade. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, responses received by July 18, 2008, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Set-aside code: N/A
Place of performance:
Ship To: NIST Shipping & Receiving 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD
20899
US
Contact: Carol A. Wood, Phone 301-975-8172, Fax 301-975-8904, Email carol.wood@nist.gov - Todd D Hill, Phone 301-975-8802, Email todd.hill@nist.gov

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