COBRA JUDY, GRAY STAR, CJ Replacement


Miscellaneous factoids. Interesting about them collecting data on
satellites.

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Mobile Sensors Operations and Maintenance
Solicitation Number: FA7037-08-R-0002
Agency: Department of the Air Force
Office: Air Combat Command
Location: AF ISR Agency Contracting Div

Solicitation Number:
FA7037-08-R-0002
Notice Type:
Sources Sought
Synopsis:
Added: Aug 27, 2008 2:13 pm

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE
MOBILE SENSORS
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Point of Contact: William Hetrick, Contracting Officer, AF ISR Agency/
A7KA, 102 Hall Blvd, Suite 258, San Antonio, TX, 78243-7091, FAX
210-977-6414

This is a sources-sought notice to determine contractors who would be
interested in this competitive procurement. The anticipated contract
will be one base year, plus five option years. The contractor must
possess a TOP SECRET facility clearance to secure certain classified
solicitation documentation located in the bidder's library. All
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) positions will require a minimum of
SECRET clearance, with several positions requiring TOP SECRET/SCI
clearances. Due to the classification of the information handled by
most O&M personnel, foreign entities will not be considered. The
Statement of Work is unclassified. The O&M of two current online
Mobile Sensors (MS) platforms, plus another new MS platform due online
early FY2013, is being opened for competitive source selection. The
COBRA JUDY instrumentation system is installed on the United States
Naval Ship (USNS) Observation Island, COBRA JUDY is capable of
gathering extensive radar data on orbiting earth satellites and
ballistic missiles. COBRA JUDY consists of two radar systems, along
with numerous support systems. The support systems consist of
automatic data processing equipment (ADPE), extensive communications
suites, navigation, timing, and weather. The S-Band coherent monopulse
radar system is a phased-array consisting of a 250-ton rotating
turret, housing the sixteen Traveling Wave Tubes (TWTs), supporting
power supplies and modulators, and the antenna array. The supporting S-
Band electronics and ADPE are located off-turret. The X-Band coherent
monopulse radar system consists of a 30-foot dish antenna steerable in
azimuth and elevation, with two TWTs installed on-mount. The X-Band HV
power supplies, modulators and electronics are installed off-mount.
The GRAY STAR instrumentation system is installed on the USNS
Invincible. GRAY STAR is capable of collecting radar data on orbiting
earth satellites and tactical ballistic missiles. GRAY STAR consists
of two radar systems, along with numerous support systems. The support
systems consist of ADPE, communications suite, navigation and timing.
Both the S and X-Band radar systems use a common 5-meter dish antenna.
The S and X-Band TWT transmitters are located within a newly-
constructed permanent ship enclosure. The supporting electronics and
ADPE are located within the Radar Instrumentation Center. The third
system, COBRA JUDY Replacement (CJR), is currently being manufactured
and will be integrated onboard an unnamed USNS ship, currently being
constructed. The system will consist of both a Phased Array S-Band
radar system and a Phased Array X-Band radar system. Both systems will
employ T/R modules, versus TWT applications. The electronics, timing,
navigation and diagnostic programs for both radar systems are all
located in the Common Back End. Approximately one year prior to CJR
IOC (Oct 2011) the CJR Program Office will fund the O&M contractor to
support IOT&E testing of the CJR radar and instrumentation systems.
This will consist of full technical and logistical manning. Upon
achieving IOC, the CJR platform will be fully integrated into the O&M
contract. The offerer will have responsibility for all aspects of O&M,
to include, but not limited to, radar operations, organizational and
depot-level maintenance aboard all platforms, configuration control,
software maintenance and modification, COMSEC management, extensive
Navy-oriented communications suites, instrumentation availability for
extended periods, supply and specialized maintenance support to
include full integrated logistics support, engineering support to all
platforms, and data reduction and analysis responsibilities.

All three mobile instrumentation platforms are unique one-of-a-kind
systems with extremely critical performance characteristics and
mission availability requirements. This performance-based solicitation
requires the contractor to meet established data collection criteria,
requiring high levels of system reliability during mission periods.
The offerer must have sufficient experience with radar and ancillary
equipment and personnel skilled in operating and maintaining these
type systems. Communications personnel must have in-depth knowledge of
DOD, COMSEC and US Navy communications procedures and must be
qualified to hold TS/SCI security clearances. Offerer must have
sufficient depth of depot-level maintenance personnel to deploy
worldwide to effect repairs and perform depot-level maintenance on all
instrumentation systems as directed by CDRL and MS Operating
Instructions. Offerer must have sufficient depth of both RF and
software engineers to effect repairs onboard all platforms that are
beyond capability of onboard technical staff. There is no level of
effort requirement in this solicitation but the Government reserves
the right to activate this requirement via specific CLIN if necessary.
In addition, the Government has reserved certain CLINs for possible
future additional radar logistics support. For this source selection,
utilization of currently employed operation and maintenance personnel
for ship borne systems is considered by the Air Force a major risk
abatement technique. Willingness to employ this technique must be
presented as part of your response to the solicitation that will be
issued at a later date. Please fax to the above referenced contracting
officer the following information: a) Point of Contact who possesses
minimum SECRET clearance, with email address, voice and fax telephone
numbers; b) name, email address and phone number of company security
manager; c) point of contact and phone number of Defense Security
Service office that surveils your company.
.

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