A -- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Tactical Control System (TCS) and Tactical Support Center (TSC) Integration Study

The purpose of this notice is to inform interested parties that the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, Maryland, intends to issue an order under Basic Ordering Agreement, N00019-02-G-0350, on a sole source basis with Raytheon Company, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, Virginia in support of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Tactical Control Systems (TCS) program. The order will consist of the performance of studies and design analysis in support of the Phase I and Phase II Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program. The near term objective is to develop an interface device that will allow a level 2 communication between the Mission Control Element (MCE) and the Tactical Support Center (TSC) for the Global Hawk Demonstration Program. In the development of the interface device, a Tactical Control System (TCS) product, it is the Navy's goal to reuse as much of the TCS software (Block 2 Version 2) as practical and to identify feasible changes to the TSC and/or TCS for the optimum interface. The long term goal is to achieve a fully integrated and seamless TCS/TSC system which will be used by the future BAMS UAV. This future TCS/TSC system is envisioned to provide level 4 UAV control. The purpose of this BOA study is to determine the feasibility and options for the fully integrated TCS/TSC. Successful completion of this effort requires intimate knowledge of the TCS core hardware and software, various UAV related systems and the relationship of UAVs within the air reconnaissance architecture. Raytheon Company is the only known source that possesses the peculiar engineering data, knowledge of TCS design and operation requirements, capability, and expertise required to successfully provide these supplies and services in an accurate and timely manner. The estimated period of performance is July 2002 to January 2003. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Responses to this notice can be sent via email directly to [email protected]. See Notes 22 and 26.