Please see "Electronically Steered Ka-Band Antenna Specifications" in Attachment 1 for the required specifications.The Government intends to acquire commercial items using FAR Part 12 and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13.
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) / SOURCES SOUGHT (SS) NOTICEKU-BAND / KA-BAND ELECTRONICALLY STEERED ARRAY (ESA)MAN-PACKABLE SATELLITE TERMINALTHIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) AND NOT A SOLICITATION. This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.
The SCaN architecture includes provisions for relay services for future exploration missions to the moon and Mars and is exploring Earth relay service via commercial constellations.NASA is releasing this request for information (RFI) to determine the potential cost and performance for electronically steered antennas (ESA) for future NASA mission spacecraft.
The Presolicitation with solicitation number N00019-20-RFPREQ-PMA-213-0228 with solicitation title OE-120B/UPX Antenna Group for Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) Constraints posted on 29 July 2020 has been awarded.
Companies responding shall show experience in the areas of model based design, development, testing, and production of electronically steered antenna systems used in marine environments.
The target acquisition radar will perform at S band either 1) steering mechanically in azimuth and electronically in elevation, or 2) electronically steering in both azimuth and elevation. Target engagement radar operates in the SHF-EHF bands. It operates as a Passive Electronically Scanned Array (PESA) electronically steered in both azimuth and elevation.
For various applications, an electronically steered antenna may be needed. If so, how is this accomplished and what are the projections for antenna efficiencies and the ultimate gains that can be achieved? Discussions incorporating quantifiable justifications are desired. What are the projected timelines to achieve THz communications with the identified technologies?
