CNO Project BEARTRAP
Special project systems within Fleet units under the operational control of Commander Patrol Wings Atlantic (COMPATWINGSLANT) and Commander Patrol Wings Pacific (COMPATWINGSPAC), and assigned as Project BEARTRAP assets, provide acoustic data collection and processing capabilities beyond those normally associated with the P-3C aircraft. The NAVAIRSYSCOM has designated NAVAIRWARCENACDIV as the lead laboratory for the development, installation, and test and evaluation of those special project systems. Additionally, NAVAIRWARCENACDIV is assigned as the cognizant field activity (CFA) for the maintenance and support of the special project equipment that make up the Project BEARTRAP avionics suite installed in fleet aircraft assigned as project assets.
The P-3 Special Missions platform is a multi-mission aircraft that includes an ASW component. Driven by
concerns of obsolescence, supportability and performance, PMA290 initiated an effort with PMS428 and
Lucent Technologies to replace the AN/AQA-7(V) signal processing system with an AN/UYS-2A based
system. This effort began in November 1995 and is scheduled to complete in March 1997. This upgrade
provides increased signal processing throughput and capability (P-3 Update 4 application software),
reduces aircraft weight by 627 pounds, conforms to future architecture requirements, and maintains an
Organization (O) to Depot (D) level maintenance concept. These objectives are met by:
- Replacing AN/AQA-7(V) with AN/UYS-2A,
- Replacing Scientific Atlanta 5004-469 with AN/UYS-2A,
- Replacing Fluke 1722A Instrument Controller with TAC-4 System Controller,
- Replacing AN/ARR-72 Sonobouy Receiver with AN/URR-81 Receiver.
The acoustics stations occupy two positions on the aircraft. The positions are POS 16 and POS 17. The
AN/ARR-72 sonobouy receivers are at POS 16 in addition to the AN/AQA-7(V). POS 17 houses the
Scientific Atlanta 5004-469 processor and the 1722A Fluke Instrument Controller. The functionality of
POS 16 and POS 17 will be replaced by the AN/UYS-2A and the TAC-4 based system controller as
specified in the "PMA-290 P-3 Requirements/Assumptions document Version 4.0" by Lucent
Technologies. This document includes the operational software description.
- POS 16. The function of the AN/AQA-7(V) will be replaced by the AN/UYS-2A signal processor. The
AN/ARR-72 sonobouy receivers will be replaced by two AN/URR-81 Slave Receiver chassis. The
operator at this position will have a monitor, keyboard and trackball which will allow him to perform
localization and tracking as required.
- POS 17. The function of the Scientific Atlanta 5004-469 signal analyzer will be replaced by the
AN/UYS-2A. The 1722A Fluke Instrument Controller will be replaced by the TAC-4 System Controller,
which also will control the AN/UYS-2A. A monitor, keyboard, and trackball will be provided for this
operator.
On October 8, 1997, the Department of the Navy, Fleet
and Industrial Supply Center (Navy) in Jacksonville,
Florida, issued the subject solicitation for technical
services in support of Project Beartrap, which involves
antisubmarine warfare research and development and data
collection. The Contracting Officer (CO) assigned to the
procurement Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code
8711, Engineering Services, with a corresponding average
annual receipts size standard of $2.5 million. The CO also
set the procurement totally aside for small business.
On October 27, 1997, the CO issued Amendment 1 to the
solicitation. This Amendment made some technical amendments
to the solicitation, including correction of typographical
errors in the Statement of Work (SOW), and contained
questions and answers concerning the solicitation. Among
the questions were whether the solicitation correctly stated
that the $2.5 million average annual receipts size standard
applied to SIC code 8711; and whether the procurement was a
small business set aside. The Amendment answered both
questions affirmatively. 8711 is a confusing
SIC code, and includes four different average annual
receipts size standards.
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