wifi hotspot in the sky
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<https://www.fbo.gov/index?
s=opportunity&mode=form&id=53f05bd150361e0c20c6caaa0615fd61&tab=core&_cview=1&cck=1&au=&ck=>
Solicitation Number: Reference-Number-FA4861-06-LGCC015
Synopsis:
Added: May 3, 2006
This Request for Information (RFI) is market research in support of a
potential contractor to provide the Government with 2 Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAV) with the following requirements: First UAV:Vertical
take-off and landing (VTOL)
Max 35lb dry weight
Winds up to 18 knots
Temps 0 to 125ºF
Min speed at least 25mph
Climb rate at least 350fpm
Endurance 30 – 45 minutes (Diesel (preferred) or electric)
Optional generator (power) capability (fuel model only)
Minimum payload 10lb (less after batteries)
Must be able to hover
Autonomous take off/landing (preferred)
Autonomous flight/fly by wire
Ground control station must be man portable capable
Data and sensors must be Ethernet compatible
360º Pan and tilt camera housing
Second UAV:
Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)
Max 50lb dry weight
Winds up to 30 knots
Temps 0 to 125ºF
Min speed at least 40mph
Climb rate at least 350fpm
Endurance up to 4+ hours
Optional generator (power) capability
Minimum payload 40lb
Must be able to hover
Autonomous take off/landing (preferred)
Autonomous flight/fly by wire
Ground control station must be man portable capable
Data and sensors must be Ethernet compatible
360º Pan and tilt camera housing
The UAV must also be integrated with a multi-radio Wi-Fi access point
that adheres to the 802.11a/b/g standards to distribute video, data,
and command and control. Wi-Fi APs will be utilized in the air and on
the ground to provide a generic airborne network that is neither UAS
nor receiver specific. Additionally, the Wi-Fi Access Point
Requirements are: Must be 802.11a/b/g compatible
Single access point (AP) must have a minimum of 3 type III PCI COTS
radios and be able to support a total of 4
Transmit at 1 watt (AMPs ok)
Field upgradeable
Weigh no more than 3 pounds with casing, 1 pound without casing
Operating Temp. Range -40 to +85 Celsius
NEMA 67 weather tight (with casing)
Minimum of two Ethernet ports
Support multiple SSIDs
Support both 128 bit WEP and WPA/AES with rotating temporal keys
VLAN support
QOS (802.11e)
Adjustable ACK timing
Auto channel interference management
AP must be able to node (AP) hop
Software manageable
The UAV contractor will be responsible for integrating the Wi-Fi into
the UAV.
The Government requests that interested parties submit commercial
market and company information via email to
cassandr...@nellis.af.mil. Responses should be no longer than 15
pgs in length and at a minimum, please address the following:
1. Company Name, business size (e.g., 8 (a), Service Disabled Veteran
Owned, Woman Owned, etc.), business address, point of contact
information (name, phone, fax and email) and applicable NAICS
2. Description of corporate capability to include similar efforts
performed (please include description and scope/complexity of service,
duration of effort, size of effort with contract numbers and points of
contact
3. Description of your understanding of UAV's.
4. If possible, provide a rough order of magnitude of annual cost to
perform the services listed above to integrate and build UAS.
Responses should be submitted no later than 4:00 P.M., PST on
Thursday, 11 May, 2006. This is a request for information only, and no
solicitation is issued at this time. Submission of any information in
response to this request for information is voluntary, and shall not
constitute a fee to the Government. Please contact Lt Proctor via
email at cassandr...@nellis.af.mil for any questions. NAICS
336411
mkf
> This is most likely a project that never got funded.
> <https://www.fbo.gov/index?
> s=opportunity&mode=form&id=53f05bd150361e0c20c6caaa0615fd61&tab=core&_cview=1&cck=1&au=&ck=>
> pgs in length and at a minimum, please address the following:
>
> 1. Company Name, business size (e.g., 8 (a), Service Disabled Veteran
> Owned, Woman Owned, etc.), business address, point of contact
> information (name, phone, fax and email) and applicable NAICS
>
> 2. Description of corporate capability to include similar efforts
> performed (please include description and scope/complexity of service,
> duration of effort, size of effort with contract numbers and points of
> contact
>
> 3. Description of your understanding of UAV's.
>
> 4. If possible, provide a rough order of magnitude of annual cost to
> perform the services listed above to integrate and build UAS.
>
> Responses should be submitted no later than 4:00 P.M., PST on
> Thursday, 11 May, 2006. This is a request for information only, and no
> solicitation is issued at this time. Submission of any information in
> response to this request for information is voluntary, and shall not
> constitute a fee to the Government. Please contact Lt Proctor via
> 336411
Interesting idea, would permit command and control on a level
peviously reserved for video games (e.g. real-time command and unit
information). Duration of flight sounds a bit short, though, and wi-fi
signals are more readily interceptable than other forms of comms,
probably why it went nowhere. Still a really cool idea.