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Solicitation Number: 20457
: Added: Apr 08, 2015 8:37 am
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to award a single source Purchase Order to JVN Communications, Inc., Absecon, New Jersey. This procurement action is the result of required technical system upgrades to existing FAA National Airspace System (NAS) support facilities and the requirement to enhance capabilities to accommodate additional radar and other surveillance data inputs that are required under TAMRp3s1 to facilitate Terminal Air Traffic Control (ATC) Operations. This procurement is for SDRR, Site Shadow, DYSIM, and GSGT licenses.JVN Communications, Inc. is the original manufacturer for the FIRS platforms which include
- Standalone Interfaculty Radar Simulator (SIRS),
- Rack-mount Inter-Facility Radar Simulator (RIFRS),
- Simulation Driver Radar Recorder (SDRR),
- Graphical Simulation Generator Tool (GSGT),
- Airspace Visual Display (AVID),
- Random Access Plan Position Indicator (RAPPI), and
- Interfacility Shadow (IFShadow).
As such, JVN Communications, Inc. retains the proprietary data rights and the only vendor capable of providing the required software, firmware and hardware to support the
- Standard Terminal Automation Radar System (STARS),
- Common Automated Radar Terminal System (CARTS) and
- En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) testing environments.
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: William Bleda, william.bleda@faa.gov, Phone: 609-485-8609
Related/Background
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| Old and New (STARS) Terminal Automation Systems |
- DASC2014_Witzberger.pdf
- FAA’s Acquisition Strategy for Terminal Modernization Is at Risk for Cost Increases, Schedule Delays, and Performance Shortfalls - FAA’s Acquisition Strategy for Terminal Modernization Report^5-29-13.pdf
- JVN Communications brochure_main.pdf
- FAA Interfacility and Radar Simulator (FIRS) Users Manual
The FAA Interfacility and Radar Simulator (FIRS) is a test tool based on a PC hardware platform designed around industry proven hardware, running the Linux operating system. FIRS hardware and software can be configured to support a variety of Air Traffic Control (ATC) real-time simulations and test functions. FIRS can be used to debug external and internal cabling, assess hardware and software performance, assess system capacity and measure target throughput response time. The FIRS can emulate multiple, full duplex, ATC data communications interfaces (data format, speed, and electrical characteristics). This allows the FIRS system to simulate, record and playback Interfacility and/or NAS Host communications, short range Airport Surveillance Radar’s (ASR), and the long range Air Route Surveillance Radar’s (ARSR), in a real-time environment.
The FIRS system comes with offline utilities to convert ASR-9, ASR-8, and ARSR messages from CDR or LYNX data recordings into the FIRS file system format. By utilizing a SCSI interface, FIRS can be configured with high capacity storage devices like magneto optical storage devices. This gives the customer the flexibility of removable media and the capacity to efficiently store, analyze, manipulate and retrieve large amounts of data. The economy and flexibility of the FIRS system make it an invaluable tool to aviation research facilities and government agency support groups.The communications cards, operating system and associated applications and drivers are pre-installed and tested by JVN Communications prior to shipment. The FIRS tool is a turnkey system. External cabling is the customer’s responsibility. Serial interface (RS-422/RS-232) cables that terminate at the FIRS system are required to be DB-25 female connectors. JVN Communications can supply external cabling at customer’s request.
99--FAA Interfacility and Radar Simulator (FIRS) - DTFACT-08-R-00044 (Archived) - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities
The FIRS tool is a large, complex integrated system of hardware and software that has been developed over the past 18 years by JVN Communications, INC. This system has been developed, maintained, and enhanced by JVN to meet the unique requirements of FAA research and development activities. ... The FIRS tool is used on many FAA systems. JVN Communications, INC is the only source available to enhance, maintain, and make necessary changes to the FIRS family of products. Engineering support for FIRS tools requires a thorough knowledge of the existing FIRS software baseline. JVN Communications, INC is the only source available with the combination of skills listed above and the proven track record to satisfy the FAA's requirement to maintain and enhance the FIRS family of products in a timely and effective manner, and to meet the WJHTC's goal in the required time frame.
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