Unmanned Threat Emitter (UMTE) X Band Transmitter Market Research

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, WNRC Directorate, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is seeking information on potential industry sources capable of providing solutions to consolidate and replace obsolete, single-function transmitter systems. The government currently uses multiple ground-based threat emitter platforms (TK-1, TK-2, and TK-4) with legacy transmitters that are facing diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages, increasing sustainment costs, and have an excessive Size, Weight, Power, and Cooling (SWaP-C) footprint. The objective is to explore commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), modified COTS, or developmental technologies that can combine the functionalities of these legacy systems into a single, modernized, and supportable framework, removing obsolescence and utilizing one common transmitter. Key performance parameters include an operating frequency of 6.5GHz to 15.5GHz, antenna gain of 36.2dBi to 43.7dBi, power amplifier power out of 250W (53.98 dBm), waveguide loss of 1.15dB, effective radiated power (ERP) of at least 85dBm (objective >88dBm), pulse width (PW) of 0.3 to 100 mSec, and pulse repetition interval (PRI) of a minimum of 2.0 mSec. Vendors are requested to provide a white paper or capability statement addressing their technical approach, SWaP-C impact, interoperability with open architecture, technology readiness level (TRL), sustainment strategy for a 15-year lifecycle, and a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate. Responses must be unclassified, 10 pages or less, in PDF format, with 1-inch margins and Times New Roman 12pt font. Business information, including company name, address, point of contact, CAGE code, and SAM registration status, is also required.