NATO - multi-band deployable satellite ground terminals pool

Description

You should be able to supply new multi-band (X- and military Ka-band) deployable satellite ground terminals (DSGT).

The total number of MB-DSGTs needed is follows:
- 14 MB-DSGTs to support operations
- 1 MB-DSGT for use as a testing, maintenance, and reference terminal
- 1 MB-DSGT as a training terminal

NATO requires the terminals to provide a beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) transmission capability to interconnect NATO’s deployed headquarters or to provide a reach-back capability into the static environment.

The estimated investment cost for the services and deliverables included within the (basic) scope of the contract is €7,833,684.

You are required to provide a bid validity of 12 months from closing date for receipt of bids.

If participating in this bid, you must provide:
- a “Declaration of Eligibility” (DoE)
- certification of their personnel’s individual security clearances (or status of the security clearance)

MB-DSGT should:
- accept a modulated IF (intermediate frequency) signal provided by a third party equipment, provided as Purchaser Furnished Equipment (PFE)
- convert it to the specified military bands ( X or Ka selectable)
- amplify it by a power amplifier
- transmit this RF signal to the satellite

The transmission function should include the equipment from the IF input to the RF output.

They should receive the RF signal from the satellite in the specified military bands (X or KA selectable), amplify it by a low-noise amplifier and convert it to IF signal and provide it to a third party equipment, provided as PFE.

The reception function should include all of the equipment from the RF input to the IF output.

It should support multi-carrier operation of satellite communications include the carry of the signals exchanged between the modem location and the RF head location through the inter-facility over the fibre link. (protected and non-protected), simultaneously, over different channels (frequencies).

The MB-DSGT should be able to operate over X-band satellite channels and over military KA-band satellite channels (not simultaneously over both bands).

The project should ensure that the pool of MB-DSGTs can interoperate with the existing PFE at IF level (L-band).

The MB-DSGT should be capable of:

- simultaneously transmitting RHCP and receiving LHCP in X-band, referred as “normal polarisation”
- simultaneously transmitting LHCP and receiving RHCP in X-band, referred as “inverted polarisation”

It should be possible for the operator to switch between normal and inverted polarisation in 15 minutes in X-band. Simultaneous normal and inverted polarisation is not required.

The MB-DSGT should be capable of:
- simultaneously transmitting RHCP and receiving LHCP in military KA-band, referred as “normal polarisation”
- simultaneously transmitting LHCP and receiving RHCP in military KA-band, referred as “inverted polarisation”

It should be possible for the operator to switch between normal and inverted polarisation in 15 minutes in military KA-band.

The MB-DSGT should have automatic pointing and tracking capabilities in all frequency bands.

The MB-DSGT should be:

- able to be configured, monitored and operated without any third party equipment or software, using the laptop and its software, locally or remotely (fibre) connected to the terminal components
- SNMP compatible allowing for the use of any 3rd party software applications to remotely manage the terminal.
- monitored by any third party application, provided as PFE
- able to provide raw data of the internal status to allow a third party application to fully monitor the system functionality and any performance degradation and perform fault detection and isolation down to LRU level

Using the laptop, the operator should be able to fully monitor the system functionality and performance and perform fault detection and isolation down to LRU level.

The system should be able to be packed into cases and be palletable.

The system should be easily transportable by road, rail, sea, air and rapidly deployed, packed, or redeployed on site.

The system should have its own UPS.

The system should be able to operate in harsh environmental conditions.

All outdoor equipment (including cases), under any mode (operation, transport, storage and handling), should not permit water accumulation in pockets, creases, fissures or depressions that could cause structural damage upon freezing.

The project should deliver the necessary documentation and training as required.

The project should include an evaluated option for a 5 year-period in service support (ISS) post-warranty which the Purchaser may wish to exercise.

You should hold individual security clearances of “NATO Secret” to bid.

Opportunity closing date

06 January 2023

Value of contract

£5m-50m

The buyer is happy to talk to

manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, agents, consultants