--Future Combat Systems (FCS) Survivability Sensor Suite (SSS) for Class III and Class IV Unmanned Air Vehicles RFI

This announcement represents neither a current or potential Government procurement. This announcement is being placed on FBO on behalf of the Future Combat Systems Lead Systems Integrator (LSI). Direct all questions and other inquiries to the POC ide ntified below. Do not contact the Government POC who posted this message. This Request for Information is issued by Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems (NGES, Baltimore, Maryland) as the Future Combat Systems Aerial Sensor Integrator (FCS-ASI). As the FCS-ASI, NGES is tasked with specifying, procuring, and integrating sensors fo r the FCS family of Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems (UAVS). This RFI is issued to solicit information from potential sources of an airborne Survivability Sensor Suite to be installed on the Class III and Class IV UAVS as early as FY 2010. The Survivability Sensor Suite (SSS) system under consideration is intended to provide warning to the host platform that it has been acquired or targeted by a surface-to-air threat system. The system envisioned will consist of an integrated suite of sensors with common processing linked to the host platform via a single Ethernet connection. Sensors will provide the following functions: - Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)  required - Missile Plume Detector (MPD)  required - Laser Warning Sensor (LWS)  optional Interested parties are hereby requested to respond by September 15, 2006. Please refer to the FCS Home Page (FCS Bid Opportunities) for announcement details at http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/fcs/bia/ . Point of Contact: Dr. Dan Gilbert Northrop Grumman Corporation P.O. Box 1693 Airport Plaza, MS#1700 Baltimore, MD 21203 Phone: (410) 765-7413