Summary of Requirements (complete)

NCIA/ACQ/2024/07533

Annex A – Summary of Requirements
Project No. 2023 / 0CM03995, 0CM03996, 0CM03997

1. Background

NATO Sensors and Weapons Accuracy Check Range (SWACR) consists of 3 Test Ranges that have been in operation since 1978. NATO SWACR provides instrumented maritime Test Ranges in Greece, Norway and at the United States Atlantic Undersea Test And Evaluation Centre (US AUTEC).
The Test Ranges provide accuracy checks of Naval sensor systems to ensure effective operational assurance of the future Link 22 TDL capability in all Alliance maritime units (ships, submarines and maritime aircraft (i.e. helicopters, maritime patrol aircraft etc.). Interoperability is essential among the NATO naval units in order to establish confidence that target locations can be accurately passed from sensors to weapon systems and to other NATO combatants.
The Link 22 tactical data link system is replacing the obsolete Link 11 that will soon be redundant and no longer available for use by maritime task groups. The subject system will provide a similar test capability to the existing Link 11 systems currently employed at the Ranges.

2. Project Objective

This project will provide a Link 22 TDL test capability to check that the data transfer functions correctly and provides a similar level of capability to the existing Link 11 TDL test capability which following its sunset in December 2024 shall become redundant and no longer available for NATO operational usage.
The proposed solution can be found in the drawings below and is named the “Versatile Link Evaluation System (VLES)”.

NCIA/ACQ/2024/07533

3. Scope of Work

The scope of the project is to procure, assemble, integrate and install commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware, except the crypto device LLC-7M, at the 3 Test Ranges, and perform site preparation for the antennas.

4. Period of Performance

The Period of Performance is anticipated to start in 2025 Quarter 3 and end in 2028 Quarter 4. It is important to note that this timeline represents the anticipated duration of the Project, and adjustments may be made as per the requirements of the solicitation process and subsequent contractual agreement.