SAM #693KA8-26-R-08210

FAA Seeks Remote Monitoring and Maintenance Solutions for Visual Guidance Lighting Systems

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), part of the Department of Transportation, is seeking industry input and potential solutions for remote monitoring and maintenance of its Visual Guidance Lighting Systems (VGLS). - Government Buyer: - Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Air Traffic Organization, Technical Operations Services - OEMs and Vendors: - Sunhillo (RICI 6000 referenced as an example product) - Products/Services Requested: - Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system: - Four Lamp Housing Assemblies (LHAs) with LED illumination, tilt fault detection, thermostatically controlled heater, and environmental protection - One Power and Control Assembly (PCA) for LHA power and mode control, remote input, fault detection, and photoelectric switching - One Aiming Instrument Set (clinometer, calibration bar, storage case) - Remote Maintenance Monitoring and Control (RMMC) interface development and implementation for National Airspace System (NAS) systems - Real-time interface and conversion item (RICI 6000) for protocol conversions and sensor data formatting - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Systems must support remote monitoring, fault detection, and predictive maintenance - PCA must enable remote control and integrate with monitoring systems - RMMC interfaces required for all new/upgraded NAS systems, with enterprise-wide monitoring and control - RICI 6000 must support multiple message formats and protocols, be rack-mountable, fanless, and certified to MIL-STD-810G and FCC Part 15 Class B - Industry is asked to provide information on available technology, development effort, innovative approaches, and cost estimates for interfacing VGLS and CASS to transmit up to 30 analog/digital data points per system

Description

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating potential Remote Monitoring and Maintenance Capability (RMMC) systems for PAPI, REIL, ALSF-2 and MALSR Visual Guidance Lighting Systems (VGLS).  The FAA currently utilizes a Conversion Appliance Service System (CASS) to provide Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) to Internet Protocol (IP) conversion, which will interface with RMLS as the final destination for data transmission. The RICI 6000 Product Sheet has been provided as an attachment to this Market Survey and can be referenced for further information on the CASS System.

The FAA is requesting information from industry regarding current technology that could function as an interface between the VGLS and the CASS for the transmission of RMMC data. The FAA would like to transmit up to 30 data points per system (PAPI, REIL, ALSF-2 and MALSR), which could be analog or digital signals. Specifically, the FAA would like the industry to help answer the following questions:

Is there any non-development items that exist to interface with VGLS and CASS to transmit data? What is the level of effort required to develop an interface with the VGLS to transmit data? Are there any innovative solutions to provide RMMC to VGLS? What would the Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate be for implementing the proposed solution?

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