PHASE ARRAY FEED STUDY

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PHASE ARRAY FEED STUDY

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Phased Array Feed Conceptual Design Assessment and Optimization
for Manufacturing
NRC requires services in support of the international Square
Kilometer Array  (SKA).  The SKA will be used by astronomers to
make high-sensitivity wide-band and wide-field surveys of the
radio sky. A candidate technology to provide these expanded
capabilities is to place high-sensitivity Phased-Array Feeds
(PAF) at the focal plane of reflector antennas. NRC has
developed a prototype PAF and requires the services of a
Contractor to provide design assessment and optimization for
volume manufacturing and reduced cost.

NRC is responsible for the overall feed design and performance.  
The Contractor is responsible for assessing the discrete antenna
element physical design and receiver front-end interconnect and
integration to the antenna element.  The Contractor's scope
includes an overall assessment of the existing design and the
development and definition of conceptual designs including
optimization in terms of manufacturability (including test),
cost and performance based on mutually defined requirements.
It is NRC's Intent that 2 contracts for the same study will be
awarded to two separate bidders, (each to not exceed CAD $
60,000) with the expectation that the outcome will provide NRC
with 2 solutions. 

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Instructions 2003. 

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