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Consider a memorandum/resolution approving a sole source contract with KAYA Associates, Inc. in support of the Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) project.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
Sole source Contract with KAYA Associates, Inc. in support of a DEAAG Project
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
Aviation
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The City of Killeen has been awarded and the City Council approved acceptance of a Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) from the State of Texas for the repair and renovation of the Army Radar Approach Control (ARAC) facility located on Robert Gray Army Airfield (RGAAF). There are two critical components for this project: (1) the Transportable Air Traffic Control Communications and Radar Operations Facility (TACROF), and (2) the removal, storage, reinstallation, and certification of sensitive air traffic control (ATC) equipment.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION
The TACROF is a transportable, containerized airfield ATC operations system which contains all the automation and systems necessary to adequately manage the airspace traffic of a fully functional approach control facility while maintaining connectivity to the National Airspace System. Essentially, this is a temporary ATC facility the Army owns, that will allow the ARAC Mission to be fully functional during the renovation project. This contract includes the packaging, shipping, setup, integration, commission/certification and maintenance of the Army owned TACROF at RGAAF, and the removal, de-installation, packing, and shipping at the conclusion of the project.
The TACROF is a one of a kind facility, designed and built by KAYA Associates Inc. (KAYA) specifically for the U.S. Army, and is managed by the U.S. Army Program Manager Air Traffic Control (PM ATC). Per PM ATC Directives, only companies with demonstrated system experience and proficiency, and the proper training a...
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