DEPARTMENT: Aviation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Frank Miller
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Extension of the Noise and Operations Monitoring System Contract at San Antonio International Airport
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes an extension to a contract with Exelis, Inc. (Exelis) for the Noise and Operations Monitoring System (NOMS) at the San Antonio International Airport. The one-year extension will commence on July 1, 2015 at an annual rate of $183,000.00 with two optional one-year renewal periods.
The extension will authorize Exelis to install new equipment to support Exelis' NextGen Surveillance program. For a separate lump sum of $19,605.00, Exelis decommission the equipment of the current system, remove its equipment and return to the Aviation Department for storage.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The San Antonio International Airport (SAT) installed a Noise and Operations Monitoring System (NOMS) to monitor noise and collect flight tracking data. The NOMS monitors aircraft over-flying local communities and notes their noise levels. Each monitoring site is linked to a central computer processor and is constantly updated with the latest flight, weather, radio communications and noise data. The NOMS provides an objective tool for assessing and analyzing airport noise impacts and airspace utilization.
The NOMS data is used to:
? Record aircraft noise events
? Track noise levels over time
? Link complaints to flights, airlines and aircraft types
? Map complaints
? Identify potential noise anomalies
? Create reports on noise events and complaints
? Produce maps and graphics
Because it is important to be able to relay to the local communities the level and nature of noise effects in a timely fashion, the Aviation Department maintains its NOMS system to monitor areas of significant noise impact and to identify specific flights that cause noise disturbances. This tool allows real time tracking and reporting ...
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