SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- MUNITIONS RADIOS
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 11 Barksdale Street Bldg 1614 Hanscom AFB, MA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- R1471
- Description
- Munitions Radio Sources Sought Synopsis. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. Any information submitted by respondents to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP) or an Invitation for Bids (IFB), nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will neither award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, nor pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to the Sources Sought request. This Sources Sought Synopsis is in support of a market survey being conducted by the United States Air Force to determine potential sources capable of fulfilling a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirement for providing Mobile Communications Network Upgrade Requirement to purchase one (1) base station/secondary switch and 79 intrinsically safe radios outlined in Systems Requirements Document (SRD). The existing mobile communications equipment was manufactured by European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) of France and uses the EADS proprietary data encryption technique. RSAF plans to extend the existing EADS system (MATRACOM 9600 Mobile Communications System) used for voice and data communications. The system upgrade will use Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) equipment operating in 440 MHzf{490 MHz frequency band. The end-to-end encrypted Mobile Communications Network [1] shall consist of a Secondary Switch and Base Stations compliant with TETRAPOL standard. All equipment [2] shall be fully digital, end-to-end encrypted and interoperable with the existing MATRACOM 9600 Digital Trunking Radio System provided by EADS. The system design [3] shall be based on NDI COTS equipment. All mobile, handheld, base station and switch equipment [4] shall be modular construction using solid-state components. An ESC Ombudsman has been appointed to consider and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. Before consulting the Ombudsman concerned parties should first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendation to the Contracting Officer for resolution. In addition, AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman, will be included in this acquisition??s solicitation and contract. The ESC Ombudsman is the ESC Director, Commander??s Staff, and can be contacted at: ESC/DS Bldg 1606 9 Eglin Street Hanscom AFB, MA 01731 Telephone #: 781-377-5106 Facsimile #: 781-377-4659 E-Mail: ESC.Ombudsman@hanscom.af.mil. Interested potential sources shall submit their formal reply to this notice in writing, within fifteen (15) working days of publication of this announcement. The formal reply shall include a statement of interest, statement of qualifications, and a statement as to whether the offeror has any existing contracts where this effort would fall within the existing scope. Please limit responses to 10 pages. If more than 10 pages are submitted, only the first 10 pages will be reviewed. The Government will use the information obtained from this market survey to evaluate the capabilities of the marketplace. All small business and disadvantaged sources should identify themselves as such and provide their company??s name, address, telephone number, and a Point of Contact (POC). Any proprietary information submitted should be identified as such. Interested firms should submit their written responses to the contracting officer, Mark D. Adams, 350 ELSG/PK, 10 Barksdale St, Hanscom AFB MA 01731, (781) 266-9089, mark.adams@hanscom.af.mil . No telephone responses will be accepted. For questions, contact Ms. Cynthia E. Lewandowski, Contract Specialist, (781) 266-9679, e-mail: cindy.lewandowski@hanscom.af.mil. This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and is not intended to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses to this survey.
- Web Link
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MUNITIONS RADIOS on HERBB
(http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil/esc_opps.asp?rfp=R1471)
- Record
- SN01217295-W 20070125/070123220502 (fbodaily.com)
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