US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

59 -- SATCOM ON THE MOVE (SOTM) SOL DAAB07-98-B-A771 DUE 063098 POC Point of Contact -- Jo-Ann Lee, Contract Specialist, 732-532-1889. Contracting Officer -- Wendy McCutcheon, 732-532-5438. WEB: CECOM Acquisition Center's Business Opportunities Page, http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to e-mail the POC, leejo@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. PM Milsatcom is contemplating initiating a requirements based contract for the integration of various commercial and existing military components, to provide a vehicular mounting capability for the AN/PSC-5 UHF MANPACK Satellite Terminal. If undertaken, the selected offeror, would select integrate, and test various products to meet the requirements of a functional specification being developed by the Government. The contemplated system is to take advantage uniquely of the DAMA and NON-DAMA UHF SATCOM capabilities of the AN/PSC-5 terminal, without regard for additional terminal capabilities or frequency bands. Target host platforms are Army administrative and command vehicles intended for the tactical environment, that are not specifically designed as direct or indirect fire systems. Integration into vehicular communications systems is not contemplated as a requirement at this time. Functional requirements for a complete generic installation kit, to include any/all antenna, cables, AN/PSC-5 mount, and required power conditioning are being developed and are expected to be published formally in draft for industry comment in mid May 1998. These functional requirements are essentially designed to extend the existing AN/PSC-5 manpack into a vehicular environment, without degradation of existing performance. Selected source should anticipate cooperative work with Army Government Depot personnel, for the development and installation of vehicle specific mechanical connections and attachments, which will host and interface the desired kit into specific vehicle designs. The AN/PSC-5 shall be made available at PM Milsatcom during draft documentation developments and a GFE terminal will be supplied to offeror, (provided a COMSEC management account is available). Cooperative testing with the JITC should also be anticipated to certify compliance with applicable UHF SATCOM Military Standards, based upon selected technical approach. Other than efforts inherent with initial installation, no preventive or periodic maintenance shall be required. A warranty of operation, based upon performance and operating hours at the system level shall be required. The warranty period shall be a minimum of three years and the term/scope shall be a significant factor in source selection. Use of the selected source as overhaul depot and National Inventory Control Point shall be considered, provided a reasonable industry proposal that meets total operational availability requirements and fiscal concerns is presented. A long-term recurring effort is possible, based upon approaches presented in the draft acquisition stages. Proposed sources should anticipate use of CARC paint for external surfaces to permit decontamination operations of host tactical vehicles. A minimum quantity of 5 complete systems, to include cooperative Government installation into existing tactical vehicles is anticipated as a result of award. No maximum quantity has been identified and the effort is anticipated to be executed on a requirements basis for the term of the contract. Price breaks for economic ordering quantities shall be required. Complete system deliveries shall be required NLT June 1999, to permit Government vehicular installation and test. The initial systems shall participate in the Army First Digitized Division commissioning currently scheduled for September 1999. Interested parties are invited to contact Mr. Robert Wilson, PM Milsatcom at (732) 532-9645 X4539, to be included in draft document distribution during the comment period. The existing PM Milsatcom WWW page can be expected to be the repository for documents and comment dialog during the procurement development stages. The site may be accessed at: http://pmmilsatcom.monmouth.army.mil The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) has established a Business Opportunities Page (BOP) website to allow electronic transmittal of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitation for Bids (IFBs) from CECOM to Industry. All parties interested in doing business with CECOM are invited to access, operate, send and receive information from the Business Opportunity Page at (http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil). Upon accessing this webpage, click on CECOM Business Opportunities. You may access potential CECOM Business Opportunities by simply typing "guest" for the login ID and password. Registration for a user ID and password will only be necessary when you are considering the submission of proposals CECOM through the BOP. For CD-ROM drawings or other data, contact the identified Contracting Officer via their e-mail. Offers and Bids shall be submitted in hard copy at the time and place specified in the solicitation. No bids shall be submitted directly to the Contracting Officer. The CECOM Acquisition Center's EBB is closed! (0127)

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