U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

J -- MOBILE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT (MSE) SHELTER OVERHAUL (MSO) SOL DAAB07-99-R-F009 DUE 021999 POC Christine Dittmeier, Contract Specialist, (732) 427-1574 or Susan Stroud, Contracting Officer, (732) 532-1613 WEB: CECOM Acquisition Center Business Opportunity Page, http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: click here to contract the contract specialist via, dittmeic@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. This is a market survey to locate sources for the cyclic and catastrophic overhaul of battlefield communications shelters and their associated hardware used in the U.S. Army's Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) communications system. The assemblages (to include shelters and associated equipment) to be overhauled under this procurement are Small Extension Node switches, AN/TTC-48A(V)1, AN/TTC-48C(V)1, V2, V3, V4 and AN/TTC-48D(V)1; Large Extension Switching Group, ON-305(V)1 /TTC-46C(V); Large Extension Operations Groups, OL-412C(V)1/TTC-46, OL-412C(V)2/TTC-46C(V), OL-412D(V)1/TTC-46D(V) and OL-412D(V)2/TTC-46D(V); Node Center Switching Groups, ON-306C(V)1/TTC-47C(V) and ON-306D(V)1/TTC-47E(V); Node Center Operations Groups, OL-413C(V)1/TTC-47C(V), OL-413C(V)2/TTC-47C(V), OL-413D(V)1/TTC-47D(V), OL-413D(V)2/TTC-47D(V), OL-413E(V)1/TTC-47E(V); LOS Multichannel Radio Terminals, AN/TRC-190(V)1 V2, V3, and V4, AN/TRC-190A(V)1 V2, V3, and V4 and AN/TRC-190B(V)3; Radio Access Units, AN/TRC-191(V)1 and AN/TRC-191A(V)1 Technical Shelter, OL-489/TYQ-46(V); Management/Planning Shelters, OL-490/TYQ-46(V), OL-617/TYQ-76(V)1, and OL-617A(V)1/TYQ-76A(V)1; Communications Central, AN/TTC-50; LOS Multichannel Radio Terminals, AN-TRC-198(V)1 and AN/TRC-198(V)2; Management Facility, AN/TSQ-154 (V)1; Spares Facility, AN/TSM-183; Maintenance Facility, AN/TSM-182. These shelters, completely populated with communications equipment were procured from GTE Government Systems Corporation. The shelter overhaul effort will include initial testing of the shelters and their associated equipment, removal of the equipment, overhaul or repair of the equipment, structural and cosmetic refurbishment of the shelters, reinstallation of the equipment, and final operational testing of the overhauled shelter. The contractor for this work must be proficient in testing the performance of digital communications systems equipment, and must have clearance for communications security (COMSEC) equipment. The Army can not provide detailed technical data onthe design/construction of the shelters, or on the design, testing, and diagnostics of the installed equipment. The Army will specify the Shelter Product Acceptance Test, but can not provide specialized test equipment. For more detailed information regarding this proposed acquisition, please visit the CECOM Business Opportunties Page (BOP) website at the following URL: http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil/. Upon accessing this webpage, click on CECOM Business Opportunities. Contractors do not require a user id and password to download documents from the BOP. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not reimburse contractors for any cost incurred for their participation in this survey. Posted 01/13/99 (W-SN287687). (0013)

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