SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) compliant standard commercial equipment; foreign sources sought
- Notice Date
- 2/21/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008
- ZIP Code
- 07703-5008
- Solicitation Number
- DAAB07-03-R-P628
- Archive Date
- 5/20/2003
- Point of Contact
- VIRGINIA KNIGHT, 732-532-4348
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center
(Virginia.Knight@mail1.monmouth.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA The US Army CECOM Research Development and Engineering Center (RDEC) Fort Monmouth, NJ is conducting an industry survey of interested foreign sources, under the Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program, to provide Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) compliant standard commercial equipment for technical testing and evaluation in order for the Army to assess the capabilities of this technology and its potential for deployment to Army tactical systems. It is CECOM?s intention to eventually purchase one Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) UMTS Radio Network as one complete UMTS network elements. However, CECOM may only purchase RF transmission capability of the network along with UMTS handsets and then use that capability to connect to an existing commercial core network or possibly as part of a trial commercial network. In either situation, the contractor will have to provide user training, operator manuals/applications, frequency spectrum su pport and professional installation and integration. At this time CECOM RDEC requests that interested sources provide information regarding their UMTS network equipment. This information should include the network elements that comprise a UMTS network to include brochures, pictures and specifications. Also in the event that CECOM cannot fund the procurement of a complete network interested sources should provide information on existing commercial trials of UMTS networks so that CECOM could be a beta test site. This request for information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SS) Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation On the part of the US Army CECOM. The purpose of this RFI/SS is to identify potential foreign sources that may be interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. US Army CECOM does not intend to award a contract on the basis of respons es nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for RDEC?s use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of RDEC evaluation of the information received. SUBMISSION: Responses to this RFI should be submitted no later than 4:00 pm EST on 14 April 2003. An original and one copy shall be sent to the Department of the Army, Research Development Engineering Center, Attn: AMSEL-RD-ST-WL, Kevin Chin, Ft. Monmou th, NJ 07703-5303. Technical questions may be directed to either Kevin Chin at 732-427-4056 or Ed Erskine at 732-427-2246. COMMUNCIATION WITH THE US ARMY: All administrative correspondence and questions concerning this RFI shall be directed in writing to the above addressee.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208 Fort Monmouth NJ
- Zip Code: 07703-5008
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 07703-5008
- Record
- SN00263113-W 20030223/030221213559 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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