SRCSGT | 58 | AN/PRC-117F SINGLE CHANNEL Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIO SYSTEM AND SUPPORT SERVICES SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT (SSA)

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58 -- AN/PRC-117F SINGLE CHANNEL Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIO SYSTEM AND SUPPORT SERVICES SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT (SSA)

Notice Date: 3/5/2008
Notice Type: Sources Sought
NAICS: 334220 — Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Contracting Office: US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008
ZIP Code: 07703-5008
Solicitation Number: W15P7T08RK009
Response Due: 3/20/2008
Archive Date: 5/19/2008
Point of Contact: Adrienne Rescinio, 732-532-8846
E-Mail Address: Email your questions to US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07
(adrienne.rescinio@us.army.mil)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: AN/PRC-117F SINGLE CHANNEL Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIO SYSTEM AND SUPPORT SERVICES SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT (SSA): General Information Document Type: Sources Sought Noti ce Solicitation Number: W15P7T-08-R-K009 Posted Date: March 05, 2008 Original Response Date: March 20, 2008 Current Response Date: March 20, 2008 Original Archive Date: xxxxxxxxxxxx Current Archive Date: xxxxxxxxxxxx Classification Cod e: 58 -- Communication, detection, & coherent radiation equipment Set Aside: N/A Contracting Office Address: US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center W15P7T, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-CB-RT-E, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008 The s pecific documents related to this sources sought notice can also be found on the IBOP (https://ibop.monmouth.army.mil). You will need to create an account if you do not have already have a username and password for the IBOP. To create an account, click th e User Registration link off of the IBOP homepage. If you already have an IBOP username and password, under the ARMY PRE-AWARD drop down menu, choose C-E LCMC MARKET RESEARCH and click GO. The documents will be available under the post entitled: AN/PRC- 117F SINGLE CHANNEL Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIO SYSTEM AND SUPPORT SERVICES SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT (SSA) Description AN/PRC-117F SINGLE CHANNEL Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIO SYSTEM AND SUPPORT SERVICES SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT (SSA). This is not a solicitation. This is only a Sources Sought Announcement (SSA) and will not bind an interested source or the Gover nment in any way or at any time to a contract with any of the specified terms below. This Sources Sought Announcement will be posted until 20 March 2008, and responses will not be accepted after 20 March 2008. The Government is seeking a source that can a ct as a single solution provider for the required hardware and services described herein. Individual component vendors will not be considered. INTRODUCTION The U.S. Army is issuing this SSA to identify sources that are capable of manuf acturing the AN/PRC-117F Radio and providing the other configurations as defined in the tables below. The Government does NOT possess the technical data/drawings for this radio or its various configurations. The AN/PRC-117F Radio is comprised of three con figurations: (1) Manpack, (2) Satellite Communications (SATCOM)-On-The-Move (SOTM,) and (3) Transit Case enclosed components. The AN/PRC-117F Radio is a multi-mode, multi-band radio. Its features include VHF/UHF communications capabilities, Line Of Site ( LOS) operations, Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA), Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), HAVEQUICK, MARITIME Mode, supports data rates up to and including 56kbps. It physically provides two ant enna ports one for VHF the other UHF SATCOM independent operations (not simultaneously). The radio interfaces with an external PLGR/DAGR/NMEA-183 GPS device and geographic location information can be displayed on the front panel display. Information such as position, elevation, speed, track, Figure Of Merit and GPS time data can be displayed. Additionally the radio embeds Type I Communications Security (COMSEC), Linear Prediction Coding (LPC)-10 and Mixed Excitation Linear Predictive (MELP), supports wid eband voice in the VINSON mode at 16kbps. It provides frequency coverage from 30 to 512MHz, provides an IP interface and supports high data rates with a High Performance Waveform (HPW) in the dedicated SATCOM. The radio is JITC certified to the level of Mil-Std-188-181B, 182A, 183A. Interested sources must possess, or be capable of obtaining a COMSEC account from the National Security Agency (NSA) prior to the award of any resultant contract. DESCRIPTION/REQUIREMENT In addition to the hardware described in the tables below, interested sources must be capable of providing services to support this equipment. The services include: (1) Planner Traini ng Class intended for senior leadership, frequency managers, and network planners, (2) Operator training class, (3) Installation services to install the SOTM hardware into various military vehicles such as M1026, M1114, M1068, C2Vs, Bradleys, Troop Carrie rs, etc., for which the vendor will be responsible for providing all the necessary hardware to facilitate the installation, (4) repair services required for all hardware provided on the resultant contract and for the same hardware currently fielded and (5 ) replacement parts as defined in the tables below. Training and installation services will require the vendor to travel within CONUS and/or to OCONUS locations. The interested sources trainer/installer personnel must have at least a Secret level securi ty clearance. It is anticipated that a solicitation for a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract will follow. The estimated delivery requirement for quantities may vary due to demand and available funding. Table 1. AN/PRC-117F Manpack Configuration Item Part No. AN/PRC-117F Manpack Radio, including: AN/PRC-117F, including: Receiver-Transmitter RT-1796(P) TCP/IP 10513-8141-01 Cable Assembly, 6FT KDU Extension 10511-0704-012 Handset, Modified H-250 10075-1399 Antenna, Flex-VHF/UHF 10369-0205 Cable Assembly, RF5800M/U REM/ 10513-0730-A2 Cable Assembly , Remote/Programming 10513-0740-A006 Battery Box 10513-4800-02 SATCOM Antenna RF-3080-AT001 Table 2. AN/PRC-117F SOTM Configuration Item Part No.50W Power Amp with VHF CO-LOC Filter AM-7588 Chassis, Power Amplifier 12005-1010-01 Cable, RT to PA 12005-0710-A29 Cable, RT to PA 12005-0710-B28 Shocktray 12005 -1920-01 Ground Strap 10400-1136-A18 DC Power Cable 10570-0720-01 RF Cable to RF-390-AT005/SOTM Antenna 10369-7211-25 Antenna Mount RF-292 Multi-band whip antenna RF-390-AT003 SOTM Antenna 12006-9001-01 Speaker 10181-5180-01 Speaker Audio Cable 20ft 10535-0707-A020 Speaker Power Cable 20ft 10535-0706-A020 Cable Assembly, 20 FT KDU Ext 10511-0704-040 Install Kit 11080-6500-01 Install Kit, X-Wing, three LCTN HMMWV, 11080-3900-11 TAN Table 3. AN/PRC-117F Transit Case Configuration Item Part No. Vehicle Mount, 50 W, with VHF CO-LOC Filter 12005-6050-01 (AM-7588) Chassis, Power Amplifier 12005-6100-01 Cable, RT to P A 12005-0710-E36 Cable, RT to PA 12005-0710-F36 Shocktray 12005-1920-02 Ground Strap 10400-1136-A18 Mechanical Inter face Unit (MIU) 12005-6200-01 Control Interface Unit (CIU) 12005-6300-01 Clamp (2) 12005-6108-01 Road, Threaded, Clamp (2) 12005-6109-01 Cable, Coax, PA Input 12053-1420-B3 DC Power Cable 10570-0720-01 RF Cable to RF-390-AT005/SOTM Antenna 10369-7211-25 Antenna Mount RF-292 Multi-band whip antenna RF-390-AT003 SOTM Antenna 12006-9001-01 Speaker 10181-5180-01 Speake r Audio Cable 10535-0707-B020 Speaker Power Cable 10535-0713-B020 Cable Assembly, 20 FT KDU Ext 10511-0704-040 Install Kit 11080-6500-01 Install Kit , X-Wing, three LCTN HMMWV, TAN 11080-3900-11 Contact Information: Interested sources should furnish the following information in the format provided below: 1. Name and address of company 2. Point of Contact (Name, address, phone number, and e-mail) 3. Address your companys capability to manufacture the AN/PRC-117F, to include production rate, and to act as a single solution provider for all hardware and services defined herein. DISCLAIMER This SSA is for in formation and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The purpose of this SSA is to identify potential sources that are capable of acting as a single solution provider for the required hardware and services described herein. Individual component vendors will not be considered. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for G overnmental use of such information. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the Governments evaluation of the information received. Also, Proprietary Information should be clearly marked. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION Please furnish the above requested information no later than 20 March 2008 via electronic mail TO Paul.Hancik@us.army.mil with a COPY FURNISHED TO Donna.McCallum@us.army.mil. No telephone inquiries or requests wil l be honored. Note: Files greater than 5MB will not transmit through the Fort Monmouth firewall. Therefore, any file greater than 5MB must be submitted by CD-ROM or DVD-ROM media to: Department of the Army PEO C3T, PM TRCS BLDG. 42 7 SFAE-C3T-TRC-TR-CF (Hancik) FORT MONMOUTH, NJ 07703-5509
Place of Performance: Address: US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - W15P7T ATTN: AMSEL-AC-CB-RT-E, Building 1208 Fort Monmouth NJ; Zip Code: 07703-5008; Country: US
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58 -- AN/PRC-117F SINGLE CHANNEL Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIO SYSTEM AND SUPPORT SERVICES SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT (SSA)