SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- Updating all versions of software source code for select Selective Availability Anti-Spoof Module (SAASM) GPS devices
- Notice Date
- 3/1/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - APG (W56KGY) Division C, 6001 COMBAT DRIVE, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 21005-1846, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21005-1846
- Solicitation Number
- SAASM-SW-Upgrade-16
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2016
- Point of Contact
- Matt Brown, Phone: 443-395-1065
- E-Mail Address
-
matthew.g.brown54.civ@mail.mil
(matthew.g.brown54.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Synopsis: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR: The identification of potential sources capable of analyzing, developing and updating all versions of software source code for one or more of the Selective Availability Anti-Spoof Module (SAASM) GPS products listed in Table 1, to include: the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR), the Miniature PLGR Engine-SAASM (MPE-S) for Ground Based GPS Receiver Application Module (GB-GRAM), Micro GPS Receiver Application Module (MicroGRAM), NAVStorm, NAVStrike, GPS Embedded Module (GEM) - Phase III, IV and V, and SAASM GPS Engine - 41 (SGE-41) based products to include the Force 524D, TA-24 and the TA-12S. Table 1 SAASM GPS Products Manufacturer Model Part No.* NSN* Rockwell Collins DAGR SAASM 3.2 822-1873-002 5825-01-526-4783 Rockwell Collins DAGR SAASM 3.7 822-1873-003 5825-01-590-9534 Rockwell Collins GB-GRAM SAASM 3.1 987-1856-032 5825-01-593-7395 Rockwell Collins GB-GRAM MPE-S Type I, SAASM 3.2 987-1856-013 987-1856-023 5825-01-529-2565 Rockwell Collins GB-GRAM MPE-S Type II, SAASM 3.7 987-9705-001 5825-01-593-7395 Rockwell Collins MicroGRAM 987-9705-012 As Required Rockwell Collins NAVStrike 822-1600-XXX As Required Rockwell Collins GEM III 822-0453-XXX 822-0452-XXX As Required Rockwell Collins GEM IV 822-1159-XXX 822-1450-XXX 5826-01-580-2916 Rockwell Collins GEM V 822-1648-XXX 822-2062-XXX As Required Rockwell Collins HAMMER Pseudolite prototype N/A Trimble Military & Advanced Systems Force 524D 42124-10-U50A 5826-01-567-6367 Trimble Military & Advanced Systems TA-24 24835-41-U12G 5826-01-608-9159 Trimble Military & Advanced Systems TA-12S 24835-20-XXXX, 23767-00-XXXX 5821-01-541-5546 L3 COMM TruTrack Various * Other part numbers and NSNs may apply to the Model indicated These products are secure military GPS receivers that utilize the Precise Positioning Service (PPS) GPS signal to generate and distribute positioning, navigation and timing data used for navigation and network synchronization in a variety of handheld and embedded applications This effort requires access to operating software source code. This effort does not include the production of the SAASM-based GPS products listed in Table 1. The Government intends to analyze, develop and enhance the software source code used in one or more of the products listed. As such, potential sources must provide evidence of their capability to update source code for at least one of the products listed in Table 1. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT (SSA) ONLY. THIS REQUEST IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT, INVITATION FOR BIDS, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTES, OR AN INDICATION THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTRACT FOR THE ITEMS CONTAINED IN THIS NOTICE. AFTER REVIEWING THE DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS CURRENTLY POSTED TO FEDBIZOPS, INTERESTED CAPABLE CONTRACTORS ARE INVITED TO PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REIMBURSE RESPONDENTS FOR ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBMISSSION OF THE INFORMATION BEING REQUESTED OR REIMBURSE EXPENSES INCURRED TO THE INTERESTED PARTIES FOR REPONSES. Responses to this Sources Sought are due by 1600 EST (APG, MD) 16 March 2016. Please submit all RFIs to Matthew Brown, EMAIL ADDRESS: matthew.g.brown54.civ@mail.mil. Subject line must read RFI SAASM-SW-Upgrade-16 "Company Name." Additionally, your response will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. As previously stated, respondents will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that are incurred while responding to this RFI. Furthermore, this request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Army in developing its acquisition strategy, Statement of Work/Performance Work Statements, and/or Statement of Objectives. Interested parties are responsible to mark adequately proprietary, restricted, or competition-sensitive information contained in their response, accordingly. Program Manager Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PM PNT) provides an array of products and technologies to equip the Army and Joint forces with standalone, integrated, and network-distributed PNT solutions that promote decisive action in all Army and Joint Forces operations. PM PNT serves as the Army's PNT capability authority supporting terrestrial applications and is chartered as the primary Army PNT point of contact to the Air Force (AF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), GPS Directorate, Los Angeles Air Force Base (AFB). PNT is a cross-cutting capability within the Army Common Operating Environment (COE). Requested Information: Vendors are invited to respond to the described requirements below. Responses are limited to ten (10) pages and should include: 1) Description of past performance regarding software development of one or more of the GPS products listed in Table 1. 2) General approach and proposed means of analyzing, developing and updating or changing the software source code of one or more of the GPS products listed. 3) Description of the level and ability to access to product software source code. 4) Name, telephone number, fax number, street address and e-mail address for Program, Technical, and Cost POC information. Responses: Interested vendors who believe they are capable of providing the above mentioned information are invited to indicate their interest by providing: 1. Company Information to include: a. Company name, b. Company address c. Overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address) d. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code e. Point of contact f. E-mail address g. Telephone number h. Fax number i. Classified Mailing Address: i. Security Office Information ii. Name/Title iii. Email iv. Phone 2. Responses shall not be above the level of UNCLASSIFIED. 3. All assumptions, including any assumed Government support, shall be clearly identified. 4. Submission of proprietary and other sensitive information shall be marked and identified with disposition instructions. Submitted material will not be returned. 5. The information provided and received in response to this announcement is subject to the conditions set forth in FAR 52.215-3 - Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes. 6. Contracting Office Address: Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) 6001 Combat Drive, C3-3311 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-1846
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