MODIFICATION
58 -- Satellite/Antenna Equipment
- Notice Date
- 12/4/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command, ACC - RI (W52P1J), 3055 Rodman Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, 61299-8000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 61299-8000
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J-18-T-L326
- Archive Date
- 12/19/2017
- Point of Contact
- Larry W Owens, Phone: 3097822791, Adam Marc Geneva, Phone: 3097823505
- E-Mail Address
-
larry.w.owens4.civ@mail.mil, adam.m.geneva.civ@mail.mil
(larry.w.owens4.civ@mail.mil, adam.m.geneva.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- " Problem: Noting that subj solicitation seeks procurement of a Ka-band (single-band) terminal. A Ka-band single-band terminal for an Army user needlessly exposes that user to risks of pre-emption (rejection) from the DoD satellites they will try to be using, known as WGS. When that happens - and it happens quite frequently - the user is then forced to absorb the high operating costs of commercial Ka-band. On WGS, X-band is also available. If the Army pursues a dual-band X- and Ka-band terminal, the risk of preemption is dramatically lessened, while in fact it affords the Army use of a much more efficient, weather-resistant signal. Recommendation: Army should solicit a multi-band X- and Ka-band terminal that takes full advantage of WGS compatibility and offers the higher all-weather performance of X-band, and offers lower operating costs by reducing the risk of preemption on WGS. Question: Can this solicitation be released for a dual-band terminal, which will provide lower operating risk and lower costs to the Army? If not, why not?" Answer: Yes this solicitation can accept dual-band terminal.
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