ESC/MCK, 50 Griffiss St., Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1620

K -- INSTALL, INTEGRATE AND TEST ONE AN/FSC-97 SCTIS INTO ONE AN/GSC-49 VAN & PROVIDE ENGINEERING SUPPORT POC Capt. T. Cavuoti, Contracting Officer, 617-271-6045; Steve Pekunece, Contracting Specialist, 617-271-6372. The MILSATCOM Terminal Program Office, SHF Terminal Development Office intends to award a contract to Stanford Telecommunications Inc., 1221 Crossman Ave., Sunnyvale CA. 94088-3733 (Market Survey Synopsis entitled ''MARKET SURVEY OF CAPABILITY TO DESIGN, MODIFY, FABRICATE AND INSTALL AN AN/FSC-97 SYSTEM INTO A GFE AN/GSC-49 COMMUNICATIONS VAN'', CBDisk record #1465, 08 Dec 94). This contract will be to: Develop interfaces between one Single Channel Transponder Injection Subsystem (SCTIS) and one GFE AN/GSC-49 Communication Terminal Van, Support the integration and test of the SCTIS system into the van, Then support the installation and operational verification of the SCTIS at a European site. The SCTIS is required to fill a critical command connectivity requirement. It provides the JCS/CINCs an ability to transmit and receive jam resistant Emergency Action Messages (EAMs) and Force Direction Messages (FDMs) through SHF Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) ground terminals to the single channel Transponder (SCT) on DSCS satellites. SCTIS is capable of maintaining connectivity despite ionospheric disturbances caused by nuclear detonations or jamming in the early trans-attack period. The Government intends to upgrade an existing SCTIS System (#108) for installation into an existing AN/GSC-49 Communication Terminal Van. The major components of the SCTIS, The OJ-581/FSC-97 Communications Control Console and the OL-357/FSC-97 Signal Processing Group, will be mounted in the terminal. The OJ-580/FSC-97 Communications Control Console will be co-located at a Command Post site. The software (operating system software and mission software) for the Single Channel Injection Program (SCIP) will be tested for operational readiness when the SCTIS is mounted and installed in the terminal and after site installation in Europe. The SCTIS systems are presently being modified with a major hardware upgrade and installation which will not be completed until July 1995. The SCTIS system, which was originally developed by Stanford Telecommunications Inc. (STel) and has undergone major system modifications by STel, contains no detailed product, process, or material specifications. No Interface Control Documents (ICD)s or site criteria exist between the SCTIS system, the AN/GSC-49 Communication Terminal Van and the command post. Interfaces between the SCTIS system, and the GFE fiber optical links must be analyzed and tested. For the above mentioned reasons, the Air Force intends to solicit only to Stanford Telecom, Inc. (STel) pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by ESC/MC. This information, as outlined in the Market Survey, shall be delivered to the MILSATCOM SHF Terminal Development Office within fifteen (15) working days of this notice. Non-US participation is subject to Headquarters USAF approval and foreign contractors should be aware that restrictions may apply which could preclude their participation. This NOCA does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and is not intended to be construed as a commitment by ESC. Small, minority-owned, and disadvantaged businesses should identify themselves as such. Responses to this NOCA should be addressed to: ESC/MCK, Bldg. MITRE-R, 50 Griffiss St., Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1620, Attn: Mr. Steve Pekunece, 617-271-6372. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0052)

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