US Army CECOM, Product Integrity & Production Engineering Directorate, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5000

58 -- AN/PRC-127 RADIO EQUIVALENTS MARKET SURVEY POC Mr. Dave Harper. This is a market investigation to determine the price and availability of non-developemental equivalents to the AN/PRC-127 Radio (NSN:5820-01-266-5964) currently manufactured by Bendix King. At a minimum the radio must be interoperable with the current AN/PRC-127 and meet the requirements described below. The Radio Set shall consist of a receiver-transmitter with a rechargeable battery pack, a battery charger, an antenna, an external handset, a carrying case, a spare rechargeable battery, and a ''clamshell'' battery pack(holds either D, C, AA, AAA, or 9v(transistor) commercial non-rechargeable batteries). The radio shall at least cover the 136-160 MHz frequency range, have channel spacing of 25KHz max and 5KHz minimum, have nominal range of 3 km for reliable communications over rolling slightly wooded terrain, have a squelch to mute the audio output when the radio is in a standby mode, have at least 14 channel presets(memory not erased when changing batteries) with an external indicator knob showing preset channel being used and also a non-luminous electronic means of displaying the operating frequency. Radio, with battery but excluding antenna, shall be no larger than 2.75'' x 8.5'' x 1.75'', and weigh no more than 35oz. The antenna shall be easily replaceable, flexible, rubber coated, and 12'' max length. Rechargeable and non-rechargeable battery packs shall be easily replaceable by operator. Both battery types shall provide at least 6 hours of reliable continuous operation without replacement with a standby to receive to transmit ratio of 8:1:1 duty cycle at a nominal temperature of 72 degrees F (rechargeable battery shall meet these requirements after at least 300 charge/discharge cycles). Battery charger shall be capable of 110/220 V, 50/60 Hz operation and for a minimum of at least 600 charge cycles shall quick charge battery within 6 hours and switch to trickle charge when battery is charged. Radio shall have an internal microphone/speaker with a push-to-talk capability and a hands free monitor capability, and shall also have an external handset (speaker/microphone with cord) capable of being detached from the radio. Connection of the handset shall mute the audio output of the radio's internal speaker. Radio shall operate at temperature as high as 44 deg C and as low as -24 deg C. Radio shall withstand storage temperature over -40 deg C to 71 deg C range. Radio shall comply with FCC Code of Federal Regulation Title 47, part 22, Subpart C. MTBF shall be 1000 hours or greater. Radio shall meet humidity/fog per TIA Standard, RS-316-B, paragraph 4.15.3, and also meet shock and vibration per TIA Standard RS-316B, paragraphs 5.6.3 and 5.5.3 respectively. Radio shall operate at least up to 15,000 feet, and withstand driving rain and blowing dust. In addition to price and availability for a radio meeting the above requirements, it is also requested that price and availability data be provided for a radio which, in addition to meeting the above requirements, also has the following three features: (1) a limited encryption ''privacy speech'' capability, e.g., Digital Encryption Standard (DES), (2) a bone or air conduction earpiece mike, and (3) improved squelch capabilities over the current AN/PRC-127. Of interest to the government is the separate increases in price to the radio which would be required to acquire each of the these three features. If possible price data should be provided in quantity dependent ranges such as price per radio if order quantity is 5000 radios or less, 5001 to 10,000, 10,001 and higher etc. All responses must be submitted by 7 July 1995 to US Army CECOM, AMSEL-LC-ED-RR-2(Attn:Dave Harper),Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703(A/C 908/532-3702). (0171)

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