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D -- CONVERGENCE (INTEGRATION) OF THE POLAR ACQUISITION AND CONTROL SYSTEM (IPACS) AND THE DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM (DMSP) SOL 52-DDNE-6-00029 POC POC Aileen B. Redding, Contract Specialist (301) 713-0839; Ina R. Merson, Contracting Officer (301) 713-0839. The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Services (NESDIS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Integral Systems, Inc. (ISI) of Lanham, MD for expansion of the existing Polar Acquisition and Control Subsystem (PACS) to incorporate the capability to command and control United States Air Force (USAF) Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites. The contractor shall furnish hardware, software, installation, documentation, and training at the NOAA Satellite Operations Control Center, Suitland, MD and Falcon Operations Control Center, Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO. Performance will be for a two and one-half (2.5) year base period with three one year options for maintenance support. Vendors who believe they can satisfy the Government's requirements are invited to submit an affirmative response. To be considered an affirmative response, vendors must submit written data and documentation which demonstrates a knowledge of and close familiarity with both the TIROS (Television Infrared Operational Satellite) and the DMSP satellites; their command and control functions; data retrieval and distribution, hardware, application software, and operating systems. Vendors must demonstrate knowledge of the technical requirements for convergence of the two systems under one operational control center. Offerors must demonstrate their ability to become familiar with and utilize to the maximum extent possible, existing software estimated at 700,000 lines of code. Vendors must demonstrate experience in operational command and control of low-earth orbiting satellites. Offerors must further demonstrate an ability to accomplish this convergence under the critical time constraints (tied to base closures) of initial operation by March 1998 and full operation by September 1998. See Note 22. (0257)

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