US Army CECOM, C4IEW Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

60 -- FIBER OPTICS MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS, ASSEMBLIES AND ACCESSORIES SOL DAAB07-96-R-L501 DUE 012096 POC Patricia Boos, Contract Specialist (908)532-4042 Julianne Magee, Contracting Officer, (908)532-4042. Acquisition of standardized tri-service fiber optic modems for installation in Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) Interconnect Facilities (ICF's) worldwide. The modems primary use is to provide a fiber optic interface of multiple baseband signals between a satellite earth terminal and technical control facilityll This equipoment will provide for more efficient operations and increased system capacity for both strategic and tactical users. This project will enable the sercices to upgrade their ICF's by installing standardized state-of-the-art fiber optic modems. These modems will replace current equipment that has become or is rapidly becoming unsupportable. The baseband data rates are High Speed, 16 KBPS-20 MBS, (Symmetrical/asymmetrical); Low Speed (Synchronous) DC-20 MBS; T1: 1.544 MBPS, E1: 2.048 MBPS; Low Speed (Asynchronous), 75 BPS (Symmetrical/Asymmetrical); AND T3 Data Rates, 44.736 MBPS. The modem system shall be capable of transmitting and receiving digital data between DSCS components. The modem shall be of a plug in modular design and mountable in standard 19 inch wide equipment cabinet. The modular design shall allow the number and tupes of circuits to be adjusted in order to meet site specific requirements. AC POWER: The modem shall operate from single phase alternating current (AC) at 120 volts at a frequency of 50 Hertz (HZ) OR 60 HZ. DC POWER: The modem shall operate from -44 TO 56 VDC. The modem shall operate over government provided multimode or single-mode fiber. The modem shall be able to operate over multimode fiber of up to 5 Kilometers in length and be capable of communicating over single-mode fiber for a distance of up to 25 Kilometers. The request for proposal (RFP) will be released via CECOM'S Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB). No hard copies will be distributed. To become a user of the EBB you will need an identification code and password in addition to a computer terminal equipped with the necessary hardware and software to interface with the EBB system. Detailed information regarding system requirements is contained in the US ARMY CECOM EBB ser's manual. A uerr's manual, identification code and password will be issued upon requrst. All requests must include 1) Company name, 2) point(s) of contact name(s) and title(s) 3) return addresa(es) and 4) telephone number(s). Please send your request in writing to either Mr. Thomad Newman or Mrs. Anita McGhee, US ARMY CECOM, AMSEL-ACSP-BC, ATTN: EBB, FORT MONMOUTH, NJ 07703-5000, FAX (908)532-6020, Commercial (908)532-3820. This requirement will be a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity(IDIQ) type contract to be solicited utilizing full and open competition. (0340)

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