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58 -- TIME AND FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION STSTEM (TFDS) SOL N00039- POC Susan Pollack, 02-33, (703) 602-0635. Synopsis No. 17. Procurement of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS), Non-Developmental Item (NDI) submarine Time and Frequency Distribution System (TFDS). The Submarine Communications Program Office (PMW 173) at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) is seeking information on potential sources of COTS/NDI precision TFDS for the communications and navigation equipment of the attack and strategic submarines and its support shore sites. SPAWAR intends to procure COTS/NDI precision TFDS from the offeror who is a quality manufacturer of precision time and time interval (PTTI) telecommunications equipment. The TFDS must operate through the potentially harsh environment such as extreme shock, vibration, temperature and humidity of the attack and strategic submarines without posing any safety hazard to the operators. The TFDS should be rack mountable to a standard 19 inch racks, and the system must be expandable by adding additional modules. The TFDS must be able to take external precision frequency and PTTI sources, O-1824 or O-1695 Cesium Standard Master Regulating Clock (Cesium Std.) and WRN-6 Global Positioning System receiver outputs, and distributes precision frequencies and PTTI signals to multiple output ports. The TFDS should also contain internal oscillator modules in order to maintain the GPS time while submarines cannot acquire GPS signals. The minimum number of output ports include, twenty (20) 5 Mhz, five (5) 1 Mhz, five (5) 100 kHz, ten (10) 1 pulse-per-second, five (5) 1 pulse-per-minute, ten (10) binary coded decimal time code and five (5) timing fault. Other required design features include, a Built in Test (BIT) capability, remote status port, mean-time-between-mission-critical-failures (failures that cause stoppage of all TFDS outputs) that exceeds 50,000 hours, mean-time-to-repair of less than one hour and ability to change modules with the system power turned on. The total TFDS weight should not exceed 100 pounds, and the total height of the TFDS should not exceed 12 inches. The Navy intends to procure 30 systems in FY96 including initial training, initial spares, and to have options to procure up to 67 additional systems and spares through FY00. Also, th Navy intends to use just-in-time sparing inventory which the contractor provides spare parts directly to the operational users when ordered by the Naval Inventory Control Point via electronic media. If potential sources exist, the performance and work requirements of the TFDS can be found on the SPAWAR electronic bulletin board under the filename ''TFDS'' in the form of a TFDS Technical Description, Statement of Work (SOW), and appendices A and B to the SOW. Since Small Business (SB), Small disadvantaged Business (SDB), and 8(a) firms are a major concern of SPAWAR, all respondents should indicate their status as a SB, SDB or 8(a), or the extent to which they could include SB/SDB or 8(a) as a significant part of a resultant procurement. Interested firms may retrieve information concerning the TFDS from the SPAWAR Bulletin Board. The SPAWAR electronic bulletin board may be accessed from personal computers (PC) or Macintosh (MAC) computers by calling (703) 602-9494. The Bulletin Board operates at 14,400 baud with a setting of 8:N:1. The file will be in MS Word 6.0 format. The file will be compressed by a shareware program, PKZIP 2.04G. The file name will be TFDSDOC.ZIP and will be on the Draft File Library. To download this file, the prospective offeror will need, at a minimum, a PC or a MAC with modem support software that supports VT100 or ANSI standard, a modem that operates between 300 bps - 14.4K bps and a minimum of 1.5 Mb free disk space. All offerors are encouraged to provide answers to an optional questionnaire concerning electronic contracting. The bulletin board will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. however, as demand of the bulletin board may be heavy at times, it may be necessary to call repeatedly or during non-business hours. If any assistance is needed regarding use of the bulletin board, please contact Mark Gurganus at (703) 602-1842. Offerors who would like a copy of the TFDS information and do not have access to a modem may bring a high density, 3.5 inch disk to the Contractor Liaison Branch, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 2451 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22245-5200, Room 201, between the hours of 7:30am and 4:00pm Mon-Fri. Interested firms are invited to submit their responses to the sources sought in writing to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Attn: Susan Pollack, Code 02-33L, 2451 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22245-5200 by 3 January1996. Respondents should submit two (2) copies of their qualification packages. Responses should include brochures, drawings, and other substantive information demonstrating the contractor's ability to provide the aforementioned requirements. In addition, responses should include the following information on the system or model, a brief system overview, a functional diagram, estimated production lead time in weeks after receipt of order, just-in-time sparing requirement and training concept. Please do not upload comments to the SPAWAR bulletin board. Proprietary data submitted in response to this synopsis will be protected when clearly identified as such. This is not a request for proposals nor does the Government intend to pay for any information solicited. The information received under this announcement will not be used to qualify any source. It is for planning purposes only. Responses must refer to this synopsis on both mailing envelopes and enclosures. Acknowledgment of receipt will not be made, nor will telephone inquires be honored. (0352)

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