Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.0), 1421 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, Va 22243-5120

B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS - NOT R&D POC Contact, David Macaluso, Phone (703)604-2119 The Naval Air Systems Command intends to procure for a study of the Joint Tactical Combat Training System (JTCTS) interoperability with other ground instrumentation training systems and to incoporate a JTCTS search and rescue (SAR) capability. The ground instrumentation systems to be studied include, but are not limited to, the US Army's Combat Maneuver Training System Center - Instrumentation System (CMTC-IS), National Training Center - Instrumentation System (NTC-IS) which is linked to the USAF Air Warrior Measurement and Debrief System (AWMDS), the Joint Readiness Training Center - Instrumentation System (JRTC-IS), and the Mobile Advanced Instrumentation Suite (MAIS). Tasks include but are not limited to definition of a concept of operations for the JTCTS/Ground Forces Interoperability, identification and evaluation of candidate ground interoperability approaches relative to performance advantages/shorfalls, complexity, etc., providing a top level design for achieving ground interoperability, preparing SAR concept of operations, and preparing a top level design for achieving SAR training. The Government intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Raytheon Company, Electronic Systems Division, 1847 West Main Road, Portsmouth RI for the conduction of the study. See note No. 22 - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 50018-95. (0362)

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