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58 -- EGYPTIAN HF SCRAMBLER PROGRAM POC Christine Baron, Contracting Officer, 617-271-7903, Robert Phenecie, Contract Specialist, 617-271-2055. Notice of Contract Action - Egyptian HF Scrambler Program. In accordance with a country to country agreement between the governments of the United States and Egypt. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Case EF-D-DAF, the Directorate of International Programs of the Air Force Materiel Commands (AFMCs) Electronic Systems Center (ESC) plans to acquire HF Security Equipment Model DSP9000 HS. According to FMS Case EG-D-DAF, the equipment supplied shall be Fully Inter-operable with existing HD Scrambler Equipment currently in use within the Egyptian Signal Corps, the existing equipment is manufactured by Technical Communications Corporation (TCC), Concord, MA. ESC plans to issue a solicitation and award a contract to TCC for delivery of up to 25 handsets by Jan 96. If no additional responsible sources are identified as a result of this announcement, the Government intends to negotiate a contract with TCC under the authority of 10 U.S.C 2304 (c) (1), only one responsible source. Any information submitted in response to this notice will be fully considered and will be evaluated without prejudice. No telephone inquiries or responses will be accepted. Interested parties shall submit their requests and information to ESC/IAK, ATTN Robert K. Phenecie, 50 Griffiss Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1618 within 15 days of this notification. This synopsis does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of the acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Program Director or Contracting Officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Col Messamore at (617) 377-5106. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0005)

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