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58 -- LIGHT NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM (LNBCRS) SOL M67854-96-R-3001 DUE 021796 POC POC: Michael A. Winn, Contract Specialist, (703) 784-5822 x249, Dorinne M. Rivoal, Contracting Officer, (703) 784-5822 x235, FAX (703) 784-5826. The U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army previously announced a requirement for a joint service Light Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance System (LNBCRS) in both June and August 1995. No solicitation was released as a result of those announcements. The Government is now preparing to release a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit comments from industry. The LNBCRS must be capable of NBC hazard detection and identification, ground surface sampling, meteorological data collection, multimedia communications, hazard warning, reporting, and marking, and navigation using hand-held and vehicle mounted Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The LNBCRS shall be comprised of two major components, Base Vehicles and the Equipment Suites. The Base Vehicles will be Government furnished Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs) and High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs), whereas the Equipment Suite will be comprised of both Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and contractor furnished equipment required to meet the functional requirements. The Government's requirement is broken out into a base year and four (4) option years. The base year requirement is only for Program Management, Configuration Management, and Integrated Support Plans, and other data. Additional data and engineering studies are required in each of the four (4) option years, with actual LNBCRS System deliveries scheduled for option years two (2) and three (3). The design and development effort included in this requirement will involve a broad spectrum of integration design tasks, to include that having to do with software. Requests for this draft solicitation may be made in writing via facsimile or mail, to the address listed above. No telephonic requests will be accepted. Only those companies which did not respond to either of the first two announcements need request the solicitation now. Those companies who requested it before are still on the mailing list. (0036)

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