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58 -- PRECISION LIGHTWEIGHT GPS RECEIVER FOLLOW-ON ACQUISITION SOL F04701-96-R-0011 POC Contact Point: Lt Rodney Gray, (310)363-2168; Contracting Officer:Caroline H. Coleman, (310)363-6360. The NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office (JPO) is seeking potential offerors for the procurement of the follow-on to the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) contract, F04701-93-D-0001. The PLGR is a handheld self-contained GPS receiver with precise positioning and anti-spoofing capabilities. The NAVSTAR GPS JPO anticipates awarding a follow-on Non- Developmental Item (NDI) production contract(s) for the build, test and delivery of approximately 140,000 follow-on Precise Positioning System (PPS) handheld GPS receivers. The follow-on PPS handheld GPS receiver must be functionally backward compatible with existing interfaces and support equipment such that present integration and support capabilities are unaffected, to the maximum extent possible. The estimated date for release of the Draft Request For Proposal (DRFP) is January 1997, Request For Proposal (RFP) July 1997, and contract award in December 1997. Initial delivery of the first production lot is expected not later than August 1998. Those offerors having applicable interest, qualifications, capability, and background must submit clear and convincing documentation that demonstrates their ability to design, manufacture, and test the self-contained PPS handheld GPS receiver. Qualified offerors should possess a SECRET facility clearance and approved classified material storage container(s) in order to receive and store classified portions of the follow-on PPS handheld GPS receiver specification. The Government will host a conference at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA, on 27 February 1996 at 0900 in the Garden Room, to provide potential offerors with a briefing on the acquisition strategy for the follow-on PPS handheld GPS receiver. Attendance is limited to no more than three (3) people from each company/division. The briefing will be unclassified. Additionally the Government will discuss the market survey associated with this acquisition. The market survey will be sent out to potential offerors approximately 7 March 1996. All offerors planning to attend the conference should contact Lt Gray at (310) 363-2168. Offerors must indicate whether they are a Small Business concern, use Standard Industrial Classification Code 8731. The Government encourages any small business having the capability to provide such effort to participate. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Program Director or the 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. Please fax any technical questions to Major David Lockhart or Lt Gray, SMC/CZUD, or any contractual questions to Caroline Coleman, SMC/CZK, at (310) 363-3844. Written responses shall be submitted to SMC/CZK, 2435 Vela Way, Suite 1613, LAAFB, CA 90245-5500, Attn: Capt Clay Wells. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice. (0039)

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