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D -- ACQUIRE AND TEST A MODULATION/FEC TECHNIQUE TO INCREASE AVAILABLE SATCOM CHANNEL DATA THROUGHPUT SOL DCA100-96-R-0033 DUE 051596 POC Thomas E. Lyon, Contract Specialist (703) 607-6910 or Mark J. Bogart, Contracting Officer, (703) 607-6920. An RFP is currently being prepared to: (1) solicit for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) modulation and error correction techniques that are more bandwidth efficient than quadrature phase-shift keying modulation (QPSK). These techniques will be used to increase the throughput of both 5-kHz and 25-kHz DAMA {UHF} SATCOM channels. These techniques will be designated as the DoD standard and used to improve the UHF SATCOM military standards MIL-STD-188-181, MIL-STD-188-182, and MIL-STD-188-183; (2) procure a small number of modems that will be used by Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) organizations for UHF SATCOM standards verification and certification testing; (3) verify changes to UHF SATCOM DAMA standards that reduce the set-up and push-to-talk delays when operating over 5-kHz DAMA channels. The solication will be available on/about 30Apr96. Requests for a copy of the RFP must be submitted in writing. FAX requests may be to (703) 607-4341, ATTN: Thomas E. Lyon (0115)

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