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A -- ARMY THREAT SIMULATOR AND INTEGRATED AIR DEFENSE NETWORK SOL DAAH01-96-R-A317 POC Contact Point, Sherry Pierce, (205)842-8029, Contracting Officer, John M. McColpin, 205/842-8084. Synopsis No. 0203-96. The acquisition, in support of the Threat Simulator Management Office, provides for 60,000 man-hours and material necessary for design, analysis, development, fabrication and modification support of the U.S. Army Threat Simulator (ATS) program Integrated Air Defense (IAD) Network. This requirement will involve research and engineering effort to perform in-depth analysis and design in areas to include data processing, command sequencing, data linking and signal injection/recording, development of performance specifications, development and/or fabrication of hardware/software systems and/or subsystems from limited intelligence data; integration of systems; and modifications to fielded IAD assets to maintain adequate system fidelity. The contractor will be required to access Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), COMSEC information, and to have a SCI facility. Period of performance is 36 months. The proposed acquisition listed here is a sole source procurement to GTE Government Systems, 100 Ferguson Drive, Mt. View, CA 94039. GTE, as the developer of the Army IAD simulation network is the only contractor with the specialized knowledge and background expertise to provide this effort in a cost effective and timely manner. The synopsis is for the purpose of advertising possible subcontracting opportunities. See Note 22. (0134)

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