ANTENNA SYSTEM POC Contract Specialist, Kathy Brinkley, (619) 553-5208, Contracting Officer, Faye Esaias, Bid Clerk, JC Norris, (619) 553-4331. NCCOSC RDTE Division Code 214B 53570 Silvergate Avenue Bldg A33 San Diego, CA 92152-5113. The Navy anticipates a future acquisition of a Global Broadcast Service terminal capable of receiving signals in the Ku and Ka frequency bands from commercial satellites and the UHF Follow On satellites. Interested parties are invited to review a draft specification and offer comments and suggestions. As the GBS program is designed around NDI/COTS equipment, it is the Navy's goal to utilize commercially available items whenever possible. The terminal will be configured as either a single or dual antenna configuration. In a dual antenna configuration, the prime antenna will hand over to the non-prime antenna anytime the prime antenna enters a zone where the path to the satellite is blocked. The system shall include all items required to receive and distribute the digital satellite signals. These shall include but not be limited to: antennas, antenna controllers, antenna feeds, Low Noise Block Downconverters, receivers, Integrated Receiver Decoders, IF matrices, combiner/amplifiers, spectrum analyzers, and interconnecting cables. Submission of descriptive literature such as catalogs and product data sheets as well as published price lists are encouraged. The specification can be viewed at http://www.nosc.mil/contract/bin or a copy can be requested by mail or by fax from Mr. JC Norris, at (619) 553-6976. Literature should be mailed before 18 Jul 96.

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