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58 -- NAVSTAR INTERIM GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) SUPPORT CAPABILITY POC Technical Contact Point: Capt John Phillips, (310)363-0758; Contracting Officer: Ms. Caroline (CC) Coleman, (310)363-6360; Contract Negotiator: Capt Rich Nolan, (310)363-6999. The Government is currently seeking sources to fulfill urgent operational requirements for an Interim Global Positioning System (GPS) Support Capability. The Government intends to award a contract to a single source capable of procuring, assembling and delivering approximately 1,600 hardware kits. Hardware kits shall consist of one handheld Standard Positioning Service (SPS) GPS receiver, an external power cable and power connector compatible with the GPS receiver and aircraft type, an external antenna (either sextant, dash/window mount, or aircraft surface mount) with appropriate external antenna cable and connector, and operational and maintenance manuals. In addition, the successful offeror will be required to (1) provide operation and installation training to approximately 75 military personnel at Scott AFB, IL and (2) deliver two high quality VHS training tape(s), addressing the hardware kits installation and operation, to approximately 110 military installations. Air Force personnel will install hardware kits on the following Air Force aircraft: C-9, C-20, C/KC-135, E-4, CT/T-43, C-22, C-21, C-12, C-26, C-141, C-5, C-130, KC-10, C-27. The handheld SPS GPS receiver shall provide the following minimum capabilities: (1) 3 moving map display, (2) alpha-numeric keypad with not more than three characters/functions per key, operable while wearing flight gloves, (3) not less than 99 programmable waypoints, (4) estimated time enroute/time of arrival, (5) altitude information, (6) ground speed in knots, (7) course deviation display with remote display capability, (8) distance to next waypoint, (9) cross track information, (10) wind information, (11) satellite tracking information, (12) aircraft track information, (13) mission specific pages setup, (14) storage of commonly flown routes, (15) display of ground speed, distance to next waypoint, time to next waypoint, cross track, and aircraft track information on one screen, (16) updateable and storable worldwide database, updateable at unit level, (17) single stroke toggle between screens, (18) night illumination of keypad and display with adjustable lighting, (19) operable on disposable or rechargeable battery, (20) operable on external aircraft power, (21) electromagnetically compatible with other aircraft systems as defined by RTCA/DO-160C, Section 15, Magnetic Effect as well as performance parameters demonstrated in Test Methods RE102, CE102, and RS103 of MILSTD-461D. All Hardware kits will be delivered to operational military units not later than 30 September 1996. A Draft RFP including a listing of military bases, terms and conditions, and Standard Form 1449 will soon be posted on a WWW site at http://www.laafb.af.mil/SMC/PK/GPS/RFP.HTM. Interested sources should submit a letter to SMC/CZK (ATTN: Capt Rich Nolan), 2435 Vela Way, Suite 1613, Los Angeles AFB, CA 90245-5500 no later than 16 Jul 96 indicating an ability to meet the governments requirements to include examples of other efforts with point of contacts and phone numbers. This notice is not intended to award a contract on the basis of information submitted nor otherwise pay for information solicited. (0185)

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