INTEGRATED VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (IVCS) FOR LHA AND SELECTED OTHER SHIP CLASSES-INVITATION FOR INDUSTRY REVIEW AND COMMENT ON PROPOSED SPECIFICATION AND STATEMENT OF WORK POC Contract Specialist: Shari Segich, (703)602-0204x413 Contracting Officer: Bev Clement, (703) 602-8116x421. The Navy anticipates issuing a competitive solicitation to acquire a shipboard integrated voice communications system (IVCS), associated spares, training, provisioning technical documentation (PTD), and provisioned item orders for LHA 5, plus options in FY98 for LHA4, FY99 for LHA 1, and FY00 for LHA 2 and LHA 3. In addition, the proposed contract will contain provisions to procure for other ship classes (including but not limited to LPD 17, CVN 68, DDG 51) IVCS system engineering, equipment, and life cycle support items. The Navy's objective is to obtain a standardized IVCS shipboard solution for existing and selected future ship classes. The primary mission of the IVCS is to support the functional collection, transmission, and distribution of orders and information for interior ship voice communications and data. The RFP will require each offeror to design a limited, demonstration model IVCS that will illustrate the contractor's understanding of mission requirements, economic feasible application of COTS and NDI hardware, and the design effort required for total ship integration. The demonstration will be considered in the source selection evaluation. The successful contractor will use the proposed generic design as a baseline. Prior to issuing the RFP, the Government desires industry review and comment on the proposed specification and statement of work. The draft specification will be available by 9 August 1996, and the draft Statement of Work will be available by 30 August 1996. We anticipate both documents being located on the NAVSEA Contracts Directorate Home Page at the following address: http://sea02www.navsea.navy.mil/. They will be listed under the ``Information Documents'' prompt. Copies may also be obtained by written request to: Naval Sea Systems Command, Attn: Code 02411A/S. Segich, National Center Building #3 (NC3), 2531 South Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Comments on the draft specification and statement of work will be accepted until 18 October 1996, and may be registered via the NAVSEA Contracts Directorate Home Page, or by mailing to the street address indicated above. This synopsis is for information only and shall not obligate the Government to procure any supplies or services, or to compensate any responding firm's expended efforts and/or costs.

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