Defense Special Weapons Agency, 6801 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310-3398

A -- NUCLEAR AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS DEMONSTRATION FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS AND SPACE RADARS POC Neil Gross, Negotiator, (703) 325-7658, Scott Morton, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-1200. Contract effort will include but not be limited to the performance of field demonstrations of scintillation effects on radio frequency (RF) propagation near and during solar maximum. The demonstrations will collect data to support an assessment of the Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) ability to predict RF system effects due to nuclear scintillation environments. This effort will allow DSWA to significantly improve its confidence that current propagation codes correctly predict signal degradation given the statistical character of scintillation environments and to properly and significantly improve the understanding of refraction effects near a nuclear fireball edge. Contemplated period of performance is fifty-five (55) months plus the regular reporting cycle. All contractor personnel will require a DoD security clearance of SECRET. This procurement is 100 per cent set-aside for small businesses. (See Numbered Note 1.) All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. All requests for copies of the solicitation must be submitted in writing. Faxes are acceptable to the attention of Neil Gross/AMB at fax number (703) 325-9295. Information on DSWA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DSWA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. As of 31 May 96, Acquisition Management has added ''Procurement Opportunities'' to the DSWA Home Page available on the World Wide Web. Information will include this synopsis and more. Please check us out at www.dswa.mil. Reference Synopsis No. 96-99 (0263)

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