MILSATCOM SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM REVIEW Contracting Officer: Ms Mary Anne O'Bryant, (310)336-4903; Technical POC: Lt Scott Bechtloff, (310)336-4645. The MILSATCOM Joint Program Office announces the MILSATCOM Satellite Technology Program Review. The seminar, scheduled for 21-22 November 1996, at Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA has two purposes. The first purpose is to promote transfer of technical information between and among the Government and Industry by providing a common forum to discuss ongoing satellite technology activities and concepts for new activities. The second purpose is for the Government to obtain the status of satellite technology development from Industry. This information will be used in further development of the MILSATCOM technology development strategy and the MILSATCOM space architecture. Industry and Government presentations and discussions should address payload (EHF, SHF, and UHF) and bus technologies feasible for implementation by 2000 or later. Concept: The objective of the MILSATCOM Technology Program is to reduce the life cycle cost of future MILSATCOM systems while meeting defense requirements. The seminar will focus on advanced payload and bus technologies being developed by Government and Industry. (Terminal and satellite ground control issues will be the focus of the next technology seminar in 1997. However, you are welcome to submit presentations in these areas.) The information presented at this seminar will directly support the MILSATCOM Technology Program and future development programs. The seminar will also provide a unique opportunity for the MILSATCOM community, both Industry and Government, to discuss advanced concepts for future systems and ongoing efforts to achieve these goals. Seminar: The seminar will be held 21-22 November 1996 at Aerospace Corporation, 2350 El Segundo Blvd, El Segundo, CA, Building A-8, starting at 9:00 AM. The seminar will focus on technologies that are applicable to the payload and bus of future MILSATCOM systems. Presentations and discussions should address payload (EHF, SHF, and UHF) and bus technologies feasible for implementation by 2000 or later. Government presentations at the seminar will include MILSATCOM requirements, technology developments, and future plans. At the seminar, Industry presenters are requested to provide a concise presentation of their project(s) or concept(s). A Government-only (US and Canadian) audience may be requested. Industry presenters are also requested to provide a one-page written summary (non-proprietary) in the format required by the Request-for-Information Package for use in the Program Plan. Technology project background information, provided to the Government at the seminar, may be in any format (please be concise). This information can be proprietary. Organizations who wish to present or otherwise contribute in the payload or bus areas and need the Request-for-Information Package, should contact Lt Scott Bechtloff (see Administrative details). Provide your name, full address, e-mail address, and phone number as well as a request for a Government-only audience if desired. Administrative details: This seminar is open to citizens of the US and Canada only. To receive a Request-for-Information package or ask questions about the seminar, contact Lt Scott Bechtloff at e-mail BECHTLOF@MC.LAAFB.AF.MIL or telephone number (310) 336-4645. The seminar will be UNCLASSIFIED. However, due to the facilities being used, attendees are required to submit a classified visit request. Fax clearances to Hester Bing of the Aerospace Corp. Her fax number is (310) 336-6983 and her telephone number is (310) 336-5038. Presenters should contact Lt Scott Bechtloff not later than 6 November 96 with comments or proposed presentations, estimated time required, and audiovisual requirements. Presentations shall be delivered not later than 14 November 96 to facilitate publication of the conference minutes prior to the seminar. The mailing address is SMC/MCX, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467-A8, LAAFB, CA 90245-4659, ATTN: Lt Scott Bechtloff. Non-presenting attendees should contact Lt Scott Bechtloff before 14 November 96. The MILSATCOM Satellite Technology Program Review follows the AFCEA/MILSATCOM Symposium Meeting MILSATCOM Challenges with Emerging Commercial Systems: Bridging Two Visions.'' The AFCEA conference is on 19-20 Nov 96 at the same location as the Technology Symposium. For more information on the AFCEA conference, view the conference homepage at www.afcea.org or contact Preston Campbell, registration chair, at (310) 814-1724. Responders are cautioned that only contracting officers are legally authorized to commit the Government. This request is for information only, not a request for proposals, and does not commit the Government to pay for preparation costs. Responders are advised that no contract will be awarded solely on the basis of a response hereto or any follow-up information subsequently submitted. The Government is not planning to contract for any particular effort at this time, rather, this information will be used to develop implementation plans for future MILSATCOM systems.

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