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69 -- COMBAT SOLDIER FIELD DATA COLLECTOR (CSFDC) DUE 112996 POC Michael K. Minor, Contracting Officer, (407)380-4096; or Diane D. Soliwoda, (407)380-4026 POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT - The U.S. Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM) has a requirement for an intelligent data collection device to be named the Combat Soldier Field Data Collector (CSFDC). The CSFDC, which will be worn by a soldier as a piece of personal equipment during realistic combat test exercises, shall be designed to be ruggedized and environmentally resistant in a stressful field environment. The CSFDC shall be capable of storing a minimum of 50 Megabytes with an option of 100 Megabytes or greater and shall be able to operate unattended in the field for up to 14 days without recharging the battery. The weight goal of the CSFDC is a maximum of 3.5 pounds. The objective size goal is 80 cubic inches maximum with no dimension larger than nine inches. The required CSFDC carrying case will allow the soldier to attach the CSFDC to the his/her Load Bearing Equipment. The Army's requirement includes two different versions of the CSFDC. The Version One unit shall contain a small low power consumption Global Positioning System unit to record position location and time data in addition to digital text messages. The Version One unit shall not necessarily be subject to the 14-day battery requirement. The Version Two units shall contain a very low current usage time source and collect time data in addition to the collection of digital text messages, including position data, and shall be subject to the 14-day battery requirement. During battery exchanges, the CSFDC shall not suffer memory loss for ten minutes. The CSFDC shall time tag and, if required, insert position information before recording all other messages received on the single input channel on all units. All time-space-position information messages shall possess sufficient information to perform differential correction during post mission analysis. As a minimum, the CSFDC must be capable of recording data from the following electrical interfaces: Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS), and APPLIQUE, with an option to interface with the Near Term Digital Radio. The CSFDC requires a telemetry and download interface. The collected data shall be removable with a contractor-furnished method using either a hard-wired or an electro-optic connection. The Army's requirement is for 30 devices to be delivered to the U.S. Army Test and Experimentation Command (TEXCOM) at Fort Hood, TX not later than June 1997. The CSFDC must be ruggedized because of its intended operating locations at Fort Hood, Fort Lewis, WA, Fort Irwin, CA, Fort Polk, LA, and other to-be-determined locations. The Army's requirement includes a Logistics Support Package, Operations and Maintenance Training for TEXCOM Instrumentation Personnel, Operations and Maintenance Manuals, and an option for Contractor Logistic Field Support. This announcement does not constitute a request for proposals, but is solely for the purpose of planning by surveying the market for qualified sources interested in meeting the CSFDC requirement. Interested firms are requested to respond in writing to Mr. Minor not later than ten days after the publication of this notice. Telephone calls will not be accepted. The response shall include the business size and status using a SIC of 3699 and a size standard of 750 employees. The Government reserves the right to set this acquisition aside for small businesses without further notice and intends to post any further information concerning this requirement on the STRICOM Home Page at www.stricom.army.mil.(0320)

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