NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY, PCO-E/MS D-5, 4600 SANGAMORE ROAD, BETHESDA, MD 20816-5003

T -- LANDSAT 5 IMAGERY -- DIRECT DOWNLINK SOL NMA301-97-R-0080 DUE 021497 POC Kenneth D. Popkin, Contracting Officer (301)227-1904 The National Imagery and Mapping Agency requires the procurement of Landsat 5 imagery via the direct downlink to a deployable ground station currently known as Eagle Vision. This deployable ground station is capable of programming and collecting the Multispectral (MSS) and Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery from the Landsat 5 satellite. The Eagle Vision system development is being conducted under the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Foreign Comparative testing (FCT) program. The Eagle Vision system requires access time to use the Landsat 5 satellite, receive and process satellite programming collection requests, and; transmit ephemeris and image data to the Eagle Vision system. The proposed contract is for a one (1) year period, with four (4) one-year option periods. Respondents may provide descriptive literature indicating a capability to meet the requirements of this synopsis to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Attn: PCO, MS D-5, 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003. Replies should be received in writing within 15 days of this notice. All responses will be considered . Telephone or facsimile responses will not be considered. See Note(s): 22. (0007)

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