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58 -- AN/GRC-171 RADIO SETS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT POC Peter J. Izzo, Contract Officer, 617-271-3531; Robert Phenecie, Contract Specialist, 617-271-2055. In accordance with a country to country agreement between the government of the United States and the Republic of Korea. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Case KS-D-DCU, the Directorate of International Programs of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC's) Electronic Systems Center (ESC) plans to acquire six (6) AN/GRC-171D(V)4 Radio Sets and the following 18 related items: (1) six Antenna, (2) 300 feet of Coaxial Cable, (3) 300 feet of Remote Control Cable, (4) six Handsets, (5) twelve Antenna & PA Connectors, (6) four Amplifiers, (7) four Amplifier Mounts, (8) four Push-To-Talk Delay Panels, (9) four RF Attenuators, (10) four Amplifier Connectors, (11) four Type N(M) Connectors, (12) four Type N(F) Connectors, (13) 24 Feet of Cable for HPA, (14) four Type N Connectors, (15) four Type TNC Connectors, (16) 24 feet of RG-400/U Cable, (17) 2 years of concurrent on board spares, (18) six AN/GRC-171D(V)4 operator manuals. The existing equipment is produced by Rockwell Defense Electronics, Collins Avionics & Communications Division, 350 Collins Road NE., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52498. ESC plans to issue a solicitation no later than Jun 1997 for 6 Radio Systems and related equipment. Any responsible source which believes it can meet the Government's requirements must submit a qualification package not to exceed 10 pages, describing how they can provide 6 AN/GRC-171D(V)4 radio systems, or equivalents. Provide full details of the specifications and the capabilities of the proposed systems and the ancillary equipment. Detail the capability of the company to meet this requirement and the time frame this can be accomplished. ESC/IA intends to award one contract for the entire procurement, to one contractor. Any information submitted in response to this notice will be considered and will be evaluated without prejudice. No telephone inquiries or responses will be accepted. Interested parties shall submit their requests and information to ESC/IAK, ATTN: Peter J. Izzo, 50 Griffiss Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1618 within 15 days of this notification. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of the acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Col Lee H. Hughes, ESC/CX, at 617-377-5106. See Numbered Note(s): 26. (0104)

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