US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

58 -- MARKET SURVEY FOR ENGINEERING/FIELD SUPPORT SERVICES OF SINCGARS MANAGED PROGRAMS DUE 050997 POC Point of Contact -- MS. MARLENE BASCOM, Contract Specialist, 908-532-2766. Contracting Officer -- HOMER O'KREPKI, 908-532-4840. E-MAIL: ENGINEERING/FIELD SUPPORT SERVICES, bascom@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. This is a market survey conducted by the Department of the Army to determine the existence of additional sources for a follow-up contract for engineering/field support services provided to the SINCGARS Radio Systems. An urgent requirement now exists for the xontinuation of these current supporting servides which are being provided to the Government by ITT Aerospace/Communications Division, Fort Wayne, IN; under contract DAAB07-95-C-C501. The continued engineering/field support is required for both production and developmental efforts involving the SINCGARS Ground System Improvement Program (SIP) to include the Internet Controller Card (INC), Airborne SIP, Ground Product Improved, (PI), Ground Intergrated Communications Security(ICOM)and Airborne ICOM versions. These dfforts are in support of equipment developed and produced under contracts DAAB07-84-C-K503, DAAB07-85-C-K561,and DAAB07-96-C-C501 by ITT A/CD. These support services include systems engineering support and management, program management totime and materials supplied under these services, responses to requests from the directives, all of which shall be performed with minimal Goverment assistance and data. Accordingly, the perspective contractor would require an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the design and capabilities of the SINCGARS Radio Systems. Specific knowledge of the Army's Tactical Internet(TI) architecture and how it relates to the SINCGARS SIP, INC and its emerging software changes to accommodate TI maturation are extremely important. The Government does not possess configuration control of the necessary documentation and system level drawings for the Airborne SIP nor the Lightweight SIP(LSIP). Therefore, at this time a complete technical data package does not exist to support this acquisition. This notice is not a request for bid or proposals. All responses either written or verbal, to the announcement, should be forwarded to PM TRCS, Attention Mr.Dominic Satili, (908)532-2521, no later than 9 MaY 1997. (0113)

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