Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684-0010

58 -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR LIGHTWEIGHT TACTICAL AUTOMATED COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL SYSTEM DUE 052797 POC Point of Contact: Mr. Carnell M. Mosley 301-862-6037; Contracting Officer: Mr. William A.Case, Jr. 301-862-8641 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Point of Contact, mosley_carnell%SI@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL. NAWCAD Patuxent River, St. Inigoes is seeking sources interested in providing a non-developmental item (NDI) Lightweight Tactical Automated Communications Control System (LTACCS). LTACCS will provide communications control, data communications, and data communications processing for selected small, military tactical units and Special Operations Force (SOF) units. LTACCS requirements are based on a small tactical message switch whose primary function is to control tactical radios and communicate data messages over tactical radio systems using MIL-STD-188-184 Data Controllers. Secondary functions include automatically and seamlessly communicating those data messages to/from the local operators, local operations personnel, and through available military and commercial communications systems to higher, supported, and supporting headquarters, activities, and agencies. The LTACCS shall: 1) automate the control of tactical radios which can be controlled; 2) control all data communications processing with assured operator control and oversight; 3) provide seamless automation for processing classified and non-classified data communications; 4) provide gateway processing and interfacing to military and commercial communications systems including AUTODIN, DMS, SIPRNET, NIPRNET, MSE, TRI-TAC, SCAMPI, and Internet; 5) provide automated message switching, protocol conversion, and message format conversion; 6) provide LAN services to local communications terminals; and 7) reduce the workload for the communication systems operators by automating manual tasks. The LTACCS shall be small, rugged, reliable, flexible, secure, high throughput, multi-modal, multi-protocol, advanced data communications processing and control system for the tactical environment. Two configurations are anticipated: 1) 19" Rack mounted in a small case configuration with a mounted height of less than 12 inches and is two-man carriable; and 2) a one man carriable, portable configuration with the same functionality as the rack mount configuration with less capability in terms of multiple ports, processing throughput, and storage capability. Interested sources are encouraged to submit the following information at NO COST or obligation to the Government within 30 days of publication of this notice: Company name, address, point of contact and telephone number, description of systems and components, and any brochures/literature. Responses should address the current fielding status of their proposed system and their ability to meet the security requirements of this system. Send responses to Contracts Group, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, Unit 11, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010, ATTN: Mr. Carnell M. Mosley. If their are any questions please contact Mr. Carnell M. Mosley at Phone: 301-862-6037 or Fax: 301-862-8670. Sources responding to this notice shall be included as sources if a solicitation is issued. This announcement contains the best currently available information and is subject to change. This announcement is not a request for proposal and in no way commits the Government to award a contract. (0118)

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