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58 -- NATO TENDER: SUPPLY OF MCCAP TRANSPORTABLE UHF SGT WITH DAMA CAPABILITY SOL CO-8026-MCCAP DUE 062397 POC Alexis Kemper (202-482-1512) The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) invites bids for the delivery of four(4) transportable battery powered UHF DAMA System. The equipment will operate with embedded or external crypto authorized for NATO traffic and receiver over-the-air-rekey(SARK)capability. The four terminals shall be fully compatible with NATO IV and DSCS III satellite communications in the UHF band. They shall provide a single channel with half duplex operation in either voice or data. The terminals shall be transportable in a manpack configuration and shall weigh less than 25 kilograms, excluding any cabling required for remote operation. The terminals shall operate over the frequency range 225 to 400 Mhz. The terminals shall be capable of wide band (WB) operation at 25 kHz channel spacing and narrow band (NB) operation at 5 kHz channel spacing. The antenna shall be foldable to reduce its size for transportation. The antenna shall include a robust mounting system which is capable in winds of up to 70 kilometers/hour. It shall use Right Hand Circular Polarization and shall have a gain of at least 9 dBi. The terminals shall operate from 12-30 VDC or from 110/220 VAC at frequencies from 50 t 400 Hz. The active power source shall be selectable by switch or be automatically selected Due to the military nature of this equipment, the interoperability requirements imposed under NATO Standardization Agreement STANAG 4231, (Edition 3, 1996) are required. All applicants must be certified to compete in NATO ICB by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Telecommunications. Submit all nomination requests to Alexis Kemper (fax: 202-482-5834) by COB 23 June 1997. (0160)

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