GPS SYSTEM-LEVEL ARCHITECTURE UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) INDUSTRY DAYS. NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office (JPO) intends to keep industry involved and updated on planned modifications to GPS, including the Navigation Warfare (Navwar) program, by hosting Industry Days on 17 and 18 July 1997. Navwar is the subset of activities designed to protect the operational use of GPS during times of conflict by Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Allies, while preventing the use of GPS by adversaries, without impacting civil use outside the combat arena. In keeping with the program schedule briefed during Industry Days held in Oct 96, Jan 97 and Apr 97, the Government is continuing to plan for a multifaceted, predominantly Engineering/Manufacturing Development (EMD), effort. Although some activities may be provided for under existing contracts, the Government anticipates the award of one or more separate contracts for EMD and Production. The intent of the acquisition is to develop user equipment and augmentation required to respond to Navwar, and other military requirements, in the context of a system-level effort to modernize GPS. Additions to the space and control segment to improve performance for the civil as well as military community are also being considered. Prevention activities will not be addressed in detail within this forum. The acquisition should take maximum advantage of acquisition reform initiatives, minimize system life-cycle costs, maximize opportunities for competition, reduce Government oversight and be postured to respond quickly, at minimum cost, to new airspace requirements and evolving threats. The Navwar portion of the program requires the prime contractor to be U.S. owned, controlled and on-shore. Off-shore subcontractors are authorized for non-restricted portions of the acquisition. Industry Days will be held at the Aerospace Corporation, Bldg. A-8, 2350 El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo CA and will begin with Government briefings to industry from 0800 until 1200 on current Government plans and concerns. Attendance is limited to no more than ten (10) people from each company/division. Industry will then have an opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions of the Government during one-on-one sessions from 1300 to 1700 and from 0800 to 1700 on 18 Jul. The limit of ten (10) people from each company/division does not apply to these briefings. During one-on-one meetings, preferred topics for discussion include: advanced anti-jamming technologies such as digital receivers, beam forming/steering antennas and acquisition strategy. Time allotted for the one-on-one meetings will depend upon the number of meetings requested. Abstracts of each briefing, in sufficient detail for our office to assure we have the appropriate contract or technical personnel in attendance, are required in advance. Contractors are asked to provide Mr. Flippo a digitized copy of the briefing on a 3.5 inch diskette in either MS Word or PowerPoint. Governmentbriefings to industry will be at the "Secret U.S. Only" level. Written advance requests for admittance are required. Submit visit requests, abstracts, and requests for one-on- one meetings by 7 Jul to SMC/CZUN, Attention Mr. Richard Flippo, 2435 Vela Way, Suite 1613, El Segundo, CA 90245-5500, telephone (310) 363-3893, facsimile (310) 363-3844. Contact the technical library POC, Lt Tom Caballero, at (310) 363-1818 for a copy of the Government to industry presentations given at the Oct 96, Jan 97 and Apr 97 Industry Days or for access to documents releasable to potential offerors. Certain of this information may also be obtained electronically via the program website by contacting Lt Caballero and requesting the internet address. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, 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 Mr. Leslie Bordelon at (310) 363-3818. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice.

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