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59 -- ELECTRO MAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) HARDENED INPUT-OUTPUT SUITE SOL F19628-97-R-0053 DUE 081197 POC Mr. Stephen DiLustro, Buyer, 617-271-6283; Mr. Joseph Zimmerman, Contracting Officer, 617-271-6279. (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested, a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation No. F19628-97-R-0053 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). (iii) This RFP incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. (iv) This RFP is not a Small Business set-aside or a Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. (v) A Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract will result from this solicitation. ESC/MCS requires an initial minimum quantity of one (1) EMP Hardened Input/Output Suite which will interface with Single Channel Anti-Jam Manportable (SCAMP) Milstar ground satellite communication terminals and CLIN 0002 FIRST ARTICLE TEST SUPPORT. The Government intends to test this Input/OutputSuite to determine if it meets the requirements listed below. There is a potential maximum Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) acquisition of one hundred ten (110) each. In summary, in addition to the EMP Hardened Input/Output Suites, ESC/MCS has a requirement for User Manuals, and a Standard Warranty package. The CLIN structure for this procurement is as follows: CLIN 0001, EMP Hardened I/O Suite, User's Manual and Standard Warranty to be priced in a table beginning with 1 unit, lots of 1-10 and continuing by lots of 10 units through the maximum lot of 110 units, CLIN 0002, First Article Test Support. (vi) EMP Hardened I/O Suite Description: a. The following special requirements apply: (1) The I/O suite shall survive and operate without degradation after complete exposure to a High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) environment per MIL-STD-2169B. The I/O Suite must survive current surges on any of its pinouts (signal or power) with the following characteristics: voltages of up to 1200 volts, currents of up to 5 amps, 10 nanoseconds rise time, 1 microsecond full width half maximum. This protection may be built into the cable sets. The I/O Suite shall pass the Electromagnetic Interference / Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMI/EMC) criteria of MIL-STD-461. It will be Emission Security (TEMPEST) and Communication (COMSEC) certified. b. The following ordinary requirements apply: (1) Overall I/O Suite: Each I/O Suite shall consist of a computer, a printer, all necessary shielded cables, software, and packaging of all the components in two or three transit cases or ruggedized enclosures each equipped with a single handle for carrying. It is desired but not required that the computer be able to accommodate one to three embeddable KIV-7 COMSEC Modules, not deliverable. There are two different SCAMP uses for the I/O Suite, one being at fixed site installations where the I/O Suite will be indoors and the other being an outdoor application where the SCAMP and I/O Suite will be transported to various locations. For the latter application, small size, the ability to run off DC, and a tougher environment are important. In the interest of a common equipment purchase for the I/O Suite, it is assumed that one approach is more cost effective than two. The contractor may propose different solutions for the two applications. (2) Computer -- The computer shall have, Speed:100 MHz minimum, RAM: 32 MB minimum, Floppy Disk: 1.44 MB, Hard Drive: 1 GB minimum, One or more Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Expansion Slots desirable, Application Software supported: Windows 95, Windows 97, Windows NT, MS-DOS 6.1 or higher, Communication Software: for operator programming of I/O and printer ports, for Full Duplex communications on each port, for flow control on each port. (3) Display -- the display shall have or be, 10 inch diagonal color display, minimum, Sun-readable, Flat panel preferable to CRT. (4) Keyboard: -- The keyboard shall have or be, 81 key QWERTY, Mouse: built in or external, Spillproof, Weatherproof. (5) Printer { The printer shall have the following characteristics, Full ASCII character sets of at least 64 and 96, 1 MB input buffer desirable, It is preferable that the printer use ordinary 8 1/2" x 11" paper, but other sizes and types are acceptable. Fanfold or sheet feed is preferable to roll., Characters per line -- minimum 80, 132 etc. being desirable, Line speed shall be 60 characters/sec minimum, Built In Test shall include: Available -- DSR active low, Not available -- DSR high, No faults -- Fault active low, Fault (including paper low) -- Fault high. (6) Computer I/O Ports, I/O ports -- all must be able to operate simultaneously -- full duplex, serial, Threshold number is 2, goal is 4, 1 interface to Red port on Voice Coder Module (SCAMP Interface Device), 1 (3) interfaces to Red side of KIV-7 (which connect to remaining 3 Black ports on VCM), Port speed (each): 75, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600 bps Asynchronous and Synchronous (mode / protocol operator selectable per port), RS-232 / MIL-STD -- 188C Serial (Asynchronous) 1 Stop bit, 7/8 data bits, 1 Parity bit, 1/2 Stop bits Sig Gnd, Shield Gnd, Active signals: DTR, DSR, RTS, CTS, TD, DCD, and RD (including + 6 V and -- 6 V as a goal), Driving distance: 50 feet minimum., RS-422/423 / MIL-STD-188-114 Serial (Synchronous) Unbalanced drivers and balanced receivers 8 bit characters, Printer port (if printer is an external device) Port speed: 75, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600 bps Asynchronous and Synchronous (mode / protocol operator selectable) RS-232 / MIL-STD-188C Serial (Asynchronous) 1 Stop bit, 7/8 data bits, 1 Parity bit, 1/2 Stop bits, Sig Gnd, Shield Gnd, Active signals: DTR, DSR, RTS, CTS, TD, TC, ST, DCD, RD and RC (including + 6 V and -- 6 V as a goal). Driving distance: 50 feet minimum. (7) Power: The I/O Suite shall operate on 115-vac, 47-63 Hz and on 20-33 vdc. (An external Dc-to-Ac converter is acceptable.) (8) Buffering: The I/O Suite shall provide data buffering (storage) to review composedmessages before sending and receiving messages. As a minimum 32,000 characters of storage should be provided for each of these functions. The buffering may be in the computer or printer or both, preferably with 32,000 characters buffering in the printer itself, so incoming data can be dumped to the printer and the computer be free for other tasks. (9) Automatic Receive Data Printing: The I/O Suite shall be capable of receiving data via a input serial port, passing it through the laptop computer, and printing it on the printer without operator action. (10) Ruggedization: The I/O Suite packaging in Transit Cases or in ruggedized containers shall be sufficiently rugged that the equipment will operate as specified following air and ground transport. (11) Temperature: The I/O Suite shall be capable of operating as specified in temperatures of -- 32 degrees C to + 49 degrees C, and after storage in temperatures of -55 degrees C to + 71 degrees C. (12) Altitude: The computer display must be of a technology capable of operating as specified at a pressure of 650 millibars (10,000 ft) and of surviving transport in air pressure of 100 millibars (50,000 ft). (13) Humidity: The I/O Suite must tolerate prolonged exposure to high humidity. (14) Weight: The total weight of any of the up to three portions of the I/O Suite as enclosed in its transit case or ruggedized enclosure shall not exceed 42 lbs. (15) Testing: The government reserves the right of performing independent interface testing and (HEMP) testing on at least one I/O Suite (CLIN 0001) prior to acceptance. The contractor will assist the government (CLIN 0002) with test equipment and support as required. The contractor should assume MIL-STD-2169B testing at the Horizontal Polarized Dipole facility at Kirkland AFB New Mexico will require contractor support for one to two weeks. (16) Reliability: The EMP hardened I/O Suite shall be capable of being operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provide a minimum Mean-Time-Between-Failure of at least 8,000 hours ina fixed ground environment and at least 2,000 hours for a ground mobile environment (move and set-up, not operate on the move) under the conditions listed in Part "b" ordinary requirements. (17) User/Commercial Manuals: Commercial manuals are acceptable. Any required expendable materials shall be identified in the manual. The appropriate manual(s) shall be packed with each I/O Suite. (18) Warranties: The contractor shall identify and make available to the Government all commercial warranties associated with the I/O Suite delivered under this contract. Effective starting date for the warranties shall coincide with date of Government acceptance of applicable item. The contractor shall provide as part of his proposal the cost per year to extend warranty repair service to items out of service for a period of 24 months after expiration of standard warranty. (19) Packaging, Shipping and Marking: The contractor shall be responsible for the packaging, marking and shipment of each I/O Suite in accordance with best commercial practice. The packaging material shall be of a type that can be reused by the government for returning defective items to contractor. (vii) Deliveries/Destinations: Delivery of the First Article I/O Suite (CLIN 0001) shall occur NLT six months after contract award. Delivery of subsequent Delivery Orders will occur NLT 4 months after issuance of Delivery Order. (viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is applicable to this acquisition. (ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition IAW (xiii), Paragraph 2. In addition the following factors shall be used to evaluate offeror's proposal in descending order of importance: technical specifications, reliability / maintainability, past performance and price and price-related factors such as the price of options when considering the total price. The Government will evaluate all "desired" features offered (e.g., accommodation of the 1-3 embeddable KIV-7 COMSEC modules, optional third and fourth serial I/O ports, printer buffering, etc.) to assess whether a proposal offering such technical merit is worth the additional cost over an otherwise acceptable lower cost proposal. Furthermore, the Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. Complete this provision and submit with offer. (xi) FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. (xii) FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. Clause 52.212-5, paragraph (b) is tailored to include the following clauses by reference: 52.203-6 Alt 1, 52.203-10, 52.219-8, 52.219-9, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52-222.37, 52.225-3 and 52-225-18. Also FAR Clauses 52.216-18 [insert in paragraph (a) "from contract award through 24 months after contract award"], 52.216-19 [insert in paragraph (a) "initial order of one unit, thereafter 10 units", insert in paragraph (b)(1) "90" (b)(2) "90" (b)(3) "30 days"] is applicable to this solicitation. (xiii) Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the offeror providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product offered meets the Government's requirement. The Government does not restrict the offeror from proposing more than one product that will meet the requirements of this solicitation. All responses, original and two copies, to this Request for Proposal shall be in writing. Include Federal Tax Identification Number on your offer. The offer shall be valid for 90 calendar days after the proposal due date. (xiv) N/A (xv) N/A (xvi) The closing date for receipt of offers is 30 days from the date the notice is published in the Commerce Business Daily. In the event that the 30th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Federal holiday, the period extends to 1730 EDT on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday. Responses via mail or commercial delivery service are to be addressed to: ESC/MCK, 50 Griffiss St., Hanscom AFB MA 01731-1620, ATTN Mr. Stephen DiLustro. (xvii) Buyer: Mr. Stephen DiLustro 617-271-6283, Contracting Officer, Mr. Joe Zimmerman 617 271-6279. (0195)

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