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

58 -- SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR) SOL DAAB07-97-R-J738 DUE 082697 POC Point of Contact -- Debra Myers, Contract Specialist, 908-427-1409. Contracting Officer -- Jack Kulaga, 908-427-1356. E-MAIL: SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR, kulagaj@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. The Government proposes to issue a sole source contract IAW FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii) to Northrop Grumman Corporation for the acquisition of six SARs plus one spare for FY97; however, all responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. This acquisition will contain options for FY98-00 as well as a requirement for Ground Control Stations and associated spares. The first SAR system is to be delivered twelve months after contract award and the rest will be delivered at a rate of one system per month. The SAR has the following performance requirements: a resolution of 0.3m strip map SAR, CEP of 30 meters, depression angles of 15 to 60 degrees, squint angle of 90 degrees +/-5 degrees at speeds from 25-80 meter/second. The SAR payload must meet mechanical and electrical interfaces of the Predator MAE UAV. System weight must be no greater than 170 pounds and meet the power requirements of 1200W. The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) has established an BusinessOpportunities Page on the World Wide Web to provide electronic transmittal of Request for Proposals (RFPs), Invitation for Bids (IFBs) and Request for Quotes (RFQs) from Government to Industry. All interested parties wishing to do business with CECOM are invited to access and receive data from the CECOM Business Opportunities Page at http://cecom6.monmouth.army.mil/, and can do so by entering "guest" for the User Name and Password. Proposals shall be submitted in hard copy at the time and place specified in the solicitation. No proposal responses shall be submitted to the Contracting Office. (0219)

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