Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.2), 47123 Buse Road, Bldg 2272, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547

R -- INTEGRATION SUPPORT TO UAV TACTICAL CONTROL SYSTEM PROGRAM DUE 013098 POC Mary Lee Schuck, Telephone (301) 757-5897 17. The Government plans to electronically release a draft solicitation, under full and open competition for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Tactical Control System(TCS) Systems Integrator in early Dec 97. Draft solicitations will be transmitted electronically using the NAVAIR Website and the TCS Homepage addressed later in this announcement with comments due no later than 30 January l997. The formal RFP will be electronically released on or about 13 Mar 98 with proposals due on or about 24 Apr 1997. No solicitations will be mailed. Pre-Solicitation Conference and site visits will be held as follows. The first site visit will be held on 09 Dec l997 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448, (540) 653-7968, POC Bill Katz, email address, wkatz@nswc.navy.mil. The second site visit will be held on 11 Dec l997 at the US Army Missile Command Code: AMSAM-RD-TM-US, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 (205) 313-6332, POC Sue McClung, e-mail address, mcclung-rd-uav@redstone.army.mil. All visit requests must be submitted in writing or e-mail to the points of contact only for each location. No hardcopies of solicitation will be made available. The anticipated contract type is Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF). For planning purposes, the following information is provided prior to release of the draft RFP. In response to an Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) initiative to provide Joint Warfighting Commanders with an interoperable and scaleable command, control, communications and data dissemination system for the family of tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Program Executive Office for Cruise Missiles and Joint UAVs (PEO(CU)) has established a UAV Tactical Control System (TCS) acquisition program with a three phase development schedule. The objective of the TCS program is to use common hardware and software already in the Department of Defense (DOD), to facilitate the integration of control functionality for a diverse family of tactical UAVs, and to be interoperable with allexisting and future tactical UAVs. Accomplishment of these goals within the established schedule will require rapid definition of the integration and interoperability requirements. Demonstrations during scheduled military exercises will be conducted on a regular basis to generate early user input and evaluation. The main functions of the system integrator include, but are not limited to 1) maintain an installation schedule, 2) support the installation process for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Systems, 3) integrate GFE hardware, GFE software, and contractor procured hardware into a deployable system, 4) checkout of each deployed system, and 5) support other TCS Integrated Product Teams. There is also a requirement for the integration and installation of six Block 0 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) systems. The contractor shall plan and schedule the lab integration and operational installation of the LRIP systems considering as a minimum: TCS Program Office identified priorities, operational assets availability (e.g., ships), configuration description, and air vehicle Datalink Control Module (DCM) delivery schedules. The contractor shall define and document the LRIP installed configurations (including cabling and additional hardware) and interfaces to include installation procedures. For the Predator and Outrider systems, this documentation should be in the form of back-fit ECPs. As an option to the contract, it is the Government's intent to have the contractor integrate and install production TCS's. These systems will also be used to conduct FOT&E. This synopsis does not represent a contract, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind. Questions concerning the technical requirements and solicitation should be submitted to: Naval Air Systems Command, Attn: AIR-2.4.2.1.1; 14723 Buse Road Unit IPT, Bldg. 2272, Room 256; Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670. POC is Mary Lee Schuck, commercial (301)757-5897, facsimile (301)757-5955.e-mail address, schuck@lan-email.peocu.navy.mil. -Internet addresse for the NAVAIR website is http://www.navair.navy.mil/ and the address for the TCS homepage is http://uav.nswc.navy.mil/tcs/. (0317)

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