DIGITAL MODULAR RADIO -- NOTICE OF DRAFT RFP AND ADVISORY MULTI-STEP PROCESS The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Joint Maritime Communications Strategy (JMCOMS) Program Office, PMW 176, 4301 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92110-3127 (the office and address identified above are incorrect), intends to solicit for an award one Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract, and is seeking potential sources to supply the Navy with non-developmental equipment for an open-architecture, modular, software reconfigurable/programmable, and scaleable full-duplex Digital Modular Radio (DMR) with power amplifiers. The DMR shall perform simultaneous multi-channel ( 4+ RF channels preferred), multi-band operations within a single 19" standard size Navy chassis. The intent of the DMR is to be operable with all legacy systems in the defined frequency ranges, support communications security requirements, provide analog/digital interfaces, operate from a single point of control, be easily maintainable, have low life-cycle costs, and have growth capabilities to meet future needs through software upgrades. The baseline DMR will consist of an Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Satellite Communications (SATCOM)/Line-of-Sight (LOS) IAW MIL-STD 188 series documents and will also have Single Channel Ground and Airborne System (SINCGARS) capability. The anticipated release date for the official RFP is January 1998 with contract award in July 1998. The contractor will have six months from contract award to provide three initial test units and 12 months from contract award to provide an additional 17 baseline service test models (STM). This CBD announcement (Part 1) is to invite potential offerors to submit information that allows the government to evaluate and advise the respondents about their potential to be viable competitors IAW FAR 15.202 (i.e. Advisory Multi-Step Process)(FAC 97-02). Part 2 to this announcement asks industry to comment on the draft RFP package that is located on the Web at http://bbs.spawar.navy.mil under the draft directory of the procurement files menuitem. Part 1: Advisory Multi-Step Process (FAR 15.202) Potential offerors are invited to provide to the government a twenty (20) page limit (total) response to this part of the CBD announcement in the following categories: 1) Current NDI Products relevant to this solicitation -- Provide information on the availability of your current NDI products and the extent of any modifications required to meet the requirements relevant to the forthcoming solicitation. 2) Baseline Requirements -- Demonstrate your ability to provide the above desired waveforms using NDI products and discuss the risk to accomplish the baseline requirements and how these risks will be overcome. 3) DMR Schedule -- Provide an executive type schedule that portrays the efforts planned in order to deliver the DMRs IAW with the schedule noted above. 4) Price of Delivered baseline DMR -- Provide an estimated price of a baseline DMR using an initial quantity of 20 units. Each of the first three (3) categories will be evaluated (equal importance) based on the following: Exceptional -- The potential offeror's information submitted meets or exceeds all of the requirements of the Part 1 evaluation categories with no significant exceptions and little or no risk. Placement in this category should be accomplished by identification of specific advantages to the government. The information provided displays the highest level of innovation, technical competence and minimal technical risk. Acceptable -- The potential offeror's information submitted generally meets most of the requirements of the Part 1 evaluation categories. The information submitted directly addresses the above criteria, but a certain element of risk is evident. Unacceptable -- The potential offeror's information submitted does not meet the Part 1 evaluation requirements. Potential offerors who receive a score of at least "acceptable" in each of the Part 1 evaluation categories will receive letters stating that they are expected to be viable contenders in the forthcoming competition. All others will receive letters stating that they are not viable contenders. Nothing submitted in response to this synopsis will be used for evaluation purposes once the final RFP is released. Proposed prices can change dramatically during the course of a competition. Therefore, estimated prices will not be evaluated as part of the viability decision. However, we will so notify potential offerors whose prices appear exceedingly high or unrealistically low. Part 2. Draft RFP Industry Review Request Industry is invited to provide comments (20 page limit) on the draft DMR RFP Package located on the Web. The government intends to review the industry comments and issue an official RFP for the DMR and power amplifier in early January 1998. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3669. This is not an RFP, a promise to issue an RFP, nor will the government pay for any information received in response to this synopsis. Acknowledgment of receipt will not be made nor will telephone inquires be honored. Responses to Part 1 must be received by 1600 EST on 11 December 1997 in writing and delivered to the following address: Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 4301 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92110-3127, Attn: David Bodner, Code 02-33. Comments to the draft RFP (Part 2) can be e-mailed to dmr@spawar.navy.mil. WEB: click here to download a copy of the draft RFP, http://bbs.spawar.navy.mil. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, bodnerd@spawar.navy.mil.

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