Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 4301 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92110-3127

B -- STUDY OF DAMA APPLICATIONS TO UHF MILSATCOM SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS SOL N00039-98-R-0123 POC Contract Specialist, Kim Tu @ (619) 524-7182 or PCO, Tom Kruza @ (619) 524-7181 E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST VIA, TUK@SPAWAR.NAVY.MIL. On behalf of the Program Executive Office for Space, Communications and Sensors, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command intends to award a sole source contract under Request for Proposal Number N00039-98-R-0123 to ViaSat, Inc. (2290 Cosmos Court, Carlsbad, CA 92009-1517) for a study of DAMA and related system issues impacting narrowband MILSATCOM systems to be completed NLT November 1998. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) for this requirement will be issued on or around 6 July 1998. In order to address future UHF MILSATCOM requirements, it is necessary to conduct various studies to meet projected user throughput and capacity requirements, specifically in the area of increasing 5 kHz performance, employing techniques such as Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA). In order to satisfactorily perform and fulfill these requirements, the contractor needs to have extensive DAMA and communications expertise. ViaSat offers such extensive knowledge and experience in the development and production of high technology communications equipment, and is the leading manufacturer of the 5 kHz DAMA terminals. ViaSat's 5 kHz DAMA Network Control Station has been fielded at various sites around the world, and is the only military UHF DAMA network control system in existence. In addition to currently developing and producing data acquisition, processing, and communications devices, the company has identified alternative designs and components to address future UHF MILSATCOM requirements. The projected contract type will be FFP (firm fixed price). The contract value is not expected to exceed $100,000. (0169)

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