U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

58 -- MARKET SURVEY FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM DUE 072498 POC Ken Chaney, (732)427-7102, US Army CECOM, I2WD, AMSEL-RD-IW-ST, Bldg 600, Ft. Monmouth, NJ 07703 DESC: US ARMY CECOM I2WD is conducting a market survey of Satellite Communications systems designed for operation in a military tactical environment. This is being conducted to obtain information on vendor's current technical capabilities, logistics support infrastructure and production capabilities. We would appreciate your providing information about any systems that may meet our requirements. The system shall provide a sheltered Satellite communications system and networking capability mounted on High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) or Extended Capability Vehicle (ECV) and provide the following: a. 2.4 Meter Tactical Mobile Antenna Platform (MAP) capable of C, and Ku Band Communications and must have Intelsat Certification and passing up to 1,544 Kbps data throughput worldwide b. 6.1 Meter Tactical MAP, capable of C, Ku, and X Band Communications and must have Intelsat and DSCS Certifications capable of passing 1,544 Kbps Minimum data throughput worldwide c. Antenna Control Unit (ACU) and Global Positioning System (GPS) capable Satellite Auto-acquisition and tracking using the 2.4 and 6.1 Meter MAP d. Two Shelters, One for Primary Operational equipment, the Second for Spare Equipment and shall contain mission critical spares. e. Self-Contained 10 KW Vehicle Mount Generator(s) f. Multiplexing Capability compatible with DataProducts New England (DNE) 2048AT-16, and Accredited for Multi-Level Security (MLS) g. Over the Air Bulk encryption with KIV-7HS, Additional devices for Serial Port encryption h. Qty 2 -- CISCO 4000M or greater equivalent Routers i. Qty 3 -- Digital Voice Instruments j. Qty 2 -- UNIX Workstations running SUN Solaris 2.5.1 or higher Operating System, and shall be configured for Video Teleconferencing and Internet Connectivity k Qty 1 -- Workstation/Laptop running Windows NT Workstation 4.0 l. Provide a external LAN capability and the ability to remote all workstations outside the shelter via a Signal Entry Panel (SEP) m. INMARSAT or equivalent system for out-of-band orderwire n. Total System Setup/Teardown time Less than 4 Hours with 3 people o. Capable of being transported by C130, C141, C5A, and C17 p. External Air Transport by CH-47 q. Capable of operation worldwide in all climatic conditions r. Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) capable of supporting the system worldwide s. System shall be Y2K, DIICOE, and JTA/ATA compliant This information is being gathered for the possible acquisition of three systems. The delivery time for this potential acquisition shall be 270 days after contract award. See Note 25. Posted 07/08/98. (0189)

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