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59 -- MODIFICATION TO THE NECC CHASSIS SYNOPSIS SOL N00039-99-R-3203 POC Kim Tu at (619) 524-7182 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting specialist via, tuk@spawar.navy.mil. This is a modification to the synopsis issued on 14 October 1998 for the NECC/TIP VME chassis procurement. This modification serves to amplify the requirements for the chassis procurement effort. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command intends to issue the solicitation for ruggedized, commercial off-the-shelf (COT) NECC/TIP VME chassis integrated with the NECC processor cards set. The contractor is required to purchase the NECC processor cards sets from a directed source (approximately one set per chassis). The NECC processor cards set is also a ruggedized, COT item. This procurement is now estimated to value $6M. The quantity requirements are as follows: approximately 57 integrated chassis for FY 99 and approximately 50 integrated chassis per each of the three option years. There will also be options for a submarine variant of the chassis. The intent to award this contract on a competitive basis, 100% set aside to small businesses, covered under SIC Code 3663, remains unchanged. The small business size standard for SIC Code 3663 is a business, including its affiliates, with no more than 750 employees. Please refer to FAR Part 19 for additional detailed information on Small Business Size Standards. The integrated NECC/TIP VME chassis, as described above, shall be used to house the Navy Extremely High Frequency (EHF) Communications Controller (NECC) and the Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface Processor (TIP). The NECC processor cards set, described above, will be used with the NECC software. NECC provides Low Data Rate (LDR) netted communications and the TIP provides Medium Data Rate (MDR) netted communications. Both the NECC and TIP have been developed previously on other contracts. Please refer to the SPAWAR Business Opportunities Homepage at http://agena.spawar.navy.mil/command/02/acq/Navhome.nsf to download the draft specification for the design, construction, performance, and testing requirements for the integrated NECC/TIP VME chassis. Please note that SPAWAR's new Business Opportunities homepage has an added feature to allow the interested sources to subscribe to the mailing list. This mailing list will automatically notify the offerors via e-mail if there is any updates or amendments to the solicitation.. SPAWAR intends to issue the RFP electronically on the SPAWAR Business Opportunities Homepage http://agena.spawar.navy.mil/command/02/acq/Navhome.nsf on around the first week of January 1999. Because of delivery requirements (deliveries beginning in May/June 1999), the Government intends to award this contract in the mid- but no later than late February 1999 timeframe Posted 12/23/98 (W-SN283145). (0357)

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