INDUSTRY-WIDE MEETING ON 21 JAN 1999 AND INVITATION FOR ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS INDUSTRY DAY FOR DOD COMMERCIAL KA-BAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVE (posted 7 January 1999) This announcement references and amplifies the 11 September 98 Request for Information entitled "Commercial Ka-Band Satellite Communications," that sought information from all sources regarding potential future commercial Ka-Band satellite communications capabilities. The DoD Commercial Ka-Band Satellite Communications Initiative team will host an industry-wide meeting on 21 January from 0900 -- 1230 in San Diego, CA. This meeting will be held in conjunction with the AFCEA West Conference and will take place in the San Diego Convention Center. (Additional information on the AFCEA West Conference is available at http://www.afcea.org/west99/westfront.html). The purpose of this meeting is to provide additional information to industry regarding the DoD Commercial Ka-Band SatCom Initiative, and to continue the dialogue that has been initiated with industry. The DoD team will present briefings regarding the project plan of action and milestones, issues, synergistic efforts, and requirements. Copies of the draft Candidate DoD Requirements for Commercial Satellite Communications document should be available at this meeting. A question and answer period will follow the briefings. The DoD Commercial Ka-Band Satellite Communications Initiative team would also like to extend an invitation to industry for one-on-one meetings the week following the conference, from 26 -- 28 January 1999 in Arlington, Virginia (Crystal City). Those interested in scheduling a one-on-one meeting with the DoD team should contact Ms. Kim Tu at (619) 524-7182 or via email at tuk@spawar.navy.mil to arrange a time and date for the meeting. The one-on-one meetings will be held in Crystal City at ACS Inc., 2011 Crystal Drive, Crystal Park 1, Suite 301, Arlington, VA 22202. A map of Crystal City is available upon request. Each firm will be allotted a maximum of two hours for both the firm's technological/developmental status briefing to theDoD team and the question and answer period. The DoD team is especially interested in acquiring information regarding industry's Ka-Band development timeline. As indicated, the DoD team will explore the potential application of Ka-Band satellite communications to future DoD requirements. Toward that goal, each party requesting a one-on-one meeting with the DoD team must determine what data should be provided. The DoD team intends to provide documentation and data, including that marked as proprietary, to Government personnel and support contractors. (Consult DFARS 227-7013 and appropriate counsel to determine if the data to be presented should be marked proprietary). Consequently, each party requesting a one-on-one meeting shall have entered into non-disclosure agreements with all the support contractors that participate in the DoD team no later than 22 January 1999 (with a copy forwarded to Ms. Kim Tu (Code 02-32L) at 4301 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92110 or (619) 524-7178 FAX). Failure to enter into anindividual non-disclosure agreement will limit the DoD team's ability to hold one-on-one discussions with that party. Thus far, the potential support contractors for the DoD team are as follows: Adroit Systems, Inc.; Advanced Communication Systems, Inc.; The Aerospace Corp.; ANSER; ARINC; Booz-Allen & Hamilton; FEMME COMP Inc.; Information Tech & Applications Corp.; Integrated Systems Control, Inc.; LSA Inc.; MITRE; and SAIC. The points of contacts for these companies are listed below. Any additions of companies, shall be posted, as appropriate, at a later date on the SPAWAR Business Opportunities website (http://agena.spawar.navy.mil/command/02/acq/navbusopor.nsf). The Government will safeguard from unauthorized release, all proprietary information in its possession. The Government reminds industry that the DoD Ka-Band Satellite Communications Initiative is solely a "market research" initiative at this time. Nothing said or implied during the industry-wide meeting, the one-on-one industry meetings, or the RFI process in general shall be construed to commit the Government to any further action or particular course of action on this initiative. Further, nothing said or implied during this process shall in any way obligate the Government to contract with or otherwise enter into any agreement with any particular industry participant or participants. Any actions taken by an industry participant, or any resources expended by an industry participant as a result of these discussions or the RFI process, are solely at the risk and expense of the participant. The Government shall not be liable for those actions or expenses. List of Current Support Contractors participating in the DoD Ka-Band Satellite Communications Initiative (as of 7 January 1999) Company POC Phone 1. Adroit Systems, Inc. Daniel Colvin 703-684-2900 2. Advanced Communication Sys, Inc Tom Stanton 703-486-2282 3. The Aerospace Corporation Dennis Ferm 703-575-2785 4. ANSER Lawrence Goeller 703-416-3052 5. ARINC Kenneth Lambert 757-838-5073 6. Booz, Allen & Hamilton James Mazzei 703-575-8300 7. FEMME COMP Incorporated Robert Patterson 540-653-5635 8. Information Tech & Appls Corp. Dennis Mauney 703-453-7751 9. Integrated Systems Control, Inc. Kurt Fiscko 619-209-6395 10. LSA, Inc. Cork Corcoran 703-601-1220 11. MITRE Eric Butner 757-825-8536 12. Science Applications In'l Corp. Paul Chapell 703-448-6503 E-MAIL: Click hre to contact Ms. Kim Tu via e-mail, tuk@spawar.navy.mil. Posted 01/07/99 (W-SN286052).

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