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

58 -- IMPROVED GROUND DATA TERMINAL SOL DAAB07-99-R-L777 DUE 021699 POC Sophia Braszko, Contract Specialist, 732-427-1395 and Michael Gallagher, Contracting Officer, 732-427-1327 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, braszko@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) anticipates negotiations with Cubic Defense Systems, San Diego, CA for a Firm Fixed Price contract modification to Contract No. F19628-93-C-0166 for engineering work to prepare the Improved Ground Data Terminal (GDT) for production. This action is required to correct errors in the prototype before production and to increase efficiency and assure that the 800 hour Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) goal is achieved. This procurement must be scheduled to maintain pace with the planned FY00 procurement of the Improved GDT. This engineering effort needs to be completed before the May 1999 release of the Solicitation for FY00 Improved GDT procurement. Letter Request for Proposal (RFP) to be issued to Cubic Defense Systems per FAR 6.302-1(b), "Only One Responsible Source". Cubic Defense Systems, the developer/producer of the Surveillance and Control Data Link (SCDL), is the only company possessing the knowledge and expertise for this acquisition. The Government does not possess technical data completely defining form, fit and function of the items being procured and has no way of evaluating a substitute item. However, the Government does possess Performance Specifications that describe the operation of the GDT in the Joint STARS environment. The present Joint STARS SCDL SIP effort is under Contract No. F19628-93-C-0166 with Cubic Defense Systems and is managed by CECOM. See Note 22. Posted 01/29/99 (W-SN293014). (0029)

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