59 -- CONVERT THE INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE (ISA) AND WIDEN THE ELEVATED EQUIPMENT ROOM ON CONTRACT DAAB07-98-C-A515. THE AN/GSC-52(X) MODERNIZATION PROGRAM, CONTRACT DAAB07-95-C-A515, WILL INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING NEW WORK INTO THE SUBJECT CONTRACT: PROCESSOR: THE BASELINE PROPOSAL CONSISTS OF COMPUTERS WHOSE ARCHITECTURE IS BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARD ARCHITECTURE (ISA) BASED CIRCUIT CARDS. THIS ARCHITECUTE WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE GOVERNMENT TO USE EXISTING SYNCHRO/DIGITAL (S/D) AND ANALOG CIRCUIT CARDS (CCAs) IN THE ARMY INVENTORY. HOWEVER, COMMERCIAL COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS ARE CONVERTING FROM ISA BASED TO PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERFACE (PCI) BASED ARCHITECTURE. THIS NEW WORK WILL CONVERT THE ISA BASED COMPUTERS TO PCI BASED COMPUTERS WHICH WILL PERMIT THE AN/GSC-52 SYSTEM TO BE SUPPORTABLE OVER IT'S LIFETIME. ELEVATED EQUIPMENT ROOM: THE PROPOSED BASELINE CONSISTS ON AN ELEVATED EQUIPMENT ROOM (EER) WHICH IS SMALLER IN SIZE THAN THE CURRENT ELEVATED EQUIPMENT ROOM. THIS NEW WORK WILL PROVIDE A WIDER EER WHICH WOULD PROVIDE MORE ROOM WITHIN THE EER AND ALLOW FOR EASIER MAINTENANCE OF THE TRANSMITTER ASSEMBLY ANDANTENNA SUBSYSTEM. HARRIS CORPORATION IS THE ONLY SOURCE THAT HAS THE COMBINED TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION, RESOURCES, AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO PERFORM THIS WORK, SUPPORT THIS EQUIPMENT, AND SATISFY THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENT. THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE ACQUISITION WITH HARRIS CORPORATION, MELBOURNE, FL., AUTHORIZED UNDER 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(i). THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A REQUEST FOR OFFER-PROPOSAL. POINT OF CONTACT IS RUTH CAROL NEAL, (732)532-5277, FAX (732)532-6972, EMAIL: neal@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. WEB: CECOM BUISNESS OPPORTUNITY PAGE, http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO E-MAIL THE POC., neal@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. Posted 02/23/99 (W-SN301362).

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