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B -- CONCEPT EXPLORATION STUDIES FOR THE ADVANCED NARROWBAND ARCHITECTURE INCLUDING THE MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM (MUOS) SOL N00039-99-R-XXX3 POC CDR Rich Mendez 619-537-0487 WEB: SPAWAR Business Opportunities Page, http://www.spawar.navy.mil. E-MAIL: CDR Rich Mendez, SPAWARSYSCOM Code 02-21, mendezr@spawar.navy.mil. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), on behalf of the Communications Satellite Program Office (PMW-146), Program Executive Officer, Space, Communications and Sensors (PEO-SCS), intends to award multiple concept study contracts in fiscal year 2000 for the Advanced Narrowband Architecture (ANA) which includes the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS). The ANA describes an advanced satellite communication system that will satisfy joint mobile users' communication requirements with an initial operational capability in CY 2007. On or about March 15, 1999, SPAWAR will make available and solicit industry comments on portions of a draft request for concept study proposals (draft RFP) and other program documentation. The following documents will be available for industry comments: a summary chart of possible contracting strategies, a draft statement of objectives (which will include a notional ANA diagram), a draft MUOS performance specification and other draft documents as they become available.These and future documents will be available on the SPAWAR Business Opportunities Web Page (BOP) at http://www.spawar.navy.mil. To download these documents, prospective offerors will need to register as a "secure subscriber" on the SPAWAR BOP. Subscribers will receive notification by email when new or revised documents are posted. Instructions for registering are available on-line at this same web site. Foreign companies should note that they will not be able to register on line to down load documents. However, they may call 619-537-0487 for more information. Industry comments can be submitted directly online on the SPAWAR BOP or electronically to CDR Rich Mendez at mendezr@spawar.navy.mil in email text format or word processing format compatible with Microsoft Word for Windows '98. Additional information can be obtained from the Communications Satellite Program Office web site at http://www.pmw146.navy.mil. A pre-solicitation conference is tentatively planned for April 14, 1999 in San Diego, CA. Additional information regarding the conference will be posted on the BOP in the near future. Posted 03/11/99 (W-SN307700). (0070)

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