Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 4301 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92110-3127

B -- PRESOLICITATION CONFERENCE APRIL 14, 1999 SOL N00039-99-R-XXX3 POC CDR Rich Mendez, 619-537-0487 WEB: Click "Browse Business Opportunities" then "Future, http://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil. E-MAIL: CDR Rich Mendez, SPAWARSYSCOM 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), anticipates awarding up to four (4) concept study contracts in fiscal year 2000 for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) which is part of the Advanced Narrowband Architecture (ANA). To this end, the SPAWAR/PEO-SCS team will host a Pre-Solicitation Conference on April 14, 1999, from 8:30 AM to 12:00 noon at the offices of Booz-Allen & Hamilton, 1615 Murray Canyon Rd., Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92108. The Government's objective for the conference is to provide industry with background information on the MUOS acquisition effort and to provide a forum in which to answer questions from industry related to the program and the draft RFP documents which are posted on the SPAWAR Business Opportunities WEB Page under "Future Opportunities." (http://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil) The conference agenda will include Government briefings in the morning with an opportunity for optional one-on-one meetings between prospective offerors and the Government team beginning at 1:00 PM . Contractors will be limited to sending three (3) representatives due to limited capacity. One-on-one meetings will also be scheduled the next day (April 15), if necessary. Prospective offerors will have up to one hour to address their comments on the draft RFP. This will not be an opportunity for marketing presentations. Please note topics to be discussed will involve unclassified technical data subject to the Arms Export Control Act; therefore, non-U.S. contractors will not be permitted to attend. Conference details including directions and registration instructions will be posted to the WEB. Therefore, interested parties are encouraged to subscribe to this draft solicitation "N00039-99-R-XXX3" on the SPAWAR Business Opportunities WEB Page under "Future Opportunities." (http://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil) Subscribers will receive automatic email notification of information updates or changes to the draft solicitation. For more information, contact CDR Rich Mendez by email at mendezr@spawar.navy.mil or by phone at 619-537-0487. Posted 03/29/99 (W-SN313927). (0088)

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