SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, PO Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 29419-9022

58 -- KOV-17 CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULES SOL N65236-R- DUE 051099 POC William Tobin, Contract Specialist Code 1117BT, (843) 974-5950, William Thomas, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston, tobinb@spawar.navy.mil. This is a POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Charleston (SSC-CH), Information Warfare Protect Systems, Engineering Division, Acquisition and Life Cycle Support Branch (Code 721KS), is seeking sources for the manufacture of KOV-17 cryptographic replacement modules. The KOV-17 is a receive-only cryptographic VMEbus card for use in the Submarine VLF/LF VMEbus Receiver (SLVR). The KOV-17 replaces the KG-38 cryptographic units now used on submarines. KOV-17 is packaged as a single slot width, double-height, 6U VME card which provides interfaces for power, key loading, remote operation and a front panel. The KOV-17 provides key stream to the correlation and decryption functions of the SLVR system. The KOV-17 was developed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and will be certified by National Security Agency (NSA) April 1999. It consists of a front panel assembly, an 8-layer VME board, an on-board battery, a Red Host card, and the E-HLU Programmable Embedded INFOSEC Product (PEIP) Core. Bidders must be NSA COMSEC certified manufacturers. The contractor will be provided with a Gerber file, assembly drawings, bill of materials, basic operating software and any available Vendor Identification Drawings. These items will be available for viewing at SSC Charleston, SC building 3113 till the closing date established in the RFQ, between the hours of 8 Am and 4 PM Monday through Friday. To set up an appointment contact Kenneth Spears at (843) 974-4471. A security clearance of SECRET will be required to have access and view these materials. The contract will require delivery of the four first article units within 4 months after contract award the remainder of the 256 cards are to be delivered at a rate determined in the contract. The RFP is projected to be issued on or about 12 May 1999 with contract award on or about 24 June 1999. Normal Commercial Warranty will be sufficient. KOV-17 must be built by a NSA COMSEC certified manufacturer. Companies interested in receiving the RFP should write to William Tobin, Code 1117BT, at SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, PO Box190022, North Charleston SC 29419-9022. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Responses shall be submitted to the SSC-CH address above, ATTN: Code 1117BT, or by E-mail to tobinb@spawar.navy.mil. Please include in submittal the number of Government contracts that your company has been involved with in the last three years and three references for schedule and contract adherence. This request will be open through 06 May 1999. This action has no relationship to any other SSC-CH synopsis. THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. RESPONDENTS WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION. It is SSC-CH's preference that proprietary or company-private information not be provided in your response to this RFI. However, if such information is provided, it should be clearly marked along with any restriction on its use. Any questions regarding this announcement should be directed to the identified point of contact. Posted 04/27/99 (D-SN324747). (0117)

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