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58 -- SCAMP II ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT MARKET SURVEY SOL DAAB07-99-R-A766 POC SUZANNE ANDERSON, CONTRACTING OFFICER 732-532-5486 or CARL SWENSON, PM MILSATCOM 732-532-9645 x4508 E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER VIA, ANDERSS2@MAIL1.MONMOUTH.ARMY.MIL. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)AND INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN "INDUSTRY DAYS" IN SUPPORT OF THE BLOCK II SCAMP PROGRAM The U.S. Army's Office of the Project Manager for Military Satellite Communications (PM-MILSATCOM) is seeking information from industry and announcing an invitation to interested companies to participate in "Industry Days" (a one-on-one interchange with the PM and Lincoln Laboratories) in support of the Block II Single Channel Anti-Jam Manportable (SCAMP) satellite terminal program. The U.S. Army has a need to develop and produce small rugged satellite communications terminals for use by Army and Special Operations Forces over the Advanced Extra High Frequency (AEHF) satellites that are expected to be launched beginning in FY06. In support of these objectives it is believed to be essential to leverage existing knowledge and transfer this information to industry develop a competitive, industrial capability. The technological basis of this development will be the Block II SCAMP program terminals currently being developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory in support of PM-MILSATCOM. Lincoln currently has a working prototype referred to as the "Baseline 0" terminal which supports Milstar Low Data Rate (LDR) communications. Lincoln Labs is also currently tasked to develop a "Baseline 1" terminal which will support Milstar II Medium Data Rate (MDR) communications. Although the requirements for the AEHF system are not yet firm, the architecture of this terminal has been designed to allow simple extension to the AEHF capability based on the best current information available about the AEHF design. Lincoln's Baseline 1 prototype terminal will be operational by the time this effort begins. The future development of the Baseline 2 prototype terminal by Lincoln Laboratory, which supports AEHF, will be developed in parallel with the effort described below. Objectives of the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase for the Block II SCAMP 1. Award one or more simultaneous Engineering and Manufacturing Development contracts to evolve from the lightweight, limited functionality, non-rugged, Milstar MDR and AEHF Baseline 1 and 2 prototype terminal being developed by Lincoln to a lightweight (under 15lbs.), ruggedized, fully functional AEHF terminal, tested and ready for production. 2. Leverage the knowledge gained from Engineering Feasibility Efforts (EFE) to date, as much as possible, to minimize future financial and schedule risk. 3. Establish and maintain a cost effective, alternative design solutions competitive development phase that can lead to a future commercial production capability for the AEHF Block II SCAMP terminals. 4. Emerge from EMD by down selecting to one production best value contractor, who has demonstrated the ability to produce supportable, compliant, rugged terminals and is in a position to support the terminals for the expected 20 year life of the terminal without further technical assistance from Lincoln Laboratory. 5. Produce a small number of Engineering and Development Models (EDM) of the Block II SCAMP terminal to demonstrate and evaluate their capabilities and to support the development of operational applications of the terminals. Acquisition Approach To achieve the above objectives a technology transfer collaboration is necessary. During the ongoing EFE PM MILSATCOM and Lincoln Laboratory have developed a Baseline 0 prototype Block II SCAMP terminal validating the feasibility of building an extremely lightweight (under 15lbs.) manportable Milstar LDR terminal. We are developing a Baseline 1 prototype terminal that will incorporate MDR capability as well as other terminal architectural changes that will enable the evolution to the future AEHF terminal. We expect the Baseline 1 prototype terminal to be operational in 4QFY00. The EMD phase will commence with the award of up to two simultaneous, competitive development contracts in 2QFY01. Each is approximately 33 months in duration. The contract type is anticipated to be Cost Plus Award Fee. We will continue the ongoing spiral development concept in the EMD phase, leveraging the earlier development work performed by MIT/LL as well as other EFE. Spiral development can be summarized as an iterative process starting with design, then development, then build and test, and finally evaluation of the results before using those results to feed back into the development process. The Baseline 1 terminal described above will form the functional and configuration basis of the EMD phase spirals. EMD Phase I Spiral: We currently plan two spirals in the 33 month EMD effort. The initial spiral, referred to as the phase I spiral, can be considered the Baseline 1 terminal. We anticipate that this terminal will be similar in design and architecture as the Lincoln Labs Baseline 1 prototype terminal with improvements such as additional ruggedness, environmental compliance, EMI/EMC compliance, as well as other improvements evolving towards a fully compliant terminal. While we expect this baseline to be functionally and architecturally similar tothe Lincoln Labs Baseline 1 Block II SCAMP terminal, we are not mandating the duplication of the Lincoln Labs Baseline 1 physical design. The purpose of the first EMD spiral is to allow contractors to become familiar with the Lincoln Labs architecture, terminal design, and terminal hardware and software elements as well as allowing for the identification of deficient areas that need additional improvements to work into the Baseline 2 spiral terminal. The EMD phase 1 will also focus on implementing the environmental capabilities, improved ruggedness, as well as other proposed improvements aimed at evolving the design towards the final compliant product. The exact nature of these improvements is dependent on the contractors proposed approach to the entire EMD contract (both phase I and phase II spirals). Lincoln Labs will be available to provide technical expertise to assist contractors in understanding the terminal architecture and design as necessary. For phase I, each contractor will produce 5-10 prototypeterminals for test and evaluation. Concurrently, as part of phase I, we expect the contractor will collaborate with MIT Lincoln Labs on the design and initial development of the Baseline 2 terminal that will ultimately become the AEHF production baseline. EMD Phase II Spiral: The phase II spiral commences after conclusion of developmental testing and an Early Operational Assessment of the Baseline 1 terminals. This phase will build approximately 10 Baseline 2 terminals, perform developmental testing and an IOT&E. The objective of the Baseline 2 terminals is to be representative of the final production units as much as is possible. The Baseline 2 terminals will be compliant with all functional and performance requirements. Little or no functional change is anticipated between the completion of the baseline 2 terminals and the production terminals. If any changes arise as result of test and evaluation, then this phase will also incorporate an additional improvements cycle to incorporate these final, minorchanges into the baseline 2 terminal. Technology Transfer Collaborations This approach is based on industry leveraging the EFE done to date and the terminal architecture developed by Lincoln Laboratory as well as the components/subassemblies developed by/for Lincoln Laboratory. PM MILSATCOM will support collaboration for technology transfer between Lincoln Labs and industry. PM MILSATCOM will make Lincoln Labs resources available as GFI/GFE, based on the contractors' proposal & each negotiated contract. Lincoln Labs resources will be provided through PM MILSATCOM. This will not be a subcontractor relationship between the contractor as prime and MIT Lincoln Labs as a subcontractor. Equivalent, similar resources will be made available to both contractors. It is the contractors' decision how these resources are used. These resources include: 1. TBD Staff years/yr of various Lincoln Labs system engineering support. 2. Prototype hardware, software and firmware with associated documentation. 3. Access to test equipment and simulators available at Lincoln Labs. Anticipated Contractor's Roles 1. Develop an understanding of the MIT Lincoln Labs SCAMP MDR and AEHF terminal, its design and its use with the Milstar and AEHF satellites sufficient to be able to build, maintain, and improve the terminals over the expected lifetime of the system. 2. Provide engineers for extended residence at Lincoln to learn the operation, architecture and design of the Lincoln Labs Baseline 1 terminal and develop working relations with the Lincoln staff. 3. Starting with the Baseline 1 MDR terminal architecture and design, build TBD MDR terminals that have communication performance that meets the performance specification and which best meets the program goals for a militarized, ruggedized version of the terminal. The militarization requirements will include reliability, maintainability, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP), Nuclear Biological and Chemical (NBC), and COMSEC requirements. The contractor may also introduce improvements into the design subject to review by the Army and Lincoln, if these changes would result in a beneficial increase in capability or reduced cost. 4. Collaborate with MIT Lincoln Labs on the design & development of the Baseline 2 AEHF terminal. Incorporate the Baseline 2 AEHF modem technology when it becomes available and produce TBD AEHF Baseline 2 terminals. 5. Perform Developmental Testing including all documentation -- plans, procedures, & reports. 6. Develop logistics support concepts and supporting documentation. 7. Support Government conducted Operational Test and Evaluation. 8. Support technical and programmatic reviews. 9. Support the Engineering and Manufacturing Development Models (EMD). Anticipated Role of MIT/Lincoln Laboratory 1. Collaborate with the Army on the preparation of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the EMD contract. 2. Provide equally, to each contractor, all information on the design of the terminal, including system descriptions, schematics, mechanical drawings, software, and test and debugging procedures. Full list of items TBD. 3. Provide technical training to contractor personnel, including an extended training period during which the contractor personnel are resident at Lincoln. This period will include intensive training in the hardware and software aspects of the terminal and hands-on testing and debugging procedures for the terminals. 4. Provide technical consulting to the contractors in helping to understand the technology used in the terminal and analyze the suitability of different design options. 5. Provide demonstration terminals and components. 6. Provide test facilities at Lincoln for testing of the contractors terminals. 7. Participate in program reviews of the contractors progress over the course of the EMD contract. As a first step in making this happen we will have Industry Days during which contractors will visit Lincoln Laboratory individually to exchange information about the program and the role the contractor may play in it. Goals of Industry Days 1. Identify potential industry participants. 2. Determine level of interest in the contractor community. 3. Obtain feedback on the proposed acquisition approach. 4. Obtain suggestions on improving the acquisition approach and technology transfer process. Each contractor should be prepared to provide: 1. Information on their background in communications and especially Milstar. 2. Information on their capabilities to perform the SCAMP development task. 3. Information as to their level of interest in pursuing this effort. 4. Their suggestions and recommendations on how the Government's plan could be modified to better suit the need of the contractors or to better achieve the desired results. PM MILSATCOM requests industry feedback on the following specific questions as part of this market survey: 1. Please provide your overall assessment of the proposed acquisition approach. 2. What aspects of this acquisition approach encourage your participation? 3. What aspects discourage you from participating and why? 4. What elements of the tech data on the CDROM do you consider inadequate? 5. What other tech data do you feel is necessary? Industry Days Industry days are scheduled for 23-25 June 1999 at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, Lexington, MA -- POC and clearance/travel information will be provided separately. Interested organizations please contact Suzanne Anderson, CECOM Acquisition Center Phone (732) 532-5486 or Carl Swenson, PM Milsatcom, (732) 532-9645 x4508 Each individual session will be limited to 3 hours, including government and MIT Lincoln Labs presentations. First respondents will get first choice of time/dates. The dates may expand beyond 25 June 99 if warranted. This is a request for information only and all information received will be for planning purposes only. The CECOM Acquisition Center and PM MILSATCOM do not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information presented or PM MILSATCOM's use of any such information. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Posted 05/25/99 (W-SN335556). (0145)

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