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58 -- NATO TENDER: (PORTUGAL) IMPLEMENTATION OF PORTUGUESE MARITIME BUFFER AND AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING LINK SOL 657.00.05 DUE 080499 POC Alexis Kemper (202-482-1512) The Ministry of Defense of Portugal intends to perform a NATO Infrastructure Project for the implementation of an Interface between the CINCIBERLANT CCIS and the Portuguese Air Command Control System(POACCS)/POMBAL(Portuguese Maritime buffer and Airborne Early Warning Link). Portuguese Air Command Control System is a NATO Infrastructure Project under implementation, including Sensors, Communications and and Operations Command Center. POMBAL (Portuguese Maritime Buffer and AEW Link). CINCIBERLANT CCIS is a Command, Control and Information System for the Iberian Atlantic Area, which was completed by min-1995. The current capability to be issued as a competitive bid is a computer to computer link with X.25 protocol to enable the exchange of information between the two systems, in the format of Link 11 and Link 14 messages. The bidding will include the following tasks: (a) Reguirement Analysis of a Government Furnished Equipment st of requirements (b) Subsystem design (c) Interface design (d) Documentation (e) Test and evaluation (f) Configuration Management and Quality Assurance (g) Coding and Support Implementation (h) Delivery and installation of Hardware (i) Training. The locations are in Lisbon and Oeiras. Portugal. All applicants must be certified to compete in NATO ICB by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Telecommunications. Submit all nomination request to Alexis Kemper )fax: 202-482-5834) by COB 16 July 1999. Posted 07/16/99 (W-SN355273). (0197)

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