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D -- ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FOR WIRELESS TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS SOL N00421-99-R-1320 POC Roddrick Dunlap, Contract Specialist: (301) 862-8672; Mark Diehl, Contracting Officer: (301)-862-8690 WEB: Synopsis is available on the NAVAIR homepage. Click, http://www.navair.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, dunlaprj@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division proposes to solicit for engineering and technical services and supplies for wireless transmission systems under Standard Industry Code (SIC) 8711. The Special Communications Requirements Branch (SCRB) at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Patuxent River, St. Inigoes, Maryland is engaged in the design, development, integration, test and evaluation, and fielding of wireless, communication-electronic (C-E) systems, subsystems, and components. These systems are provided to users within the Navy, Army, Air Force, Joint Special Operations Forces (SOF), and other DoD or Governmental Agencies in order to fulfill urgent or emerging mission requirements. An integral part of SCRB's tasking relates to the implementation (from concept through deployment) of wireless components and systems to enable efficient broadband communications of voice/video/data for the desired user. The purpose of the proposed acquisition is to provide technical and engineering services and supplies to the SCRB to support legacy, current and next generation wireless C-E system requirements and the design, development, integration, test and evaluation, and fielding of those systems, subsystems and components. The contractor shall provide a full range of engineering and technical services for wireless systems. This shall include research, design, development, analysis, procurement, fabrication, integration, installation, test and evaluation, training, and logistic support of wireless C-E systems, subsystems, and components. The wireless systems have communication connection requirements varying from line-of-sight to global and from point-to-point to networked. The technologies applied to the wireless transmission systems designed, developed, and implemented must meet or enhance performance requirements, with cost effectiveness and maintainability. Although not all inclusive, communication areas of specialty which are of particular interest to SCRB and their sponsors include the following: Military Satellite Communications (to include UHF, SHF, EHF, GPS, GBS and Tri-Band Systems), Commercial Satellite Communications (to include INMARSAT, Ku, C, Ka, LEO, and VSAT Systems), HF Radio Communications/Technologies (to include ALE, NVIS and TCP/IP) and Short Haul Tactical Communications (to include UHF/VHF LOS, HAVEQUICK, SINCGARS, and Microwave), Commercial Wireless Communications (to include cellular, LMR, pagers, PCS and wireless LAN), and Leading Edge Wireless Technologies (to include S/W defined radios, 3rd Generation system, AJ/LPI/LPD mechanisms, broadband enabling techniques (compression, TDMA, CDMA, etc.), JTRS, DMR, Slice Radios, or Ultra Wide Band Pulse Technologies. The services and supplies required are in support of the above efforts. Solicitation N00421-99-R-1320 will reflect a cost plus fixed fee level-of-effort type contract with a base year plus four option years estimated at 214,000 hours for the entire contract. The Request for Proposal (RFP) (anticipated to be released on or before 05 November 1999), amendments, questions, and answers will be published via the internet in Microsoft Word 97 format and will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page for downloading, located on the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW server may be accessed using browsers such as Netscape and the Microsoft Internet Explorer. The WWW address, or URL, for the NAVAIR Home Page is http://www.navair.navy.mil. The RFP will be located under the Business Opportunity heading. In addition to making the solicitation available for downloading via the Internet site this office will also e-mail a notification of the release of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments to all prospective offerors that submit a request for this information via e-mail. When submitting e-mail, please include the following information so that we may compile a Bidder's Mailing List: 1. Company Name 2. Company Address 3. E-Mail address 4. Point of Contact, phone number and fax number PAPER COPIES OF THE RFP AND AMENDMENTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE OR ISSUED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WRITE TO: Department of the Navy, Contracts Group (Attn: Mr. Roddrick J. Dunlap (Code 254125)), Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Building 8110, Unit 11, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010 or via e-mail (DunlapRJ@navair.navy.mil). TELEPHONE REQUEST FOR SOLICITATIONS WILL NEITHER BE ACCEPTED NOR RETURNED. ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO USE THE INTERNET TO ACCESS ALL DOCUMENTS. Questions and answers are to be done electronically. Questions shall be sent to the same e-mail address (or Government address) above. All questions must provide the return Internet address and Company Mailing address for NAVAIR's use in case of Internet problems. Questions and Responses will be posted on the Internet at the same location as the RFP. The point of Contact (POC)is Mr. Roddrick J. Dunlap, Code 2.5.4.1.2.5, Phone: (301) 862-8672 Fax: (301) 862-8670 and the Contracting Officer is Mr. Mark Diehl, Code 2.5.4.1, Phone: (301) 862-8690, respectively. Posted 10/06/99 (W-SN389144). (0279)

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