Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684-0010

D -- DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS MEDIA SYSTEMS SOL N00421-00-R-0152 DUE 122099 POC Robert Maxim (301) 862 6037 WEB: Synopsis is available on the NAVAIR homepage. Click, http//:www.navair.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, maximre@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) intends to issue a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract with a base and one option year, to RF Microsystems Inc (RFM) 4711 Viewridge Ave., San Diego, CA 92123-1669, for continuing design, analysis, and development services to support the Special Operations Media Systems B (SOMS-B Digital Video Distribution Systems (DVDS) Program (ACAT III). NAWCAD Patuxent River, St. Inigoes, MD, Special Communications Requirements Branch (SCRB) is tasked by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to provide support in the research, design, development, analysis, procurement, fabrication, test and implementation of broadcast transmission systems and components. In particular, NAWCAD is tasked to develop a broadcast transmission system providing rapid production and access for print, audio, and video products for the Psychological Operations Broadcast System (POBS) program. The system is a transportable, mobile audio/video Psychological Operations (PSYOP) broadcast transmission system, allowing radio and television broadcast anywhere in the world with extremely high bandwidth distribution of audio/video products within theater as well as to and from approval authority stateside. The purpose of the proposed acquisition is for the contractor to provide continuing system engineering, design, analysis, development, procurement, prototyping, and test and evaluation support of broadcast transmission systems and components. The resulting systems shall be capable of transporting high bandwidth, encrypted, broadcast quality video programming by use of commercial satellite communications terminals, video compression methodologies, store and forward techniques, error correction methods, high bandwidth encryption, and point to point and broadcast mode software applications. Systems shall be ground and aircraft transportable. RFM is currently conducting critical tradeoff studies and analysis for the DVDS program under contract N00421-95-C-5176. Per FAR 6.302-1 RFM is the only responsible source capable of providing the highly specialized follow on services without substantial duplication of cost and unacceptable delays in fullfilling the agencies requirements. Posted 10/25/99 (W-SN394735). (0298)

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