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58 -- COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADE SOL C4I-2 DUE 122099 POC Randy Ash, Contracting Offficer, Phone (202) 927-2554, Fax (202) 927-7593, Email randy.c.ash@customs.treas.gov -- Karen Operacz, Sup. Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 927-0553, Fax (202) 927-1812, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=C4I-2&LocID=1 782. E-MAIL: Randy Ash, randy.c.ash@customs.treas.gov. This Request for Information (RFI) is the initiation of market research under FAR Part 10 and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government does not intend to pay for any information resulting from this request. Customs is seeking expressions of interest and capability statements in regard to the following. 1. Background. The U.S. Customs Service (USCS) Air & Marine Interdiction Division (AMID) requires a major communications upgrade to meet the requirements of an expanding fleet of aircraft and vessels, digital requirements and expanding operating areas. The AMID is mandated by Congress to interdict air and marine smugglers attempting to illegally import contraband into the United Stated. In order to accomplish this mandate, the use of sensors and a variety of communications platforms are being utilized. Recently, the Customs Marine Division has been incorporated into the aviation division, which creates a requirement for a communications system compatible with vessels, aircraft, and the facilities that provide command and control for the safe and effective interdiction effort. Additionally, Customs air and marine law enforcement resources must be able to communicate with other federal and civil law enforcement agencies as well as Department of Defense facilities and aircraft. This communications upgrade must meet specific requirements, i.e., future digital standards, over the horizon re-keying (OTAR) capable, multi-band capable, have embedded encryption that allows for secure communications with clear text override, and most importantly, be lightweight and compact. 2. Scope of Work. The contractor shall provide a prototype transceiver, available for testing, that meets the requirements indicated above or provide a detailed technical description of a product currently under development. The prototype must be accompanied by a cost proposal based on lot sized purchases, i.e., amount for 20 radios, for 30 or 100 units. Responses to this RFI indicating that the information therein is proprietary or represents confidential business information will be received and held in confidence for U.S. Government use only. However, Customs may develop an RFP from the information gathered from industry as a whole. Please provide responses by close of business December 20, 1999 to the following address: U.S. Customs Service, Office of Finance, Procurement Division, 1300 Pennsylvania, Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20229 Attn: Randy Ash. Point of Contact for the RFI is Randy Ash, Contracting Officer. All responses must be in writing and may not be faxed. Any questions, concerns, or suggestions shall be included as part of the written response. Posted 11/23/99 (D-SN403106). (0327)

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