U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

58 -- COMMERCIAL HAND HELD GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) DUE 121599 POC Carmen Bossone, Logistics Management Specialist, 732-532-1918/Contracting Officer, Mark A. Young, 732-532-1983 E-MAIL: Security Assistance Management Directorate, bossonec@mail1.monmouth.army.mil. Commercial hand held Standard Positioning Service (SPS) Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver with accessories to be used by forward observers in support of artillery units. The GPS must as a minimum, meet the following characteristics: Navigation Features: Waypoints: Total 500 (Alphanumeric) Nearest 9 (Automatic) Proximity 9 (with alarm) Routes: 20 reversible with up to 30 points each Track Points: 1024 Map Datum: 106 plus user defined Performance: Receiver: Differential ready Phase Trac 12 12 Parallel Channel tracks 12 satellite continuous Acquisition Times: Warm Approximately 15 seconds Cold Approximately 45 seconds Autolocate Approximately 5 minutes Update Rate: 1/second continuous Accuracy Position: 1 5 meters Velocity: 0.1 999 knots maximum Dynamics: 6g's Interfaces: NMEA 180, 182, 183, and RTCM-104 DGPS correction Antenna: Internal with external antenna capability Physical Characteristics: Size: 15 X 6 X 4 cm Weight: 300 g with battery Display: High contrasts LCD with back lighting Case: Immersible to MIL-STD 810 Temperature Range: -- 15 to 70 degrees Centigrade Memory backup: Internal Lithium Battery Power: Source: 4 AA batteries Usage: 1 Watt Battery Life: Up to 12 hours It is desired that a candidate hand held GPS receiver be currently in production or in the marketplace within the next three months; have available test data verifying functional and environmental performance; have supporting commercial literature and published marketing price list for the receiver and accessories. Any vendor having an item which meets the technical criteria is invited to submit the following: system description and performance specifications; test data verifying functional and environmental performance; reliability and maintainability data; production lead times and schedules; quantity produced to date; customers (US and foreign); type and extent of standard warranty coverage and availability of extended warranty; supporting commercial literature to include operational technical manual, repair/service manual, list of required test and maintenance equipment, and ancillary items required to operate, repair, and support the proposed system in a world wide tactical military environment. Any exceptions or deviations to the above technical criteria should also be identified. All responses must be submitted by 15 December 1999 to US Army CECOM Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-CC-RT-R (OSE), Bldg 1208W, Ft Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008. Posted 11/24/99 (W-SN403340). (0328)

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