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

C -- ENGINEERING/FIELD SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DAAB07-00-R-C254 POC Craig Karnes, 732-532-2766; Tom Keapproth, 732-427-3025 WEB: CECOM Business Opportunities Page, https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, karnes@mail1.monmouth.army.mil. This is a synopsis to the market survey conducted by the Department of the Army to determine the existence of additional sources for a follow-on contract for engineering/field support services provided to the SINCGARS Radio Systems. An urgent requirement now exists for the continuation of these current supporting services which are being provided to the Government by ITT Industries, Fort Wayne, Indiana, under contract DAAB07-97-C-C605. The continued engineering/field support is required for production and sustainment efforts involving the Ground and Airborne Integrated Communications Security (ICOM), SINCGARS Ground and Airborne System Improvement Program (SIP), SINCGARS Ground Advanced SIP (ASIP), and the Internet Controller (INC). These efforts are in support of equipment developed and produced under contracts DAAB07-84-C-K503, DAAB07-91-C-G001, DAAB07-92-C-G004, DAAB07-94-C-C401, DAAB07-94-C-C403, DAAB07-95-C-C503, DAAB07-96-C-C501 and DAAB07-97-C-C600 by ITT. These support services include systemsengineering support and management, program management to time and materials supplied under these services, responses to requests from the Government and/or major Government contractors on an on-call basis to perform specific work directives, all of which shall be performed with minimal Government assistance and data. Accordingly, the perspective contractor would require an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the design and capabilities of the SINCGARS Radio Systems. Specific knowledge of the Army's Tactical Internet (TI) architecture and how it relates to the SINCGARS INC and its emerging software changes to accommodate TI maturation are extremely important. In addition, the perspective contractor must be able to continue with and complete ongoing engineering support tasks such as the migration of SINCGARS INC functionality into a circuit card that can fit into the ASIP radio and the repackaging of the ASIP radio into a form that can be incorporated into the Land Warrior System and UAV. The Government does not possess configuration control of the necessary documentation and system level drawings for the ASIP. Therefore, at this time a complete technical data package does not exist to support this acquisition. This synopsis is for subcontracting opportunities only. All responses should be made in writing. The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) Acquisition Center maintains a Business Opportunities Page on the Fort Monmouth Web Server which may be accessed at www.monmouth.army.mil and following the links: CECOM; Acquisition Center and then AC Business Opportunities. Posted 12/01/99 (W-SN404752). (0335)

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