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58 -- BATTLEFIELD COMBAT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM GUNNERY TRAINERS DUE 012800 POC Wayne Calbretta, PM Combat Identification, 732-427-5272 WEB: Click here to link to the Army Business Opportunities, http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to email Wayne Calabretta., wayne.calabretta@iews.monmouth.army.mil. Battlefield Combat Identification System Gunnery Trainers: The Product Manager for Combat Identification (PM CI) is seeking qualified sources to provide a low-cost Battlefield Combat Identification System (BCIS) Gunnery Trainer (GT). BCIS is a millimeter wave Question and Answer (Q&A) cooperative Combat Identification (CI) system designed for ground platforms. The BCIS operator initiates a target identification query as part of the fire control sequence. Upon initiation of the laser range-finder, BCIS sends out a simultaneous interrogation. The system waits for valid responses to declare a friend. The time to complete interrogation response cycle is less than 1 second. The BCIS azimuth beam width is approximately 2.3 degrees full angle. The GT must be rugged enough to operate in a gunnery range environment. The GT must adequately emulate BCIS performance and duplicate interfaces to platform visual and audio cues. The GT will consist of an interrogator onboard the shooting platform, and a transponder co-located with each friendly gunnery target vehicle. It is desired that the Gunnery Trainer not require additional hardware mounted on the shooting platform. Special GT interrogator kits will be considered on the shooting platform, if required,to provide a low cost transponder. The GT shall have an MTBF of no less than 10,000 hours. The transponders shall be capable of operating from 120v AC as well as battery operated for a period of no less than 120 hours. The interrogator, if required, shall be compatible of operating continuously using existing platform power. The GT shall be capable of operating in all gunnery operating conditions, weather, temperature, fog, dust, smoke, etc. conditions. The desired unit price for a transponder or interrogator/transponder set is $ 5,000.00 in quantities of 500 systems. The information provided by this sources sought advertisement will be used to develop an acquisition strategy for GTs. At this point the Government does not have funding and there is no obligation tosubmit an RFP as a result of the information obtained in the sources sought advertisement. If proprietary data and information is provided as part of any response, cleary identify and mark this information as proprietary. This survey is also issued IAW the requirements of FAR Part 10 to determine the applicability of FAR Part 12, "Acquisition of Commercial Items." Send responses to Wayne T. Calabretta, PM Combat Identification, ATTN: SFAE-IEW&S-CI, Building 563 Avenue of Memories, Ft. Monmouth, NJ 07703. Responses are required by January 28, 1999. Mr. Calabretta can be reached at 732-427-5272 or via email at Wayne.Calabretta@iews.monmouth.army.mil. Posted 12/09/99 (W-SN407069). (0343)

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