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

D -- LOW RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION OF APPLIQUE V-4 COMPUTERS PART OF FBCB2 SYSTEM SOL DAAB07-00-R-E501 DUE 011100 POC Alex J. Matejka (732)532-4916 WEB: CECOM BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PAGE, http://abop.monmouth.army.mil/. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer or contract, matejka@mail1.monmouth.army.mil. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Government intends to acquire approximately 5,952 Low Rate Initial Production Applique V4 computers, platform unique installation kits, warranty, installation services, testing and support efforts (training, maintenance and fielding support). This acquisition for PM Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) is to begin implementation of the Army's objective of digitizing the battlefield. It is the intent of the Government to award the contract on a sole source basis to TRW, Tactical Systems, Systems & Information Technology Group, Carson, CA., pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(1). TRW is the current Engineering and Manufacturing Development contractor and FBCB2 System Integrator. This contract will be awarded with the understanding that any hardware acquired under the contract will successfully operate the FBCB2 software developed by TRW and accepted by the Government. The contract will be an IDIQ contract consisting of a base year with two one-year options. The base year contract will be Fixed Price Incentive (Firm Target) (FPIF) for the hardware, FFP for the services and data, and T&M for support services. The option years will be FPIF range quantity for hardware and FFP for services. The delivery schedule requires production sufficient to meet First Digitized Division (FDD) fielding with an estimated installation schedule as follows: 45 units May 00, 90 units Jun 00, 277 units Jul 00, 416 units Aug 00, 442 units Sep 00, 372 units Oct 00, 431 units Nov 00 and 254 units Dec 00. The two option years will provide for an expected order quantity of 1,630 and 2,637 respectively and will be ordered in range quantities. This acquisition will require First Article Testing, Reliability Demonstration Testing, Quality Acceptance Testing and Production Testing and Acceptance Testing. The units will be required to pass environmental testing. Acceptance of the majority of the production items under this proposed contract will be upon installation and system test of the installed systems. Installation and acceptance shall take place primarily at Fort Hood, TX. SEE NUMBERED NOTES: 22 Posted 12/27/99 (W-SN411520). (0361)

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