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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 27,2000 PSA#2524U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ
07703-5008 58 -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR LIGHTWEIGHT MULTI-BAND SATELLITE (LMST)
TERMINAL DUE 020800 POC Bill Duda, Project Leader, (732)532-2516 WEB:
CECOM Interactive Business Opportunity Page,
http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to e-mail the POC.,
william.duda@c3smail.monmouth.army.mil. Subject: Market Research for
Lightweight Multi-band Satellite Terminal (LMST) Introduction. The
Project Manager, Milsatcom (PM Milsatcom), is conducting Market
Research to identify sources with Non-Developmental Items (NDIs) or
Commercial Items which meet the Government's requirements for
Lightweight Multi-band Satellite Terminals (LMSTs). The current
contract ordering period ends in Jul 2000. The Government anticipates
requirements for approximately 75 systems which may be ordered between
Government FY01 and FY05. We request that sources capable of meeting
the Government's technical requirements provide detailed information
about its products. The detailed technical requirements for the LMST
are contained in two (2) specifications: Technical Specification for
the Lightweight Multi-band Satellite Terminal Trailer Version, and
Technical Specification for the Lightweight Multi-band Satellite
Terminal Transit Case Version. Refer to the CECOM Business
Opportunities Page web site for copies of both draft specifications
(web site is listed below). The final specifications will be posted as
soon as possible. The LMST systems (both terminal and transit case
configurations), must be Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS)
and INTELSAT certified at time of delivery. Contract award is
anticipated by Dec 00 -- Jan 01, with a delivery schedule no later than
12 months after contract award. While the size of the FY01 order will
depend on approved funding, the current plans are to order seven (7)
terminals, with a mix of trailer hubs/spokes and transit case spokes.
A contractor-based logistics support program must also be in place at
the time of first delivery. General System Description: The LMST is a
triband terminal that provides long-haul communications capability for
forward-deployed forces. It provides reach back to CONUS and/or other
overseas command centers as part of the Air Force Theater Deployable
Communications System. Key requirements of the LMST are as follows: It
must operate with all U.S. and NATO X-band satellites as well as with
commercial C-band and Ku-band satellites with multi-channel data rates
up to 20 Mbps. The LMST must be capable of reception at Ka-band.
Integrated baseband equipment includes compact first and second-level
multiplexers for full interoperability with existing Ground Mobile
Forces (GMF) terminals and Standardized Tactical Entry Point (STEP)
sites. It must be air deployable on C-130, C-141, C-5 and C-17
aircraft. It must provide redundancy for critical components. It must
be capable of operating in a dual-satellite/dual transponder mode using
its organic antenna and allocating one string of otherwise redundant
equipment to a second external antenna. It must be capable of operating
as either a hub or as a spoke in a hub/spoke communications network. It
must be capable of providing an interface for the Interim Tactical
Orderwire System (ITOS) as well as the Replacement DSCS Frequency
Division Multiple Access (FDMA) Control System (RDFCS). The Control,
Monitor and Alarm (CM&A) system uses a remotable laptop computer that
allows all communications equipment to be remotely configured from a
graphical user interface or a pre-planned mission diskette. The trailer
configuration uses an organic pop-up antenna to minimize terminal
set-up time. Redundant diesel generators, mounted on the trailer,
provide for self-sufficient operations. The transit case configuration
has the same capability as the trailer configuration except it
utilizes a ground mounted antenna and requires less than 65 percent of
the standard 463L pallet in transport mode. The baseband equipment can
be remoted up to 150 feet from the antenna system. All information
should be submitted no later than 08 February 2000. We request that all
information be sent to PM Milsatcom, ATTN: SFAE-C3S-MSA-TB(Mr. William
Duda), Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5000. Telephone 732-532-2516, FAX
732-532-5480 or email: william.duda@c3smail.monmouth.army.mil. An
alternate point of contact is Mr. Robert Hoppes at PM Milsatcom, ATTN:
SFAE-C3S-MSA-BMD, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5000. Telephone
732-532-7304, FAX: 732-532-1065 or email:
robert.hoppes@c3smail.monmouth.army.mil. Posted 01/25/00 (W-SN418733).
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