Commander, Marine Corps System Command, Code CTQ, 2033 Barnett Avenue, Ste 315, Quantico, VA 22134-5010

58 -- MOBILE COMBAT NETWROK PROGRAM SOL M67854-00-R-3041 DUE 041300 POC Peggy Smith, Contract Specialist, 703-784-5822 x252; FAX 703-784-5826 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, SmithPL@mcsc.usmc.mil. The Marine Corps Systems Command intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Virginia. The contractor will be responsible for providing the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) with a Multi Path Beyond Line-of-Sight Communications system for experimentation during the Joint Contingency Force Advanced Warfighting Experiment (JCF/AWE)in September 2000 and Capable Warrior in Fiscal Year 2001. The Orbital Sciences Multi Path Beyond Line-of-Sight Communications system is designed to provide the dismounted warfighter with "on the move", secure voice and data communications to a range of 200 miles with no infrastructure on the ground. The system provides robust LPI/LPD and anti jam capability, in a hand held radio, weighing less than three pounds. No RFP is available for competitive bidding; however, interested parties may submit a statement of capability for satisfying this requirement, to include descriptive literature and pricing, within 15 days of this announcement to the contact person listed above. This announcement is not a request for competitive proposals; however all proposals received by the date identified above will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. See Note 22. Posted 03/29/00 (W-SN438936). (0089)

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