Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.4), 47123 Buse Road, Building 2272, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547

58 -- THE ARC-210 FAMILY OF ELECTRONIC PROTECTION RADIO EQUIPMENT POC Kevin Faughnan, Contract Specialist, Fax (301) 757-5906 The Naval Air Systems Command, Air Combat Electronics Program Office (PMA-209), intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to Rockwell Collins Government Systems (RCGS), 400 Collins Road NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52498, for the annual production procurement of the fiscal year (FY) 2001 AN/ARC-210 family of Electronic Protection (EP) radio equipment requirements. The FY01 annual procurement requirements include up to approximately 1800 AN/ARC-210 family of EP radios consisting of the RT-1556B, RT-1747D, RT-1824(C), RT-1803, and RT-1794(C) variants, inclusive of options and associated equipment; a five (5) year Performance Warranty/Commercial Repair Depot services; support equipment; engineering technical support; integrated logistics support; spare and repair parts; and associated data. The RT-1556B configuration functional capabilities include simplex two-way communication of normal and secure voice amplitude modulated (AM) or frequency modulated (FM) signals in the 30.000 MHz to 400 MHz radio frequency (RF) bands. The RT-1556B also provides the following modes of operation: a dedicated guard receiver which can provide continuous monitoring of the guard frequency in UHF/VHF bands of 243.000 MHz or 121.500 MHz, a receive-only mode of operation in normal and secure voice from 108.000 through 117.9975 MHz (AM), a maritime mode of operation in the 156.000 MHz through 162.025 MHz frequency band, and variable AM and FM electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) mode(s), these being HAVEQUICK, HAVEQUICK II, and SINCGARS. The RT-1556B utilizes several types of data buses to convey control and status information among the various WRAs making up the system. These include the MIL-STD-1553B AVMUX Bus, the Remote Control Data Bus, the Antenna and Filter Data Bus, and the DS-101 Data Loading Bus. The RT-1556B provides 8.33 kHz channel spacing capability for compatibility with EuroCae (ED-23B), and is software loadable using Advanced Memory Loader Verifier (AMLV). The RT-1747D has all the modes of operation, features, and performance characteristics of the RT-1556B, plus an added 70 MHz half-duplex converter and the software needed to select half-duplex channels, including SATCOM channels, and operate in the 70 MHz half-duplex mode for UHF beyond line of sight operation. The RT-1803 has all the modes of operation, features, and performance characteristics of the RT-1556B, except the frequency of the dedicated guard receiver function is 156.8 MHz (maritime guard), and the RT-1803 interoperates on "alpha" maritime channels. The RT-1794(C) has all the modes of operation, features, and performance characteristics of the RT-1556B, plus added capabilities including embedded COMSEC, embedded DAMA for UHF SATCOM, Link 4/4A/11/Aircraft Carrier Landing System (ACLS), MIL-STD-188-220A protocol implementing Variable Message Format, and DS-101 COMSEC keyfill capability. The RT-1824(C) has all the modes of operation, features, and performance characteristics of the RT-1794(C). Additionally, the RT-1824(C) provides hardware compatibility for future DAMA A SATCOM interoperability, a plain text data mode, and enhanced VMF message processing. The FY01 procurement will be supported by an organizational to commercial depot maintenance with a performance and reliability guarantee. RCGS is the designer, developer, and sole manufacturer of the AN/ARC-210 Electronic Protection (EP) radio equipment and is the only firm with the necessary knowledge, data, equipment, and experience to perform this effort within the required time frame. Inquiries may be directed to Fax (301) 757-5955. See Note No. 22 -- NAVAIR Synopsis No. ***** Posted 07/12/00 (W-SN473749). (0194)

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