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

A -- JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM (ARMY) BLOCK II INITIATION SOL DAAB07-00-R-C751 POC Phillip Forgione 732-532-1403, Stephanie Morreale 732-427-1653 WEB: CECOM Acquisition Center's Business Opportunity Page, https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, Phillip.Forgione@mail1.monmouth.army.mil. The US Army CECOM Acquisition Center, on behalf of Program Manager Tactical Radio Communications Systems (PM TRCS), seeks to award multiple agreements (under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2371, Section 845 as amended, for Other Transactions (OT's) for Prototypes) for an Army Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). The objective of these agreements is the development (to production-ready designs) and manufacture of a limited number of JTRS prototypes. The JTRS will be a secure, multi-band (HF, VHF, UHF, and L for embedded GPS capability), multi-mode (3 channel vehicular and 4 channel rotary airborne), software programmable communications system that supports a broad range of C4I requirements. The system is to be designed to an open technical architecture (currently referred to as the Software Communications Architecture (SCA)) to permit cost effective product interoperability with the following legacy Army radios: EPLRS, UHF TACSAT, HaveQuick I/II, SINCGARS ASIP, and HF w/ALE & Link Protection. The JTRS prototypes are desired also to be capable of executing a wideband, networked waveform suitable to be used in TOC to TOC communications. The development of portable SCA-compliant waveforms suitable for JTRS execution and interoperable with legacy radio systems will be concurrent with JTRS radio set design efforts. Such development of specific, portable, SCA-compliant waveforms may be acquired under the proposed OT's or from instruments entered into by the JTRS Joint Program Office. This announcement is a follow-on to prior consultation with industry (see Notice 461701 posted 6 June 00, as modified). Further information about this procurement can be obtained by accessing the Interactive Business Opportunities Page (IBOP) at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil, and reviewing Solicitation Number DAAB07-00-R-C751. It is anticipated that information, such as a detailed draft Statement of Objectives and special clauses, pertinent to the creation of a model agreement will be released incrementally (beginning on or about August 1, 2000) for the purpose of industry planning and comment. Posted 07/21/00 (W-SN477587). (0203)

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