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R -- WLAN SOLUTIONS SOL Reference-Number-RFQ-AFCA-TCIA DUE 092000 POC Steven Sills, Contract Specialist, Phone 618-256-9289, Fax 618-256-6012, Email steven.sills@scott.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www2.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=Reference-Number-RFQ-AFCA-TCIA&LocID=468. E-MAIL: Steven Sills, steven.sills@scott.af.mil. OFFADD: AFCA/TCIA, 203 W. Losey St, Rm 2000, Scott AFB IL 62225-5222 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION POC: William Pollard, 618-256-8692/Electronics Engineer DESC: This announcement constitutes a Request for Information (RFI) synopsis and market research. Information obtained as a result of this synopsis is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute an invitation for sealed bid or request for proposal (RFP), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government is currently conducting a market survey and analysis of commercially available products that can provide the Air Force and others in the Department of Defense with wireless local area network (WLAN) solutions to support global operating requirements. WLAN products are needed to provide the Air Force communications and information community with effective alternatives to wired networks for in-garrison, temporary, deployed, and mobile applications. The Air Force has not been able to take full advantage of WLAN products because many were not designed with emphasis on military use and do not address frequency spectrum, security, and interoperability concerns. The Air Force seeks to identify commercially available products that meet the following requirements: based on the IEEE 802.11 standard; operate in one or more frequency bands authorized for military use in the continental United States (CONUS) and overseas, i.e., outside the continental United States (OCONUS); and uses an encryption method which has been validated or is currently in the process of being validated under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) or the National Security Agency (NSA). In your response to this RFI, please identify other vendor products that are interoperable with yours and the actual or projected dates for NIST or NSA validation of the encryption method. Businesses responding to the market research are requested to provide information regarding what they have available meeting the above requirements within 30 days after the posting date of this notice. Potential vendors may express interest, make comments and ask questions via electronic mail or fax comments or questions to the Air Force Communications Agency, Technology Analysis Branch, at AFCA-TCIA@scott.af.mil, FAX (618) 256-8944. All comments and questions must be in writing and must identify the company source, contact person, and telephone number. EMAILADD: AFCA-TCIA@scott.af.mil EMAILDESC: <A HREF="mailto:AFCA-TCIA@scott.af.mil">Air Force Communications Agency, Technology Analysis</A> Branch, Scott AFB IL Posted 08/21/00 (D-SN488329). (0234)

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