58 -- AN/TSQ-179 COMMON GROUND STATION (CGS) RETROFIT MARKET SURVEY

Notice Date

October 26, 2001

Contracting Office

US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

ZIP Code

07703-5008

Solicitation Number

DAAB07-02-R-L007

Response Due

November 26, 2001

Point of Contact

Andrew ORourke, 732-427-1339, FAX 732-532-6019

E-Mail Address

US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM (Andrew.ORourke@Mail1.monmouth.army.mil)

Description

The AN/TSQ-179 Common Ground Station (CGS) integrates secondary imagery and other intelligence processing into a single ground station, resulting in enhanced Battle Management capability. In all, the CGS receives data from over a dozen sensors and dissemi nates this information via standard communication links. CGS is also fully integrated into the Army's Digital Tactical Operations Center (TOC) and can pass graphical representations of this data to other C4I modes. It is a Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS) based system, providing expandable, open systems architecture that is fully compliant with the Joint Technical Architecture (JTA). The Government has a contract (DAAB07-00-C-L006) with Motorola, Inc., Integrated Information Systems Group, 8201 East McDow ell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85252-1417 to acquire retrofit/upgrade of fifty-five (55) AN/TSQ-179 CGS Version 1 to a CGS Version 2 configuration with the last eight (8) via a contract option. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 17 and Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Part 5106, the Government is conducting market research in order to determine if there are additional sources for retrofit/upgrade of eight (8) CGS. The Government does not own drawings and production specificatio ns to permit full and open competition. In addition, the Government has fielding requirements for retrofit/upgrade of these eight CGS units no later than December 2002. Interested sources for this effort, which have sufficient technical, production, and program managerial experience in this type of work, are invited to send a response describing in detail their ability to satisfy the Government's requirement for retrofit/upgrade of eight (8) CGS Version 1 to a CGS Version 2. Proprietary information is no t being solicited. The Government will not reimburse contractors or responders to this notice for any costs incurred in responding or in subsequent exchanges of information. It should be submitted no later than close of business 26 November 2001. Inform ation submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. Technical questions and responses should be addressed to: Ms. Rinnetta McGhee, V1 CGS Upgrade Project Leader, PM CGS, SFAE-IEWS-JS, Bldg. 550, Fo rt Monmouth, NJ 07703-5304, Tel# (732) 427-5002 Email address: Rinnetta.McGhee.iews.Monmouth.army.mil

Web Link

Army Single Face to Industry (http://acquisition.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011030/58SOL003.HTM (D-299 SN5116A2)