22 February 2001

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[Printed Issue Date: February 23, 2001]
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PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS
SUBPART: SERVICES
CLASSCOD: A--Research and Development
OFFADD: Commander, Attn: Contracts 2.5.1, Bldg 588, Suite 2,
  Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, 47253 Whalen Road,
  Unit 9, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1463
SUBJECT: A--SENSOR INTEGRATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
SOL N00421-01-R-0176
DUE 030102
POC Sue R. Wainwright, Contract Specialist, (301) 757-9746 ,
  Vicki Fuhrmann, Contracting Officer, (301) 757-9707 ,TECHNICAL
  POC: Charles Caposell (301) 342-2638/(703) 696-4814
DESC: SOL Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) N00421-01-R-0176 TITLE
  SENSOR INTEGRATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES DUE Within
  one year of the date of CBD publication  AGENCY NAVAL AIR
  WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION (NAWCAD) (Code 2.5.1.4.1),
  Bldg 588, Suite 2, 47253 Whalen Road,  Aircraft Division,
  Patuxent River, MD 20670-1463 POC: Sue R. Wainwright, Contract
  Specialist, (301) 757-9746  Vicki Fuhrmann, Contracting Officer,
  (301) 757-9707  TECHNICAL POC: Charles Caposell (301) 342-2638/(703)
  696-4814 This notice constitutes a BAA as contemplated by
  FAR 6.102(d)(2). This BAA is also listed at http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm
  (Business Opportunities/Open Solicitations). I. INTRODUCTION.
  The NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS TEAM (NAST) is soliciting proposals for
  research and development (R&D) concepts in sensor integration
  and communication technologies. Concepts proposed may represent
  novel dedicated technologies and/or dual use of new emerging
  commercial technology.  II. BACKGROUND. The Navy is working
  jointly with the Marine Corps and the Defense Advanced Research
  Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance the science and technology
  of sensor integration and communication technologies. Sensor
  integration and communications addresses any system that processes
  data from multiple sensors in real-time or incorporates some
  mechanism of communication of sensor data to an integration
  node. The overall program objectives are: (A) to explore new
  concepts through emerging multi-sensor integration or adaptive
  data communications technologies, (B) create adaptations to
  better suit the needs of the war-fighting community, (C) certify
  the sustainability and safety of candidate systems, and (D)
  promote those systems through the procurement process. The
  size, weight, and cost of the sensor system or sensor network
  are of particular concern. Historically, awards have been in
  the area of one-to-two million dollars; however, this does
  not preclude awards of a lower or higher dollar value. III.
  SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST. Proposals are being solicited in
  three areas: A. New Operational Concepts for using sensor integration
  or sensor communications including systems that can be integrated
  with aircraft, weapons, UAVs and robots. Concepts should address
  possible ways to deploy and operate systems from Naval Aircraft
  or from sea-based platforms. Examples of the type of concepts
  that could be proposed are: 1. Reconnaissance, surveillance,
  target acquisition (RSTA) cloud concepts with multiple sensors
  operating collaboratively to create seamless view of the battle
  space. 2. Network-centric warfare concepts where high-speed
  nodes provide an instantaneous view of critical battle space
  elements. 3. Groups of small, lightweight payloads (or "swarms")
  that can be deployed through existing delivery mechanisms (cluster
  munitions, chaff/flare dispersers, sonobuoy launchers, etc.)
  and collaborate to perform coordinated strikes. 4. Relay concepts
  where groups of low-power, deeply deployed sensors relay data
  to an airborne or shipboard control station. 5. Concepts that
  interpret SAR or acoustic sensor grids locally and in real-time.
  B. Technologies that advance the state-of-the-art in performance
  and suitability of theatre-wide or tactical sensor integration
  and communications. 1. Multi-mode integrated electronics technologies
  that combine orthogonal sensor components into an integrated
  electronics package. 2. Advance RF switches and phase shifters.
  3. High gain, lightweight antennas and components for distributed
  sensor arrays. 4. Innovative tools, encryption devices, and
  networking algorithms for instantaneous remote sensor integration.
  5.Ultra-wide-band transmitters and receivers, high-speed transducers,
  and components for signal collection and conditioning over
  large instantaneous signal bandwidth. 6. Small, ruggedized
  packaging concepts for processing, routers, data servers, and
  other components for fiber optic, optical and wireless RF communication
  and relay nodes. C. Systems Integration and Demonstration Testing.
  1. Testbed demonstrations utilizing state-of-the-art sensors
  and radar components such as UESA antennas, silicon carbide
  transmitters, and digital receivers. (NOTE: An industry day
  is planned tentatively for this area of interest on 30 March
  2001 to provide a bidder's package. The specifics of this Industry
  Day will be announced in a subsequent CBD/website announcement.).
  2. Networking and data link system demonstrations for transmittal
  of imagery and multiplexed sensor data. New approaches for
  high-bandwidth, multiplexed, digital, LPI/LPD links as well
  as approaches for network management. 3. Fires and targeting
  concepts which utilize relays to provide a "forward pass" from
  a sensor network to transient platform such as UAV, a weapon,
  or group of loitering and obtaining final control via a secondary
  mission planning or control station technology that enables
  sensor data fusion in real-time. 4.Control interfaces that
  address issues of autonomous or semi-autonomous guidance and
  control of unmanned and ground robots utilizing real-time sensor
  network information. 5. Tools and manipulators that provide
  new capabilities for insertion of robotic elements, payload
  launching and retrieval mechanisms, and additional functionality
  to existing delivery systems. 6. Reconnaissance, surveillance
  and target acquisition concepts to provide complet instantaneous
  awareness of a battlespace and communication of information
  to battlespace components. 7. Mobile sensors and sensor grid
  demonstrations which provide real-time sensing and communication
  of a surf zones or riverine enviroments. IV. CONTRACT/AGREEMENT
  TYPE. NAVAIR is willing to consider various types of acquisition
  vehicles including, but not limited to, traditional FAR/DFARS
  type contracts and/or non-procurement agreements (e.g. Cooperative
  Agreements and Other Transactions). Other Transactions will
  be entered into under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2371 (Congressional
  direction requires that at least 50 percent of the cost of
  a project under this initiative be provided by industry) and
  Section 845, Authority to Carry Out Certain Prototype Projects.
  Information concerning Other Transactions can be found at http://www.darpa.mil/cmo/pages/other_trans.html
  and http://www.acq.osd.mil/ddre/research, or by contacting
  Sue R. Wainwright at (301) 757-9746 or by e-mail at wainwrightSR@navair.navy.mil.
  Final decision on acquisition type (contract/agreement) will
  be made by the government. NOTE: Typically, research findings
  result in the need for additional services/supplies, which
  are not possible to anticipate or project. Contract modifications
  may be executed to satisfy these requirements; thereby providing
  for flexibility in technology assessment (with technology transition
  the ultimate goal). In the event that this is required, it
  shall be considered to be within the scope of this BAA and
  the resulting contract, and therefore will have met the requirements
  of the FAR/DFARS and the Competition in Contracting Act. 
  V. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION. No request for proposal (RFP), solicitation
  or other announcement of this opportunity will be made. Submit
  proposals in two (2) phases.  A. PHASE I - Proposal Abstracts
  Submit Proposal Abstract, not to exceed fifteen pages, any
  time during the above stated open period. The Proposal Abstracts
  will be evaluated (at a minimum) quarterly. All proprietary
  portions of the abstract shall be clearly identified and will
  be treated in the strictest confidence. Offerors are hereby
  notified that non-government participants will have access
  to the offeror's proposals, and that submission of an offer
  shall constitute consent to the disclosure of proprietary information
  to all non-government participants in the source selection.
  The non-government participants are employees of commercial
  firms under contract to the Government, and if they serve as
  technical advisors they will be authorized access to only those
  portions of the proposal data and discussions that are necessary
  to enable them to provide specific technical advice on specialized
  matters or on particular problems. Abstracts shall identify
  the following:  (1) BAA Number;N00421-01-R-0176;  (2) Organization
  Name;  (3) Other Team Members and type of business for each;
   (4) Technical Points of contact (including phone, fax, and
  e-mail information); (5) Administrative Point of Contact;
   (6) Overview of the Proposed Work to include: A summary of
  proposed concept (including commercial applications), an estimated
  timeframe for project completion, a brief description of the
  facilities involved, and a brief resume of the principle investigator(s);
  and, (7) A rough order of cost magnitude with type of acquisition
  vehicle (contract/agreement) being proposed, and, if applicable,
  the anticipated sharing arrangement.  BRIEFING: The Government
  may request the contractor to present a technical briefing
  on the proposed effort(s) at NAVAIR/Naval Air Warfare Center
  Aircraft Division facilities, Patuxent River, MD. Although
  discussions with the government are permitted prior to submission
  of abstracts, these technical briefings are desired following
  the formal submission of an abstract. The Government is not
  liable for any costs associated with this brief. The abstract
  cover letter should discuss the contractor's willingness to
  provide a technical brief. Submit an original with four (4)
  additional copies, of the abstract proposal to the following
  address: Naval Air Systems Command, Code: AIR-2.5.1.4.1, Attn:
  Sue R. Wainwright -N00421-01-R-0176, BLDG 588, Suite 2, 47253
  Whalen Road, Unit 9, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1463. Contents
  of Proposal Abstracts may also be submitted electronically
  to wainwrightSR@navair.navy.mil. Confirmation of receipt is
  recommended for electronic submission. If interested, the Navy
  will contact the offeror for additional information and/or
  a Phase II Proposal (See paragraph "B" below.) IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  FOR PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTORS: Registration in the DoD's Central
  Contractor Registration (CCR) database will be a prerequisite
  for receiving an award resulting from this BAA. For more information
  please contact the CCR Assistance Center at 1-888-227-2423.
  B. PHASE II Full Proposal General Information: Only Offerors
  whose Phase I - Proposal Abstract is considered capable of
  meeting Program requirements will be asked to submit Phase
  II - Full Proposals. REQUEST FOR SUBMISSION OF A FULL PROPOSAL
  DOES NOT GUARANTEE AWARD SELECTION. See listing for (BAA) N00421-01-R-0176
  at www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm (Business/Doing
  Business With Us/Open Solicitations) for instruction on how
  to submit Phase II-Full Proposal. 
LINKURL: http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm
LINKDESC: NAVAIR Homepage (Business Opportunities/Open Solicitations)
EMAILADD: wainwrightSR@navair.navy.mil
EMAILDESC: Contract Specialist
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[Printed Issue Date: February 21, 2001]
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PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS
SUBPART: SERVICES
CLASSCOD: A--Research and Development--Potential Sources Sought
OFFADD: U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth,
  NJ 07703-5008
SUBJECT: A--INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES - WHITE PAPER IN SUPPORT OF
  THE DUAL USE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DUST) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT
SOL DAAB07-01-R-L562
DUE 030901
POC Gary Reckeweg, Contract Specialist (732) 427-1346; Andrew
  Dellomo, Contracting Officer (732) 532-3569
DESC: PURPOSE:  The purpose of this announcement is to solicit
  ideas/topics for using commercial technologies to satisfy Army
  tactical communications needs. These topics/ideas, if accepted,
  will be included in the Dual Use Science and Technology (DUST)
  Broad Agency Announcement in the area of Information and Communications.
  DUST seeks to exploit the efficiencies generated through the
  use of common production lines for commercial and military
  products, reap the reduced costs resulting from larger scale
  production runs and leverage industry's willingness to invest
  in commercially viable technologies. DUST provides incentive
  funding to support dual use technology projects. DUST projects
  are funded 50% by the Government and 50% by the industry partner
  using cooperative agreements or other transactions for execution.
    BACKGROUND It is anticipated that over the next five to
  ten years the current terrestrial based network will evolve
  into a dynamic, multi-tiered architecture with the addition
  of the UAV (Unmanned Ariel Vehicles) and other flying platforms
  and satellite networks. This evolutionary architecture will
  be characterized by a number of integrated but different communication
  transmission bands, logically interconnected by some form of
  packet or cell based switching to provide robust, multi-media,
  QOS based, unicast/multicast/anycast communication for the
  (nearly) continuously On the Move (OTM) subscriber network
  nodes as they move through a dynamic network environment. Any
  backbone required will similarly be OTM as well.  The term
  OTM implies that communication (unicast, multicast, or anycast)
  is provided without loss of end-user capabilities, while both
  (or either) the user end point and/or the associated backbone
  networks are in motion. In the commercial world, this capability
  is sometimes referred to "Plug and Play". The dynamic re-configuration
  must be accomplished without human intervention, and incur
  a minimal amount of communication and machine overhead. 
  OBJECTIVE The focus of this effort is to develop secure mobile
  wireless networking and solutions for mobile digitized communications
  and information networks such as those being deployed to the
  Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) and Objective Force. We
  are interested in the following sub areas:  On the Move Networked
  Communications: Seeks to enhance battle command mobility, increase
  the operational tempo, reduce battlefield signatures and increase
  survivability for both personnel mounted in vehicles or dismounted
  in small unit operations. This mobile On-The-Move (OTM), dynamic
  communications network capability will increase the commander's
  flexibility and mobility by reducing the need for the commander
  to stop and set up, prior to communicating.  The focus of
  this effort will be in integrating a highly adaptive open system
  architecture. The communications infrastructure will support
  the seamless flow of multimedia services across terrestrial
  and space based platforms in support of dispersed elements,
  split based operations, integrated multi-tiered communications
  and range extension. The following concepts highlight areas
  of interest:  Horizontal and Vertical Hand-off Between Multiple
  Wireless networks: This area specifically addresses horizontal
  hand-off and vertical hand-off for terrestrial, airborne, and
  space based networks to support seamless connectivity of fixed
  or mobile users within a military environment. This heterogeneous
  communications environment is characterized by networks with
  widely varying parameters such as bandwidth and delay characteristics,
  channel availability and bit error rate.   Ad-hoc Mobility:
  This addresses the ability to provide network solutions for
  mobile, ad hoc, wireless, multihop, peer to peer communications
  in the absence of a fixed infrastructure.   Dynamic Multi-tier
  Communications: The efficient use of all communications resources
  in a wireless, ad hoc, dynamic, heterogeneous communication
  environment. Additionally, management of networks in this environment
  is critical to meeting Army needs.   It is also anticipated
  that the techniques developed above will be required to operate
  the developing/emerging WIN-T, SINCGARS/INC, and JTRS communication
  network platforms. In addition, the subscriber host population
  must be assumed to be a collection of laptops and workstations,
  cell phones and hand-held hosts such as PDAs (Personal Data
  Assistants). It may be assumed that these end devices are multi-media
  capable (including simultaneous voice, video, and data) and
  may require VTC and real time reliable multicast capabilities.
  It is further assumed that these devices are capable of end-to-end
  as well as link encryption.   Networking of Unattended Sensors:
  The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) will rely heavily
  on the use of remote, unattended sensors to find, identify
  and track enemy targets. Successful use of these critical sensor
  fields requires development of complementary communication
  networks to interconnect the sensors within a sensor field
  and also to connect the sensor field back to higher-level data
  fusion and command and control facilities. In addition, the
  communications must support static sensor fields and other
  distributed robotic sensors that could be air or ground mobile.
  The sensor network will consist basically of two seamless layers;
  the Lower Sensor Sub Layer (LSSL) consisting of acoustic, magnetic
  and seismic detection sensors and the High Sensor Sub Layer
  (HSSL) consisting of infrared imagery sensors, which are cued
  by the lower layer.   Antennas: Develop a family of highly
  efficient, practical, cost effective antennas and subordinate
  products for the Future Combat Systems (FCS). The FCS antennas
  require increased antenna bandwidth for multimission communications;
  increased antenna gain for robust communications and range
  extension; increased mobility for high data rate on-the-move
  (OTM) communications; and reduced antenna visual signatures
  for low probability of mission detection and increased survivability.
    Information Protection and Information Assurance: This
  includes security mechanisms that protect against, detect,
  and respond to network-based attacks.  The security solutions
  must be integrated and proven within the bandwidth and connectivity
  constraints of the Army's tactical networks at all its levels.
  Topic areas may include but not be limited to Network Access
  Control (User Identification and Authentication, Cryptographic
  authentication and Multi-level security), Intrusion Detection
  and Response to insider and outsider attacks, Host Protection
  Devices to include C2 Protect tools, malicious code detection
  and eradication mechanisms, and malicious mobile code detection/eradication,
  Security Management tools to assist network managers to more
  efficiently manage the various network protection mechanisms
  in a mobile network while greatly reducing the training and
  skill level required to accomplish the task of security management.
    RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS  Interested parties are encouraged
  to submit a one page white paper describing the proposed topic
  including the commercial technology of interest, top-level
  capabilities and the operational enhancements the technology
  will add to the integrated systems under this topic. Additionally
  the white paper will describe the potential commercial application
  of the proposed topic are. This procedure is intended to minimize
  unnecessary effort in proposal preparation and review. Offerors
  may respond to this topic in whole or some subset thereof.
  Open system techniques and solutions are encouraged due to
  the necessity to provide an integrated solution. Responses
  are required Not Later Than 9 March 2001.  
LINKURL: http://abop.monmouth.army.mil
LINKDESC: Army Business Opportunities Page
EMAILADD: Gary.Reckeweg@mail1.monmouth.army.mil; Andrew.Dellomo@mail1.monmouth.army.mil
EMAILDESC: Gary Reckeweg, Contract Specialist; Andrew Dellomo,
  Contracting Officer
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PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS
SUBPART: SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL
CLASSCOD: 58--Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation
  Equipment
OFFADD: TRADOC Contracting Activity, Attn: ATCA, Bldg 2798, Fort
  Eustis, VA 23604-5538
SUBJECT: 58--HF RADIO SYSTEMS
SOL W81R7B-1008-0001
DUE 030201
POC Lucretia Fresquez, Contract Specialist,, 757-878-1351 x254
DESC: Two HF radio systems, fully integrated, compact, with ability
  to go secure and   perform reliable, long range communications
  within the 1.6 to 60MHz range. Must  have GPS reciever or
  option, offer data & voice encryption with keypad and   monitor.
  Must provide Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Technology and
  Automatic   Link Establishment (ALE).  Important Features:
  High Speed Data: MIL-STD-188-110A Serial Tone and 39-Tone,
    and STANAG 4285 Serial Tone; Automatic Link Establishment:
  MIL-STD-188-141A;  Voice Digitalization: LPC-10-52E (2400
  bps); GPS: Internal 12-channel GPS   receiver option; COMSEC:
  US type 1 KY-99 & KY-84C encryption option.  CONTACT POC
  ABOVE FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS.  
EMAILADD: fresquel@tac.eustis.army.mil
EMAILDESC: Click here to contact POC via e-mail.
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PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS
SUBPART: SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL
CLASSCOD: 58--Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation
  Equipment--Potential Sources Sought
OFFADD: INL/RM/MS, Department Of State, 2430 E Street NW, SA-44
  South Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20520
SUBJECT: 58--MOTOROLA PORTABLE REPEATER II UNIT (PRII)
SOL 0316-923247-1
DUE 022201
POC Albert W. Carpenter Tel: 202-776-8705 (Tueday-Thrusday),
  FAX: 202-776-8775
DESC: 1. The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics
  and Law Enforcement Affairs, is seeking offers for 5 each Motorola
  Portable Repeater Units Model P1821X (PRII), 450-482 MHz, 30
  Watts with Securenet Encryption DVP-XL option H797.  2. Please
  Fax offers to FAX number 202-776-8775 on company stationary.
   3. Items are required 5/15/2001. 4. Offers are due by 12:00
  Noon on February 22, 2001. 
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PART: SPECIAL NOTICES
OFFADD: Federal Business Council, Inc, 10810 Guilford Rd., Suite
  105, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
SUBJECT: IA FIELD SITE REPS. CONFERENCE/INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY
  ORGANIZATION
DESC: Information Systems Security Organization Information
  Assurance (IA) Field Site Representatives Conference  February
  14, 2001 NSA FANX, Linthicum, Maryland  This ISSO Field
  Reps Conference is a four-day event attended by NSA IA personnel
  from throughout the world. Local NSA personnel in the Information
  Systems Security Organization will also be in attendance. The
  exposition will be held on the third day of the conference.
    Requested Technologies Include: EKMS PKI Intrusion Detection
   Web Based Security Biometrics Network Security Encryption
   Secure Communications Training Intrusion Detection and Assessment
  Software  Wireless Technologies Anti-Virus Technologies
    For more information on exhibiting, please call the Federal
  Business Council at 800-878-2940 or respond by email to sales@fbcdb.com.
     
LINKURL: http://www.fbcinc.com
LINKDESC: Click here to visit our website. 
EMAILADD: sales@fbcdb.com
EMAILDESC: Please email Sales for more information.
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PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS
SUBPART: SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL
CLASSCOD: 58--Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation
  Equipment
OFFADD: SPAWARSYSCEN-Charleston, PO Box 190022, N. Charleston,
  SC 29419-9022
SUBJECT: 58--PROCUREMENT OF PARTS FOR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
SOL N65236-01-R-0843
DUE 022201
POC Chris Brutsch, Code 1115CB, (843) 218-5965, Contracting Officer,
  Patricia W. Godwin
DESC: The Contractor shall provide Motorola parts for VHF and
  UHF Data Encryption Systems(DES) trunked and non-trunked radio
  systems as required by the U.S. Department of State. Due to
  the compatability constraints with existing Motorola equipment
  this requirement will be procured as brand name only. The items
  required for this procurement will be used for maintenance
  and spare parts of the following Motorola radios: HT-1250 and
  XTS-3000 hand held radios, Spectra and MCS-2000 radios, and
  Quantar repeater (base) radios. The spare parts consist of
  items such as: PA boards, control boards, pressure plates,
  control boards, receiver front end boards, voice coders, keypads,
  and LCD display modules for all of the referenced radios. The
  resulting contract will be a firm fixed price type procurement.
  The NIACS Code is 334200, the SIC Code is 3663 and the applicable
  size standard is 750 employees. Subject procurement will be
  issued on a full and open competition basis. All responsible
  sources may submit a proposal which will be considered for
  award. The anticipated award date of the subject contract is
  scheduled for 11 March 2001. The solicitation and any documents
  related to this procurement will be available over the Interent
  on or about February 23, 2001 at the following SPAWARSYSCEN
  Charlesotn Website RFL: http://www-chas.spawar.navy.mil. It
  is the offerer's responsibility to monitor this site for the
  release of the solicitation and amendments (if applicable).
  Potential offers will be responsible for downloading documentation.
  No paper distribution of these documents will be provided.
  Delivery is required thirty days after award of the contract.
  Comments/ Questions shall be submitted in writing to Chris
  Brutsch Code 1115CB, at the above address or FAX to (843) 218-5930.
  
EMAILADD: brutschc@spawar.navy.mil
EMAILDESC: SPAWARSYSCEN Charleston
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PART: SPECIAL NOTICES
OFFADD: Naval Inventory Control Point - Mechanicsburg, Code M2522,
  PO Box 2020, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0788
SUBJECT: 70--RFI ABOUT COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE MIDDLEWARE FOR
  DOD'S COMMON ACCESS CARD PROJ
DESC: This is a Request for Information (RFI) being released
  by the Naval Inventory Control Point Mechanicsburg (NAVICP)
  Information Management/Information Technology Contracting Department
  on behalf of the Common Access Card Office. The Smart Card
  Senior Coordinating Group (SCSCG) established the Middleware
  Working Group to define the Department of Defense's requirements
  for client-side interfaces to the Common Access Card (CAC).
  These interfaces apply to common PKI functions (log-on, email
  encryption/decryption, email signing, and authentication);
  data storage/retrieval functions; and Service/Agency unique
  requirements. The purpose of this Request for Information
  (RFI) is: 1) to announce the intentions of the Department of
  Defense to deploy smart card technology in support of the Common
  Access Card (CAC); 2) to provide an opportunity for industry
  and other interested parties to provide DoD with feedback on
  department-wide requirements for middleware; 3) to assist DoD
  in their efforts to improve their understanding of the industry
  and its capabilities to meet the specified requirements in
  the desired timeframe. (There are no intentions to organize
  the material for wider dissemination or publication); and 4)
  to assist DoD in their efforts to evaluate the 'current status'
  of COTS products currently in the marketplace and/or under
  development.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING DEPICTIONS
  OF EXISTING ARCHITECTURES AND STATEMENTS OF MIDDLEWARE REQUIREMENTS,
  CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.DONSMARTCARD.COM. RESPONDENTS MUST ADDRESS
  THE QUESTIONS AT THE END OF SEVERAL OF THE SECTIONS INCLUDED
  THEREIN.  Invitations for personnel from the Common Access
  Card Office to visit the facilities of respondents for demonstrations
  will be considered. THIS RFI IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
  (RFP) AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT
  TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION OR ULTIMATELY AWARD A CONTRACT. RESPONSES
  WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS PROPOSALS NOR WILL ANY AWARD BE MADE
  AS A RESULT OF THIS SYNOPSIS. All information contained in
  the RFI is preliminary, as well as subject to modification,
  and is in no way binding on the Government. FAR clause 52.215-3,
  Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes
  (OCT 1997), is incorporated by reference into this RFI, with
  the following fill-in in para c: "obtain information regarding
  middleware products currently in the marketplace ".  NO PROPRIETARY
  DATA SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFI. ANY SUBMISSIONS
  WILL BE CONSIDERED TO BE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MAY BE HANDLED
  BY NON-GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. NAVICP will acknowledge receipt
  of information submitted in response to this RFI but will not
  provide feedback to the originating party. Please provide responses
  electronically with attached Word files to: RODNEY_L_KLINGER@ICPMECH.NAVY.MIL
   PROVIDE ALL RESPONSES TO THIS RFI BY 4:00 P.M. EST 9 MARCH
  2001.  
LINKURL: www.donsmartcard.com
LINKDESC: Department of Navy Smart Card Office Homepage
EMAILADD: rodney_L_klinger@icpmech.navy.mil
EMAILDESC: NAVICP IMIT Contracting Department
CITE: (W-047 SN50D9E6)

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[Printed Issue Date: February 12, 2001]
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PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS
SUBPART: SERVICES
CLASSCOD: J--Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment
OFFADD: Directorate Of Contracting/Bldg 1239, Oo-Alc 6012 Fir
  Avenue, Hill Air Force Base, Ut 84056-5820
SUBJECT: J--CCSS ON-SITE ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTEN
SOL F42600-01-R-21896
DUE 033001
POC Linda Andrews/Lhkc/[801]586-1230, For additional information
  contact Linda Andrews/Lhkc/[801]586-1230
DESC: This was originally issued under F42600-99-R-BBBBA as a
  Sources Sought Synopsis. Please see at URL http://contracting.hill.af.mil/html/SourceSought/SShp.htm.
  All references in the future will be issued as PR number is
  FD2020-01-21896 (RFP # F42600-01-R-21896). On-Site Organizational
  Maintenance of the Command and Control Switching System (CCSS)
  at strategic worldwide locations. CCSS consists of secure and
  non-secure telecommunication switching systems manufactured
  by Raytheon. The system is a multilevel precedence electronic
  digital system with modular, expandable, high isolation, redundant,
  non-blocking switches which interface with other switches and
  cryptographic devices as well as T1 bulk encryption equipment
  which permits access to DSN and commercial networks. The requirement
  is for services necessary to maintain switches in an operational
  condition at selected locations. Site maintenance support requirements
  may vary from coverage 8 hours per day/5 days per week to 24
  hours per day/7 days per week. COMSEC and cryptographic requirements
  apply. Top secret clearances are required for all contractor
  personnel. SCI, SIOP or PSD clearances are required at selected
  locations. Services will be procured in accordance with FAR
  15.3, Basic Source Selection Procedures. Anticipate award of
  a ten-year, three-month requirements type, firm-fixed-price
  contract. Period of performance will begin 1 Oct 2001. A DRFP
  will be issued approximately 20 Feb 2001, with comments due
  27 Feb 2001. The formal RFP will be issued approximately 10
  days after receipt of comments with proposals due 30 days after
  issuance of the RFP. The approximate issue/response date will
  be 28 FEB 2001. Electronic procedure will be used for this
  solicitation. See our Web page. An Ombudsman has been appointed
  to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during
  the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose
  of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program
  director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor,
  concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the
  appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman
  will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the
  concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation
  of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested
  parties are invited to call Roger Porter if your concerns are
  not satisfied by the contracting officer (801)777-6991. ATTENTION:
  Contractor must be registered with Central Contractor Registration
  to be eligible for contact award or payment from any DOD activity.
  Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements
  may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet
  at http://www.ccr2000.com
LINKURL: http://contracting.hill.af.mil/html/SourceSought/SShp.htm
LINKDESC: Click here to obtain/view a solicitation.
EMAILADD: Linda.Andrews@hill.Af.Mil
EMAILDESC: Click Here to E-mail Buyer*****
CITE: (I-039 SN50D1U2)

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[Printed Issue Date: February 21, 2001]
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PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS
SUBPART: SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL
CLASSCOD: 58--Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation
  Equipment--Potential Sources Sought
OFFADD: Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 4301 Pacific
  Highway, San Diego, CA 92110-3127
SUBJECT: 58--RED/BLACK AUTOMATED SWITCHES
SOL N00039-01-R-2229
DUE 050201
POC Mark Lopez, (619) 524-7168, Robert De Visser, (858) 537-0421
DESC: The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), Advanced
  Automated Tactical Communications Program Office, PMW 179,
  intends to award either as a 8(a) small business set-aside
  or as a competitive small business set-aside a contract for
  production of automated switches for tactical voice communications
  circuits for new construction U.S. Navy ships. The Red/Black
  automated switches perform switching and control of clear and
  encrypted signals between Tactical Voice Terminals (TVT), terminals,
  encryption devices, multiplexers, modems, radio transmitters
  and receivers. The automated switches will be controlled by
  the Element Management System (EMS). The EMS employs Commercial
  off the Shelf (COTS) technologies and is a PC Windows NT based
  system, enabling updated technology and establishing an open
  architecture for future device insertion.   The objective
  of this Request for Information (RFI) is to identify interested
  and responsible 8a firms or small business firms capable of
  producing the Red/Black automated switches over the next five
  years. The NAICS Code for this potential procurement will be
  334290 with a size standard of 750 employees or less. It is
  anticipated that potential offerors will present a mature design
  that satisfies the performance specification requirements and
  that can be produced and delivered within approximately six
  months of contract award or exercise of production options.
  It is further anticipated that potential offerors will propose
  a COTS product with descriptions of any unique modifications
  needed to fulfill the performance requirements for shipboard
  use.  SPAWAR plans to utilize a best value competition for
  any resulting award. The basic period of performance is expected
  to cover one production year, with options for four additional
  production years. Quantities are estimated at 8-15 units per
  year.  Interested 8a and small business sources are requested
  to identify the technical capabilities of their product to
  meet the requirement described. Specifically, they are requested
  to provide the following information: 1. Test data/reports
  that demonstrate that their switches meet the shipboard environmental
  requirements for shock and vibration (SPEC Para 3.2.6.6 and
  3.2.3.8). 2. Technical documentation on their switches, which
  demonstrate that their switches have the necessary components
  to meet the System Quality Factors (SPWC Para 3.2.5 through
  3.2.5.3). 3. Technical documentation on their switches, which
  demonstrate that their switches can interface to the commercial
  and unique military interfaces (SPEC Para 3.2.1.3.1.1 through
  3.2.1.3.1.1.2, TABLE I through XI, APPENDIX B through D).
  4. Technical documentation on their MIB and SNMP capabilities
  (SPEC Para 3.1.3 and Para 3.2.3.9 thru Tec 3.2.3.10). Please
  provide this information to: lopezm@spawar.navy.mil or Commander,
  Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (Attn: Mark Lopez,
  Code 02-32), 4301 Pacific Highway, OT4 Room 1029, San Diego,
  CA 92110 no later than Monday, 2 April 2001. Electronic correspondence
  is preferred.  Interested sources are invited to attend a
  SPAWAR Industry Brief in San Diego at SPAWAR, 4301 Pacific
  Highway on Tuesday, 13 March 2001 at 0900. The briefing will
  provide program information, and address common questions.
  After the briefing, any interested offeror will have an opportunity
  to discuss its product and ask specific questions in one-on-one
  sessions with the government. Please notify Jeff Bergdahl;
  bergdahj@spawar.navy.mil of your plans to attend (please minimize
  the number of people) by 01 March, and to schedule approximately
  one-hour one-on-one sessions, if desired.  Offerors may be
  required to demonstrate their offered product functioning in
  a working environment such that all features can be properly
  evaluated. Acquisition reforms initiatives, such as oral presentations,
  will be utilized in order to make the source selection as streamlined
  as possible. Interested offerors will need to be prepared to
  proceed interactively and electronically.  Award will be
  based on the Government's best value evaluation of anticipated
  technical benefits, risk assessment, and price. More explicit
  evaluation criteria and proposal submission guidelines will
  be provided with the release of the RFP.   The current performance
  specification can be downloaded from the HQ SPAWAR Business
  Opportunity Page: https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil/. Follow
  the links to market surveys, subject: Red/Black Switches. 
    Please contact the following with any questions (preferably
  e-mail with copies to all): Jeff Bergdahl, Project Engineer,
  Phone 619-524-7979, bergdahj@spawar.navy.mil Mark Lopez, Contracting
  Officer, Phone 619-524-7168, lopezm@spawar.navy.mil Robert
  De Visser, Contract Specialist, Phone 858-537-0421, devisser@spawar.navy.mil
   
LINKURL: e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil
LINKDESC: SPAWAR Business Opportunities Page
EMAILADD: lopezm@spawar.navy.mil devisser@spawar.navy.mil
EMAILDESC: PCO and Contract Specialist
CITE: (W-047 SN50D9D7)

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[Printed Issue Date: February 6, 2001]
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PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS
SUBPART: SERVICES
CLASSCOD: A--Research and Development
OFFADD: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command,
  SMC - Space & Missiles System Center, 2420 Vela Way, Suite
  2420, El Segundo, CA, 90245-4659
SUBJECT: A--SPACE TEST PROGRAM OISLSAT PROGRAM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
  ANNOUNCEMENT (PRDA) #01-20
SOL Reference-Number-01-20A
DUE 030201
POC Aurora Vigil, Contract Specialist, Phone 505-846-8543, Email
  vigilm@comanche.plk.af.mil - Odette Denman, Contracting officer,
  Phone (505) 846-9147, Email odette.denamn@kirtland.af.mil
DESC: A. INTRODUCTION: (1) Headquarters Space and Missile Systems
  Center (SMC), Test and Evaluation Directorate (TE), Space Test
  Program (STP), solicits white papers from interested offerors
  identifying new and innovative engineering solutions which
  provide timely and cost-effective spacecraft integration of
  Air Force payloads as described in Section B of the PRDA below.
  This PRDA is being acquired under the procedures of AFMC SUBPART
  5335.90, Program Research and Development Announcements (PRDA).
  Due to FAR character restrictions, this solicitation is published
  in two (2) parts, with this being Part 1 which includes Sections
  A, B and C and Part 2 for Sections D, E, F, G and H of this
  solicitation. This is an unrestricted solicitation to United
  States business organizations. Foreign owned firms are advised
  that they will not be allowed to participate at the prime contractor
  level. Small businesses are encouraged to respond to this solicitation.
  Offerors must be registered in the Department of Defense Central
  Contractor Registration database in accordance with Defense
  FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 204.7302 to be eligible for contract
  award. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE SOLICITATION, DO NOT
  SUBMIT A FORMAL PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME. Interested offerors
  are encouraged to contact 2Lt Thomas (Lee) Philley, at (505)
  846-6406, or by email: Thomas.Philley@Kirtland.af.mil, or Eleni
  (Sam) Sims, at (505) 846-7047 or by e-mail: Eleni.M.Sims@aero.org
  prior to committing resources in preparing submission of white
  papers. The purpose of the communication is to preclude unwarranted
  effort on the part of the offeror whose work is not of interest
  to the Government. (2) WHITE PAPER INSTRUCTIONS: Offerors are
  required to submit a ten (10) page or less white paper, and
  a separate one (1) page Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) per
  satellite solution. The ROM should include the major cost elements
  with a cover letter. The white paper(s) should address the
  following information: Section A: Title: Name of Company, Projected
  Period of Performance, and dates when experiments are required.
  Section B: Technical Summary: Include physical experiment integration
  data. Offerors otherwise have latitude as to what information
  is presented in the white papers. Evaluation of the white paper(s)
  will be performed by a technical evaluation team to determine
  overall technical merit and interest to the Government. Offerors
  that submit white paper(s) found to be of interest to the Government
  may be requested to submit formal technical and cost proposals
  by a specific date. Any resultant award associated with this
  PRDA is subject to the Availability of Funds. Such invitation
  does not assure that the submitting organization will be awarded
  a contract. Government technical evaluators may contact offerors
  before completion of the initial evaluation of the white papers
  as deemed necessary to gain additional information to complete
  evaluations. Such dialog will most likely be conducted telephonically,
  but may be done in writing (e-mail) or face-to-face as required.
  To reduce contractor expense, the Government will keep such
  interchange to the minimum time necessary. White papers submitted
  in response to this OISLSat PRDA shall be submitted by 2 Mar
  2001, at 1600 Mountain Standard Time. The government reserves
  the right not to evaluate white paper(s) received after the
  cut-off date specified herein. The Government also reserves
  the right to amend this PRDA at any time prior to formal proposal
  solicitation. Offerors should be alert for any amendments that
  may be published. White papers should be addressed to: Space
  & Missile Systems Center, Contracting Division, 3550 Aberdeen
  Avenue SE, Building 413, Room 115, Kirtland Air Force Base
  NM 87117-5776; Attention: Aurora Vigil. B. REQUIREMENTS: (1)
  TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: A) STP has a requirement to build one
  (but will consider two) small satellite(s) to fly as many as
  possible of the following Space Experiments Review Board (SERB)
  experiments: High Speed Optical Intersatellite Link (OISL),
  Cibola Flight Experiment (CFE), Coherent Electromagnetic Radio
  Tomography (CERTO), Computerized Ionospheric Tomography Receiver
  in Space (CITRIS), Micro-Electrostatic Analyzer (MESA), Wafer
  Scale Signal Processing (WSSP), and Micro-Electromechanical
  Based Autonomous On-Orbit Satellite Inspection Experiment (MEPSI).
  Detailed information on each experiment can be found (further
  referred to as the SMC/TE website) at http://www.te.plk.af.mil/Contracts/Procurements.html
  (reference OISL PRDA #01-20). B) The Government requires that
  the OISL experiment be the core payload on the first satellite.
  The Government desires that the CFE experiment be on the same
  satellite if possible, but will consider it as the core payload
  on a second satellite. Any combination of the remaining experiments
  on either satellite is acceptable. If offerors select the two-satellite
  solution, two (2) white papers may be submitted. C) The Government
  requires that each satellite both mechanically and electrically
  interfaces with the EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) ring
  and the environments associated with a vertical interface plate
  (vs. a horizontal interface plate). In order to appropriately
  fit the ESPA ring, the base of each satellite shall be limited
  to 61cm x 61cm (24" x 24"), and the height shall be limited
  to 96.5cm (38") - assuming "base" refers to the ESPA interface
  plate. The mass of each satellite is also limited to 181 kg
  (400 lbs.) - assuming the center of gravity is no more than
  51cm (20") radially (in the "height" direction) from the interface
  plate (see SMC/TE website for more ESPA information). D) The
  Government requires each satellite to have a NSA-approved uplink
  and downlink encryption scheme via Cardholder and Pegasus,
  respectively (see Section D (6) for government furnished equipment
  associated with communication security). E) The launch vehicle
  will be a Boeing Delta IV-Medium, 4-meter fairing. A copy of
  the Delta IV Payload Planner's Guide can be viewed or downloaded
  at http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/delta4/guide.
  The Delta IV-M will launch from Kennedy Space Center, FL in
  October 2004 into a 25-45 deg inclination, 600-800 km circular
  orbit (exact orbit is still to be decided). F) The Government
  plans on providing satellite Telemetry, Tracking, and Commanding
  (TT&C) via the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN)
  and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Support
  Complex (RSC) at Kirtland Air Force Base, with experiment data
  distribution provided via the RSC and the Internet. However,
  the offeror may propose other means of TT&C and data distribution;
  the offeror must address the cost of these means in the cost
  proposal. If the offeror chooses to use the AFSCN and the RSC,
  the spacecraft TT&C subsystem shall be compatible with the
  RSC and the AFSCN according to AFSCN Standardized Interface
  Specification 000502 (SIS-502). Offerors shall support launch
  and on-orbit operations for twelve (12) months. Offerors shall
  provide on-site personnel support for all launch and on-orbit
  operations rehearsals (four rehearsals expected) at the RSC
  (or proposed Satellite Operations Complex). Offerors shall
  provide command and telemetry specifications, data formats,
  conversions and calibrations, SV operations information, launch
  support and readiness information, training, and required training
  materials. Offerors shall provide network requirements to the
  RSC. G) This mission is unique in that it is the first planned
  flight of the ESPA ring. Therefore, satellites with conservative
  designs are more attractive to the Government. However, the
  Government will consider all feasible solutions. H) The Government
  expects the total cost of this effort (including spacecraft
  bus development, experiment integration, and operations support
  (excluding the actual on-orbit operations) for one or two satellites)
  to be approximately twelve (12) million dollars. (2) SUPPORTING
  DOCUMENTATION: Offerors can review/download the following documents
  on the SMC/TE website: The Experiment Requirements Matrix,
  ESPA Ring Specifications, a Points of Contact list, a list
  of government furnished equipment, any amendments to this PRDA.
  C. DELIVERABLE ITEMS: Contract Funds Status Report, Integrated
  Master Schedule, Experiment to Spacecraft Interface Control
  Document (ES ICD), design review data packages, System Test
  Plan, Spacecraft System Specification, Transportation and Handling
  Plan, Test Reports, Program Requirements Document, On-Orbit
  Operations Handbook, Support for launch and on-orbit operations
  rehearsals at the RSC (or proposed Satellite Operations Complex),
  Software User's Manual, Space Vehicle Handbook, Space Vehicle
  Training, Ground Specification Document, Command and Telemetry
  Handbook. Offerors may propose additional deliverable
LINKURL: /cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS.woa/wa/SPF?A=P&P=Reference-Number-01-20A&L=901
LINKDESC: Visit this URL for the latest information about this
  notice
EMAILADD: vigilm@comanche.plk.af.mil
EMAILDESC: Aurora Vigil
CITE: (D-033 SN50C634)

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