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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 02, 2003 FBO #0488
SOURCES SOUGHT

D -- Market Survey for L-Band and/or Ku-Band Satellite Service Provider, in support of PM Force Twenty-One, Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2) and Blue Force Tracking (BFT)

Notice Date

3/31/2003
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

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

DAAB07-03-R-E210
 

Archive Date

6/29/2003
 

Point of Contact

Simone Lucy, 732-427-1538
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center
(Simone.Lucy@mail1.monmouth.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA The Government requires a Satellite Service Provider for both L-band and/or Ku-band satellite service for data connections from multiple mobile platforms using small disadvantaged terminals for communications on the move, as a part of the Force Twenty-One, Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2) and Blue Force Tracking(BFT). L-band coverage will be needed in Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa, and Southwest Asia, to include Afghanistan, beginning on 1 November 2003 and continuing for one yea r. Additional areas that may require coverage are Continental USA, Hawaii, Alaska, Southeast Asia, Korea and Japan. Ku-band coverage will be needed in Eastern Europe and SWA beginning on September 2003 and continuing for one year. A single provider does not have to be able to provide service to all areas. Regional providers are acceptable. If possible, operations through a US Government owned Earth Station is desired, but not required. Capability to support short duration exercises world?wide, should be discussed. Current capabilities and technical description of L-Band: L-Band (1520 ? 1570 MHz Fwd Link; 1620 ? 1670 MHz Ret Link). Each mobile terminal (Comtech Mobile Datacom models MT-2011E and MT-2010-04) transmits packetized messages of not more than 100 bytes i n length, with a variable output power (9dbW EIRP max), and using a Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum signal with either Right Hand Circular Polarization or Left Hand Circular Polarization. Transmission speed is variable from 2400 bps to a maximum of 9600 bp s. The number of platforms in any given area will vary from 30 to 3000, with each terminal transmitting at varying intervals of from 30 to 300 seconds. Receivers uses similar speeds and operate at signal levels greater than 27dbW from the satellite. Satel lite network must be capable of handling multiple simultaneous transmissions from the mobile terminals with a message completion rate of greater than 95%, a total latency of less than 20 seconds for all messages within your portion of the circuit, and must be capable of both point-to-point and broadcast connections, also known as uni-cast and multi-cast. The connection at the Earth Station must be processed through proprietary processing equipment, which should be transparent to the service provider, and r e-sent via both an Internet VPN and VSAT circuit to our network operations centers. The equipment required for these circuits are provided by the US Government, and access to this equipment must be granted to technical personnel from Comtech Mobile Datacom . Current providers are Thuraya (SWA), Inmarsat (Europe, N Africa, SWA), and Mobile Satellite Ventures (USA), with all contracts managed through Comtech Mobile Datacom. L-band coverage will be needed in Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa, and Southwest Asia, beginning on 1 November 2003 and continuing for one year. Additional areas that may require coverage during this period are Continental USA, Hawaii, Alaska, Southeast Asia, Korea and Japan. Current capabilities and technical description of Ku-Band: Ku-Band (11680 ? 12700 MHz Fwd Link; 14000 ? 14500 MHz Ret Link). Each mobile terminal (QualComm OmniTracs ACU) transmits packetized messages of not more than 100 bytes in length, with a variable output power (15dbW EIRP max), and using a Direct Sequence S pread Spectrum signal with Right Hand Circular Polarization. Transmission speed is variable from 100 bps to a maximum of 600 bps. The number of platforms in any given area will vary from 50 to 1000, with each terminal transmitting at intervals of approxima tely 300 seconds. The receiver uses similar speeds and operates at signal levels greater than 39dbW from the satellite. Satellite network must be capable of handling multiple simultaneous transmissions from the mobile terminals with a message completion r ate of greater than 90%, a total latency of less than 20 seconds for all messages within your portion of the circuit, and must be capable of both point-to-point and broadcast connections, also known as uni-cast and multi-cast. The current Earth Station is located in Central Germany, and is owned and operated by the US government. Current provider is Intelsat, with the contract man aged through QualComm. Ku-band coverage will be needed in Eastern Europe and SWA beginning in September 2003 and continuing for one year. The Government POC is Mr. Tom Denniston, 732-427-5978. This effort is anticipated to begin in September 2003, and be required for a minimum of one year. Any teaming arrangements with DISA should be identified. Responses should be mailed to U.S. Army,CECOM Acquisition Center, AMSEL-ACCB-RT-K(MAT), Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008 or emailed to Alex.Matejka@mail1.monmouth.ar my.mil.
 

Place of Performance

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

Zip Code: 07703-5008

Country: US
 

Record

SN00291773-W 20030402/030331213520 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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