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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 19, 2006 FBO #1635
SOURCES SOUGHT

D -- Satellite Bandwidth and Network Management Services supporting FBCB2

Notice Date

5/17/2006
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

517410 — Satellite Telecommunications
 

Contracting Office

US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008
 

ZIP Code

07703-5008
 

Solicitation Number

W15P7T-06-R-J409
 

Response Due

6/17/2006
 

Archive Date

8/16/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The US Army Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) Blue Force Tracking (BFT) Product Office is seeking sources for commercial L-band bandwidth, network management services, engineering design and development services, and L-band satellite transceivers for Fiscal Year 2007 (FY-07) and beyond supporting US Army FBCB2 BFT operations Worldwide. FBCB2 BFT is a networked command and control system installed in Army, Marine Corps, other service as well as coalition tactical vehicles. FBCB2 BFT platforms use commercial L-band satellite communications as the transport mechanism for messaging and sharing Situation Awareness (SA) data across the battlefield. Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation (CMDC), Germantown, MD, has supplied the Army with MT- 2011 transceivers, packet switch equipment, network management services, and commercial L-band bandwidth to support initial fielding and sustained operation of FBCB2 BFT. For the FY-07 and subsequent requirements, the Army conducting market research to i dentify potential sources that can provide all of the following requirements: 1) A source of supply for commercial L-band Mobile Satellite System (MSS) bandwidth and power capable of supporting continued operation of FBCB2 BFT networks of CMDC MT-2011 Transceivers deployed worldwide. Bandwidth is needed to support DoD operat ions worldwide, with particular need for continuous bandwidth to support operations in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Europe, Korea, Okinawa, Hawaii, Alaska, and the Continental United States, as well as the continental littoral zones. The source of supply wo uld need to work with CMDC to provide the proprietary CMDC earth station hub equipment needed to be compatible with fielded FBCB2 BFT equipment. Over the period FY-07 through FY-10, as many as thirty 200 kHz L-band channels may be required to support FBCB 2 BFT operations worldwide. 2) In conjunction with the bandwidth described above, network technical, engineering and management services for FBCB2 worldwide operations. VSAT services and bandwidth are also required between each commercial L-band earth station and each of three Army-operated FBCB2 BFT Global Network Operations Centers (BGN). Services are needed to maintain operational readiness levels of 99% (at a minimum) for FBCB2 BFT networks and to perform over-the-air remote management of MT-2011 terminals as Army, U.S. M arine Corps, and coalition forces are fielded, operate, and are repositioned in various parts of the world. Over the period FY-07 through FY-10, up to 60,000 MT-2011 terminals will require management services. 3) A source of supply for engineering services capable of improving the operation of the current FBCB2 BFT L-band network. Improvements in the areas of data throughput, improved message completion rate and reliability, reduced message latency, net work prognostics and diagnostics, and security are anticipated in the FY-07 and beyond timeframe. 4) A source of supply for engineering and manufacturing services to provide the Army with additional L-band transceivers that are form-, fit-, and functionally-interoperable with the CMDC MT-2011 Transceiver. The Army requires as many as 5,000 MT-201 1 Transceivers each year over the next several years. In addition, the transceiver must be interoperable with the Comtech satellite hub equipment, be compatible with existing installation kits, and must meet the MT-2011 performance specifications. 5) Optional - A source of supply for satellite earth station hub equipment that is compatible and interoperable with the CMDC MT-2011 and can operate within the FBCB2 BFT satellite network. 6) Optional - A source of supply for engineering services capable of reverse engineering the firmware contained within the CMDC MT-2011 and CMDC hub and packet switch equipment to provide a more secure and more capable waveform to support FBCB2 BFT operations. NOTE: The Government does not own the design rights to the CMDC MT-2011 transceiver, CMDC hub equipment, or CMDC packet switch, nor does it have any drawings or documentation that describes the design and operation of this equipment. The Government does own CMDC MT-2011 transceivers and CMDC packet switch equipment that can be provided for purposes of reverse engineering. Sources that are interested in providing the Army with the resources identified above are requested to contact Mr. Richard Snyder of the Office of the Project Manager for FBCB2 BFT via email at rick.snyder@us.army.mil. Mr. Snyder may also be reached by t elephone at (732)472-8025; however, if a potential offeror wishes to be considered for evaluation, a written (e-mail) request must follow the telephone conversation. Offerors who wish to be considered for this proposed effort have thirty days from date of publication of this market survey to submit information.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07 ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208 Fort Monmouth NJ

Zip Code: 07703-5008

Country: US
 

Record

SN01050046-W 20060519/060517221741 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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