SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- NEAR SPACE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (formerly known as NEARS SPACE OPERATIONAL SYSTEM)
- Notice Date
- 5/26/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC - Space and Missiles System Center, 483 North Aviation Blvd, El Segundo, CA, 90245-2808
- ZIP Code
- 90245-2808
- Solicitation Number
- FA8818-06-R-0028
- Response Due
- 6/26/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/11/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP), Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM, is contemplating the award of a Near Space Communication System (Previously known as the Near Space Operational System). The RFP and is attached to this announcement. The system will be an integrated communication repeater that is balloon-borne to extend radio communications beyond line-of-site. The system will be designed to launch from a remote location and controlled via a portable command and control system. The lifting gas used in the system may be hydrogen or helium. Implementation of the repeater system will allow the warfighter to extend the range of indigenous VHF/UHF radios. The communications repeater will also act as a primary payload platform to support secondary payloads. Questions pertaining to this announcement shall be directed to Ms. Michele Cleckner, SMC Det 12/PKN at (505) 853-5376, e-mail michele.cleckner@kirtland.af.mil. An ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The ombudsman, Col Robert Caitlin, SMC/DS can be reached at (310) 363-3571. This effort is a small business set-aside, and was previously synopsized as the Near Space Operational System, FA8818-06-R-0001.
- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD
- Record
- SN01058206-W 20060528/060526220749 (fbodaily.com)
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