SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- RFI - AN/SRC-55 SHIPBOARD RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 5/2/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- P.O. Box 190022, North Charleston SC 29419-9022
- ZIP Code
- 29419-9022
- Solicitation Number
- N65236_SNOTE_00048D9E
- Archive Date
- 6/4/2012
- E-Mail Address
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Contract Specialist
(paula.somers@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Submissions are due nlt noon on the 4th of June 2012. DESCRIPTION Commander Naval Sea Systems Command (COMNAVSEASYSCOM) requires a new FrequencyDivision Multiple Access (FDMA), land mobile radio (LMR) system to provideforce protection, damage control, and flight deck wireless communicationsonboard US Navy ships. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWARSYSCEN LANT), acting asthe AN/SRC-55 Project Manager/Engineering Office was tasked by NAVSEA toprocure this system. The current AN/SRC-55 HYDRA System is a modified, commercial off-the-shelf(COTS) trunked FDMA LMR system manufactured by Harris Corporation in Lynchburg,VA. This system operates on a proprietary Harris Enhanced Digital AccessCommunication System (EDACS) air interface scheduled to be discontinued andreplaced with the APCO-25 common air interface (CAI) starting in 2014. This specification was developed to articulate and document the requirementsfor shipboard implementation of an APCO-25 LMR system to provide forceprotection, damage control and flight deck communications. It is being sent toindustry in order to solicit feedback concerning the content and scope ofrequirements contained therein and to thence modify the specification asnecessary based on that feedback. Shipboard requirements include MIL-S-901D, Grade A & B, Class II shock andMIL-STD-167 vibration characteristics, MIL-STD-461 electromagnetic interference(EMI) and MIL-STD-464 EMI requirements, MIL-STD-810 environmental requirements.All fixed equipment is designed to meet MIL-S-901 Grade B shock, be FMIntrinsically Safe Certified, and are compliant with ship's electrical power. System specific unique requirements include low power handheld radios(20mW/100mW), 380-399.9 MHz, and system ERP not greater than 200 mW. There arethree system RF outputs - one mast/external antenna feed and two radiatingtransmission line (RTL) antenna feeds for internal ship communications. Thesystem uses common transmit and receive antennas. Also required is flight deckruthless preemption (includes 5MC override and 4 levels of talk grouppreemption), interface with the 5MC announcing system and ship's telephonenetwork, a VHF/UHF cross-band repeating device referred to as a "linker" tosupport well deck and small watercraft operations. Special purpose subscriberequipment also includes integrated flight deck cranial/headsets that weredesigned to operate in noise fields produced by combat aircraft. Additionally,fixed mobile radios are located through-out the ship to provide location-basedwireless communications capabilities. 24 position battery chargers are requiredto support flight deck communications. The AN/SRC-55 must meet DOD IA requirements and hence must be certified andaccredited using the DOD Information Assurance Certification and AccreditationProcess (DIACAP) as specified by DOD INST 8510.01 of November 28, 2007. Inaddition, DOD requires the use of FIPS 197 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)encryption certified in accordance with FIPS 140-2 in all new DOD LMR systems. The information below provides a list of certification requirements. SHIPBOARD REQUIREMENTS(1) MIL-S-901D, Grade A & B, Class II shock(2) MIL-STD-167 vibration characteristics(3) MIL-STD-461 electromagnetic interference (EMI)(4) MIL-STD-464 EMI requirements(5) MIL-STD-810 environmental requirements(6) All fixed equipment is designed to meet MIL-S-901 Grade B shock(7) FM Intrinsically Safe Certified(8) Compliant with ship's electrical power(9) The AN/SRC-55 must meet DOD IA requirements and hence must be certified andaccredited using the DOD Information Assurance Certification and AccreditationProcess (DIACAP) as specified by DOD INST 8510.01 of November 28, 2007(10) DOD requires the use of FIPS 197 Advanced Encryption Standard(AES)encryption certified in accordance with FIPS 140-2 in all new DOD LMRsystems SUBMITTALSThe information received shall be reviewed to conduct objective, comparativeassessments and validation of commercial equipment and systems. This RFI is forINFORMATION GATHERING and PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY, and should not be construedas a Request for Proposal (RFP) or solicitation of an offer. The GovernmentDOES NOT INTEND to award a contract on the basis of this RFI or otherwise payfor the information solicited. All information received will be treated aspublic knowledge; therefore, vendors should not submit proprietary informationin response to this RFI. Specific information sought includes:1. Company information, including name, address, and URL2. A point of contact for follow-up information, and the point of contact'sphone number and e-mail address3. A brief description (75 words or less) of capabilities and existing orrelated products.4. Any relevant cost information such as purchase price and General ServicesAdministration (GSA) schedule information. A word document with this same announcement and additional attachments arelocated on SSC LANT'S e-commerce web site:https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil. If you encounter issues regardingaccess to the website, please contact the webmaster. Technical questions regarding this RFI may be submitted to the technical pointof contact is Charlie Doss at charles.doss@navy.mil or Michael Mason atmichael.s.mason3@navy.mil. Contract related questions may be directed to the Contract Specialist atpaula.somers@navy.mil. Submissions may be emailed to either POC listed above and are required notlater than noon on the 4th of June 2012.
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