US Army CECOM, Command, Control, Communications Computer, Intelligence and Electronic Warfare (C4IEW) Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

58 -- BATTLEFIELD INFORMATION TRANSPORT SYSTEM (BITS) SOL DAAB07-95-R-C753 POC Mr. Kevin Loesch, Contracting Officer, (908) 532-1711. This is an announcement to industry of the Battlefield Information Transport System (BITS) acquisition supporting the Army data transport communication system, serving principally data terminals resident at Brigade and below, but also having application at higher echelon units. This procurement shall support phase I of the program by providing 400 BITS for testing in the Advanced Warfare Experiment (AWE) DIV CORPS XXI, assessment of BITS performance in AWE and provide an option for up to 700 additional BITS for additional testing in AWE DIV CORPS XXI. Contract award for BITS Phase I is forecast for first quarter FY96. Further details will be provided in a BITS executive summary/market survey forecasts for dissemination via the CECOM Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB) on 9 January 1995. Draft request for proposal documents shall be posted to the CECOM EBB as they become available. The executive summay includes instructions for scheduling one-on-one appointments with the program office and review of the BITS technical library. The purpose of these appointments is to provide a private forum to industry to brief Government personnel and present proprietary information related to industry digital data transport technology development efforts. All BITS related information shall only be available via the CECOM EBB. Those companies who currently do not have a CECOM EBB user guide, password and ID may submit a formal request to Commander, US Army CECOM, C4IEW Acquisition Center COB, Rm 5D-06, ATTN: EBB, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008. Fax requests are acceptable and may be sent to number (908) 532-6020. (0364)

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