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58 -- COMMERCIAL/GOVERNMENT OFF-THE-SHELF (COTS/GOTS), NON-DEVELOPMENT (NDI) SUBMARINE HIGH DATA RATE (HDR) SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (SATCOM) AND/OR COMPONENTS POC Dea Merchant, 02-33, 703-602-0640. Synopsis No. 31. This synopsis is in regard to the previously synopsized Sources Sought Announcement Synopsis No. 9, which appeared on 2 February 1995. The Government anticipates requesting additional information concerning the Submarine HDR. This request for information will be issued on the SPAWAR Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) on or about April 10, 1995. The Bulletin Board, 703-602-9494, operates at 14,400 BAUD with a setting of 8:N:1. The Draft will be in WordPerfect 5.2 format. The file name is SUBHDR4.DOC. and is located in the Draft RFP Library. To download this file, the prospective offeror will need at a minimum, PC or MAC with modem emulation software that supports VT100 or ANSI standing, a modem that operates between 300 bps - 14.4K bps and a minimum of 1.5 MEG free disk space. Prospective offerors are required to supply the name and address of their company, the Point of Contact's name and phone number on the on- line questionnaire. All others are also requested to optionally provide answers to a questionnaire on electronic contracting. The bulletin board will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, as the demand may be heavy, it may be necessary to call repeatedly or on off hours. If any assistance is needed regarding use of the BBS, please contact Mark Gurganus at (703)602-1842. Offerors who would like a copy of the file and do not have access to a modem may bring a high density, 3 1/2'' disk to the Contractor Liaison Branch, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 2451 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22245-5200, Room 201, Between the hours of 7:30am-4:00pm Mon-Fri. Interested parties should upload their questions to the Draft RFP File Library, and the file name must contain HDR plus five other characters of their choice, example SYSHDR.XXX (0095)

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