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

58 -- SINCGARS ICOM GROUND AND AIRBORNE RADIO POC MS SUSAN STROUD, Contract Specialist, JACK ROBERTSON, Contracting Officer, AMSEL-ACCA-C-AR, (908)532-4840. This is a market survey by the Department of the Army to determine the existense of additional sources. The SINCGARS Ground Intergrated Commumications Security (ICOM) Reciever-Transmitter, RT-1523(C)/U, the Vehicular Amplifier-Adapter, AM-7239/VRC, and the RF Amplifier, AM-7238/VRC, are needed to satisfy an urgent requirement within the Army to replace the current VHF/FM tactical communications equipment. The current AN/NRC-12 family of radios are becoming increasingly deficient with regards to reliability, maintainability, resistance to jamming, detectability, nuclear hardening and communications security. The SINCGARS family of radios are being procured as a replacement for this equipment. The SINCGARS radio is a VHF/FM receiver-transmitter designed to operate in the 30 to 88 MHz frequency band in 25 KHz discrete channels for both frequency hopping and single-channel operation. The Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM) capability and the embedded Communications Security of SINCGARS radio allow for secure voice and data operation in a jamming envirement. SINCGARS was designed to interoperate with existing tactical communication equipment of the U.S. Army and in NATO compliant with STANAG 4202, 4204, and 4292. The SINCGARS radio can operate at various digital data rates to communicate with other devices. Any potential suppliers radio system must be completely interoperable with the current Army SINCGARS radio set in all modes of operation to include the cypher text and frequency hopping modes. There are presently two sources for the SINCGARS Ground ICOM radio, ITT Aerospace/Communications Division, Fort Wayne, IN and General Dynamics Land Systems, Tallahassee, FL. ITT, A/CD designed, tested and transitioned into production the RT-1523(C)/U under contracts DAAB07-78-C-O150, DAAB07-84-C-K503 and DAAB07-92-C-G004. GDLS was developed as a second source under contract DAAB07-88-C-T026 for the RT-1523(C)/U based on form, fit and function interchangability with the ITT design. Yearly production requirements to include spares and data now exist for estimated quantities of up to 27,000 Ground ICOM RT-15232(C)/U, 17,000 AM-7239/VRC and 18,000 AM-7238/VRC. A limited competition between ITT and GDLS is planned for the range quantities and a best value decision by the Government will determine the final quantity split between the two contractors. Suppliers must begin delivery of radio equipment within fourteen months of contract award. The Government presently does not have configuration control of drawings and there is no technical data package available from either contractor at this time. High volume production is required (more than 1000 radios/month) to meet SINCGARS fielding requirements. This notice is not a request for bids or proposals. The deadline for response to this notice is 31 MAY 1995; Only written responses will be accepted. (0137)

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