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

58 -- SINCGARS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (SIP) MARKET SURVEY POC Ms. Laura Reiss, 908-532-0632 or Mr. R Snyder, 908-427-3023. This is a market survey conducted by the Department of the Army to determine the existence of additional sources to support pre-production design and development improvements to the SINCGARS Radio System. The objective of the System Improvement Program (SIP) program is to provide position location, packet data capability, improved data operations and simplified operations. Future enhancements include automated interface into the Area Common User System (ACUS), radio miniaturization and value engineering efforts, along with other miscellaneous improvements. The SINCGARS SIP 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 the SINCGARS radio allow for secure voice and data operation in a jamming environment. The SIP features will enhance the radio's ability to pass digtal data in a more efficient manner over benign and hostile environments, and the timing information from the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) will aide in the synchronization scheme for frequency hopping. Any potential suppliers of the 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. The automated interface into the ACUS provides for the replacement of the KY-90 with an automated entry device making it possible to ''dial'' directly into the ACUS from a SINCGARS net without soldier interface at the KY-90. This improvement will allow both automated voice and data to move quickly from CNR to the ACUS (and back) allowing greater throughput. There are presently two production sources for the SINCGARS Ground ICOM radio, ITT Aerospace/Communications Division, Fort Wayne, IN, and General Dynamics Land Systems, Tallahassee, FL. It is anticipated that seperate contracts will be awarded to support SIP design and development pre-production activities for each source. The deadline for response to this market survey is 30 August 1995. (0199)

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