US Army PEO, Office of the Program Manager, Joint Tactical Area Communications Systems, Ft. Monmouth, NJ 07703-5000

58 -- MARKET SURVEY FOR THE PRODUCTION, RETROFIT AND TRAINING OF THE ESOP RUGGEDIZED GRAPHICS WORSTATION DUE 030196 POC Mr. Tom Nugent, Product Manager, (908) 532-1849, Marcia Easton, Contracting Officer, (908) 532-1412. This is a Market Survey attempting to identify qualified vendors capable of supplying the installation kits necessary to install the CHS 2 ruggedized SPARC 20 computer workstation and a graphics display into all of the Army's MSE and AN/TTC-39D (i.e. AN/TTC-46, AN/TTC-47 and AN/TTC-50) tactical communications switches. The installation kit shall include the aforementioned workstations, a graphics display and the hardware, cables, etc. Installation kit drawings are being developed by GTE. The installation kits produced for the aforementioned switches will be retrofit into switches deployed in active Army units, CONUS and OCONUS, and in National Guard and Reserve units throughout the CONUS. The vendor shall also train switch operators (MOS 31F) in all units using the ESOP training course developed by GTE. The vendor shall also reproduce the training material and technical manuals. In addition to providing the aforementioned kits, retrofit and training the installation shall not degrade any current switch capabilities. As GTE has not yet delivered any technical drawings or training material, to the Government, potential vendors must obtain/possess the required technical information from GTE. Potential qualified vendors must also possess and demonstrate an intimate knowledge of both the MSE and AN/TTC-39 family of circuit switches. Vendors must provide the following information in writing to PM JTACS, ATTN: SFAE-C3S-JTC-CSS, Building 787, Fort Monmouth, NJ 0703-5000. Further information can be obtained by calling Mr. T. Nugent at 908-532-1849 or E-Mail Nugent@DOIM6.Army.Mil. Information on how the proposed products will be integrated into the identified switches and how current switch capabilities will be maintained. Information on cost and retrofit and training schedules. (0033)

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