Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, 2531 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22242-5160

59 -- GENERIC NAVY STIMULATORS/STIMULATORS (GNSS) FOR THE BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL TRAINING (BFTT) SYSTEM. SOL N00024-96-R-5226 POC Arthur Peterson, Contract Specialist (703) 602-7904, Ext 524. Richard N. Goff, Contracting Officer (703) 602-7904, Ext 523. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) seeks interested suppliers to provide Generic Navy Stimulators/Simulators (GNSS). The GNSS Program is intended to reduce development cost and schedule length and optimize the use of commerical technology. The GNSS will be built upon Open System Achitecture (OSA) standards incorporating a functionally modular design using Non-Development Items (NDI), Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) products, and industry defined software and communication interface standards. An overall objective in the design and development of the GNSS is to provide the Navy with the most cost-effective system that maximizes the use of the inherent Battle Force Tactical Training (BFTT) System capabilities, while allowing all possible flexibility for future growth. The GNSS comprises a GNSS Controller Versa Module Eurobus (VME) and a ship specific number (1-6) of Radar Signal Generator (RSG) enclosures capable of producing (by either stimulation or simulation) modeled radar return signals and/or video signals associated with the following radar sets: AIMS MK III IFF, AN/SP-35, AN/SP-43, AN/SP-46, AN/SPQ-9B, AN/SPS-40 Series, AN/SPS-48 Series, AN/SPS-49 Series, AN/SPS-55 Series, AN/SPS-67 Series, AN/TPX-42, AN/UPX-29, AN/UPX-30, AN/UPX-36, MK 23 TAS, and MK 95 NSSMS. The GNSS will be deployed on a variety of surface ships. Interested suppliers should obtain a draft specification and draft statement of work (SOW) and provide letters of interest and written comment on those technical documents within thirty (30) days of the date of this announcement. Subsequent to its review of those comments, the Navy intends either to circulate a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for additional comment, or to issue a formal RFP. The current draft specification and draft SOW may be obtained either from Mr. Richard Goff, NAVSEA 02521, telephone (703) 602-7817, or from Mr. Art Peterson, NAVSEA 02521C, at the same number. Not having responded to the Navy's previous market survey announcement of this procucurment in the CBD of March 5, 1996 does not preclude any interested parties now from requesting the draft specification and SOW and participating in the planned acquisition; nor does having responded to that survey automatically entitle any interested parties to be sent copies of the draft specification and draft SOW now. Rather, all interested parties must either pick up the documents at the address shown above, Room 5E40 (Industry Liaision), or provide a written request to have them mailed. Responding to this request for information (RFI) will not automatically entitle any interested party to receive the formal RFP or other future documents. This announcement is not a request for proposals, nor does the Navy intend to pay for any information herein solicited. (0156)

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