US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

58 -- AN/GSC-52 SATELLITE TERMINAL MODERNIZATION SOL DAAB07-97-R-A503 DUE 100197 POC Point of Contact -- Carol Neal, Contract Specialist, 908-532-5277. Contracting Officer -- Theodore Kordower, 908-427-6095. WEB: Link to the CECOM Business Opportunities Page, http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to send a message to the Contracting Officer, kordower@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. Under the basic contract, the Government intends to procure system engineering integration for AN/GSC-52 Satellite Terminals, development of installation kits, and First Article Testing of the first three (3) AN/GSC-52 terminals, which will consist of one vanized kit and two fixed kits. (Installation will be under the T&M option, subject to availability of funding). The basic contract will require one transportable restoral terminal which will be temporarily configured at the sites to permit modification of the terminals and it will require First Article Testing. The overall objective of this procurement is to extend the life of the Tri-Service Terminals for 15 to 20 years. Other program objectives include improved performance, enhanced control and monitoring, reduction of life cycle costs, increased availability and increased commonality with the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) strategic terminals. The modernization encompasses equipment from the antenna interface to the communications and control subsystem interfaces. The following functional areas will be upgraded: transmitter assembly and control, monitor and alarm subsystem (CMA). The Government will furnish the converters, HPA's, cesium's and the on-site antennas. The contractor will furnish the CMA's and LNA's. The Elevated Equipment Rooms (EER) are to be replaced by the contractor. The First Article Units will be required thirty-seven (37) months ADAD. There will be nine option years which will include up to 36 additional kits and their installations. Options include restoral terminals, restoral spares, converter expansion cabling kits, control monitor and alarm kits for the AN/GSC-78 and AN/GSC-39, various spares, repair kits, special tooling, IKP, NET, ETI and Factory training classes, technical services for depot and on-site support, PDSS and various data items. Option quantities are structured for maximum flexibility for the Government within budget constraints in order to accomplish the modernization of a total of 39 sites.The contract will be a firm fixed priced type with the exception of installations, technical services (to include depot and on-site support), PDSS (including transition) and antenna refurbishment which will be done under Time and Materials contracting. Deliveries of kits, under the options, will be eighteen months after date of award and continue at the rate of one per month until completion. This contract will be based on the best value to the Government to be determined under source selection procedures. The solicitation will be available on the World Wide Web. The U. S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) has established a Business Opportunity Page (BOP) on the World Wide Web to provide electronic transmittal of solicitations from the government to industry. All parties interested in this solicitation are invited to access and review data from the CECOM BOP at http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil. and can do so by entering "guest" for the Password and User Name. Offers shall be submitted in hard copy at the time and place specified in the solicitation.. (0218)

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