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58 -- NATO: SUPPLY OF MULTI-BAND TRANSPORTABLE SATELLITE GROUND TERMINALS SOL CO-7944-SHF DUE 041098 POC Alexis Kemper (202-482-1512) NATO C3 Agency is inviting bids for the provision of multi-band transportable satellite ground terminals for the NATO CIS Contingency Assets Pool. Each terminal shall be equipped for at least four simultaneous duplex links througha military for commercial satellite, communicating with another terminal of its type or inter-operating with existing static anchor terminals and gateway terminals. To facilitate a short delivery time (less than 12 months for the first terminal), use of Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) style equipment shall be accepted, provided adequate certification of performance is made available. ECCM and bulk-encryption capabilities are required, but these will be provided through use of Customer Furnished Equipment (CFE). All applicants must be certified to compete in NATO ICB by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Telecommunications. Submit all nomination requests to Alexis Kemper (202-482-5834) by COB 10 April 1998. (0068)

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