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

58 -- GROUND DATA TERMINAL SOL DAAB07-98-R-K861 DUE 102598 POC Point of Contact -- Sophia Braszko, Contract Specialist, 732-427-1395. Contracting Officer -- Michael Gallagher, 732-427-1327. WEB: CECOM Acquisition Center's Business Opportunities Page, http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Ground Data Terminal, braszko@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) anticipates negotiations with Cubic Defense Systems, San Diego, CA for a new contract to design, fabricate, and test Joint STARS Ground Data Terminals (GDT) system improvements and repartitioning at the Shop Replaceable Unit (SRU) level and at the System level. This action is required to reduce operational and support costs, parts obsolescence, and address technology insertion, and enhanced performance required to maintain interoperability with planned radar upgrades. It includes all Non-recurring Engineering (NRE) and associated logistics data as required. This new action includes System Improvement Program (SIP) 3 non-recurring engineering and Lot 7 production (up to 20 each GDTs) to maintain pace with the JSTARS Common Ground Station production/fielding. SIP 1 and 2 were performed by Cubic Defense Systems primarily to reduce parts obsolescence. SIP 3 is described above. Solicitation to be issued to Cubic Defense Systems per FAR 6.302-1(b), "Only One Responsible Source". Cubic Defense Systems, the developer/producer of the Surveillance and Control Data Link (SCDL), is the only company possessing the knowledge and expertise for this acquisition. The Government does not possess technical data completely defining form, fit and function of the items being procured and has no way of evaluating a substitute item. However, the Government does possess Performance Specifications that describe the operation of the GDT in the Joint STARS environment. The present Joint STARS SCDL SIP effort is under Contract No. F19628-93-C-0166 with Cubic Defense Systems and is managed by CECOM. The upcoming Solicitation will be placed on the CECOM Business Opportunity Page (BOP) for all interested parties. See Note 22. The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) has established a Business Opportunities Page (BOP) website to allow electronic transmittal of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitation for Bids (IFBs) from CECOM to Industry. All parties interested in doing business with CECOM are invited to access, operate, send and receive information from the Business Opportunity Page at (http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil). Upon accessing this webpage, click on CECOM Business Opportunities. You may access potential CECOM Business Opportunities by simply typing "guest" for the login ID and password. Registration for a user ID and password will only be necessary when you are considering the submission of proposals CECOM through the BOP. For CD-ROM drawings or other data, contact the identified Contracting Officer via their e-mail. Offers and Bids shall be submitted in hard copy at the time and place specified in the solicitation. No bids shall be submitted directly to the Contracting Officer. The CECOM Acquisition Center's EBB is closed! Posted 09/10/98 (D-SN248152). (0253)

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