A -- GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) ADVANCED USER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY -- TECHNOLOGY DAYS

Notice Date

September 11, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, SMC -- Space and Missiles System Center, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467, El Segundo, CA, 90245-4659

ZIP Code

90245-4659

Description

The Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office (JPO), HQ Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC), Los Angeles AFB, is holding a "Technology Days." The agenda will include an overview of the JPO's vision for future GPS User Equipment (UE), as well as detailed presentations on the advancements that are being made in antenna, antenna electronics (AE), and receiver technologies. Specific products that increase UE protection from signal interference, both available or in development, will be presented. Additionally, the GPS JPO has created a draft version of an Interface Control Document (ICD) to support next generation, ultra high anti-jam (A/J) capable, GPS UE system configurations. This ICD brings together many of the A/J technologies that are currently in development. All participants will be given access to a web site that contains this draft ICD as well as an opportunity to supply comments. The meetings will be held at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA in the Ball and South West Rooms on October 16 and 17, 2001 from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Participation is voluntary and is at individual company expense. This meeting is for U.S. only. Please RSVP no later than September 21, 2001 and forward your DoD-granted personnel security clearance on a visit request to SMC/CZU c/o Barron Grimmett 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467, Los Angeles AFB CA 90245-4659, or they can be faxed to him at (310) 363-2168. His voice telephone and email is given below. DECLARATION: This publication is for information only and does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP), government sponsorship of contractor charges against any government contract for attendance or proposal efforts, or a government promise to pay for any information received in response to this announcement or any Technology Days meeting.

Web Link

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Record

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