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

Notice Date

October 4, 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

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-79

Response Due

October 16, 2001

Point of Contact

Barron Grimmett, Technical Engineer, Phone (310) 363-2745, Fax null, Email Barron.Grimmett@losangeles.af.mil -- Thomas Gallavan, Project Manager, Phone (310) 363-2110, Fax null, Email Thomas.Gallavan@losangeles.af.mil

Description

This supercedes a previous CBD announcement of Advanced User Equipment (UE) Technology Days dated 11 Sep 01. The Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office (JPO), HQ Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC), Los Angeles AFB, is holding a combined industry day for the User Equipment Modernization and Advanced UE Technology programs. The agenda will include an overview of the JPO's vision for M-Code capable GPS User Equipment, program strategy, security architectures, Open Systems Approach (OSA), as well as 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. This will be followed by one-on-one sessions with prospective prime and subcontractors to receive feedback and suggestions on the JPO's strategy and to discuss industry concerns and issues with the planned User Equipment Modernization acquisition. Time for these sessions must be scheduled in advance, no later than 16 Oct 2001. The JPO asks that attendance at the one-on-one sessions be limited to 12 people from the prospective teams. The meetings will be held at The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA in the basement of Bldg A-8 on 23-25 October 2001 from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Participation is voluntary and is at individual company expense. This meeting is US only FOUO. Please RSVP no later than October 16, 2001 and forward your visit request information 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 is (310) 363-2745. Please call to confirm receipt. In the RSVP, please indicate whether one-on-one discussions are desired. 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 A/J participants will be given access to the following website http://gps.losangeles.af.mil/user/advanced/auet/index.htm that contains this draft ICD as well as an opportunity to supply comments. 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.

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Record

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