SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- Air Warrior Electronic Data Manager - Sources Sought, Comments/Information Requested.
- Notice Date
- 1/22/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334290
— Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US Army Aviation and Missile Command (Aviation), ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280
- ZIP Code
- 35898-5280
- Solicitation Number
- W58RGZNEWEDMS
- Response Due
- 2/21/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/22/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought for Electronic Data Manager (EDM) Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Message Router (GMR): The Product Manager for Air Warrior (PM AW) is interested in reducing the cost and improving the reliability of its EDM System via integration of the functionality of three existing Lowest Replaceable Units (LRUs) with one new Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS)LRU. The EDM GMR will be part of the EDM System and provide the interface between the EDM and the Aircraft mounted GPS antenna and the Blue F orce Tracking (BFT) transceiver and Pallet. The GPS provides the location information for the moving map located in the EDM. The EDM GMR replaces the following three (3) existing BFT/EDM items: 1. Tactronics 6 Port Ethernet Switch 2. Raytheon Micro-Router 3. Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) or Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR). Sources are sought with similar existing products and experience integrating similar products for Army Aviation platforms. It is anticipated that the EDM GMR will be the hardware provided to the software developer. Experience with security products and wor king with a third party software developer will prove helpful. Due to anticipated Security restrictions this sources sought is restricted to firms which meet the following additional requirements: 1. Contractor must be Free from Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI). 2. Contractor must have a facility clearance of SECRET or higher in accordance with DoD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). 3. Contractor is required to have a COMSEC account established by the US Government. This requirement is specified in DoD 5220.22A, Communications (COMSEC) Security Annex. A draft specification for the EDM GMR is available from the Contracting Officer, and sources with applicable experience, interest and qualifications are invited to comment and make recommendations to this specification. Interested/qualified sources are invited to respond to the contracting officer at anne.baune@redstone.army.mil if they meet the security restrictions mentioned above and are interested in reviewing the EDM GMR specification. There are no solicitation packages available at this time. Later in this process, Air Warrior will announce the availability of a solicitation, should the government elect to continue through to acquisition. This announcement does not constitute a pre-so licitation notice nor is it a request for proposal.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Aviation and Missile Command (Aviation) ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road Redstone Arsenal AL
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 35898-5280
- Record
- SN01216731-W 20070124/070122220757 (fbodaily.com)
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