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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 07, 2020 SAM #6644
SOURCES SOUGHT

58 -- KC-135 MUOS NSN 5821-01-456-3702 PN 822-0383-001 Industry day Minutes

Notice Date

2/5/2020 12:16:38 PM
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

334220 — Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

FA8105 AFLCMC WKK TINKER AFB OK 73145 USA
 

ZIP Code

73145
 

Solicitation Number

FA810519R0020
 

Response Due

2/6/2020 2:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

12/01/2020
 

Point of Contact

Tiwana Burdex, Phone: 405-739-2041, Brad Zikas, Phone: 405-736-4011
 

E-Mail Address

tiwana.burdex@us.af.mil, bradley.zikas.1.ctr@us.af.mil
(tiwana.burdex@us.af.mil, bradley.zikas.1.ctr@us.af.mil)
 

Description

KC-135 Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) Industry Day 22-23 January 2020: Please see the attached presentation for the KC-135 MUOS Industry Day, conducted on January 22nd 2020.�In addition the questions and answers that were asked during the MUOS Industry Day are posted below. Vendor Questions MUOS Industry Day Briefing vendor questions Rockwell Collins: Are contractor field team installation plan? Answer: Depends on MUOS solution and it is being considered. General Dynamics: What is the sparing plan? Answer: Standard 10% for now Raytheon: How many instances of MUOS use at a time? Answer: Simultaneous voice and data.� Data rate depends on AMC requirements. L3/Harris: Will there be other SATURN/MUOS users? Answer: No AMC ground stations.� Other MAF platforms are installing MUOS and usage is dependent on ATC. L3/Harris: �Does the KC-135 plan on using Video Teleconferencing over MUOS like the Special Air Mission aircraft? Answer: No VTC, voice and data only. Raytheon: Will this be a federated install or connected to FMS? Answer: Current communications are on FMS, MUOS voice also to be connected to FMS.� Red and Black LAN configurations TBD. Raytheon: Who owns FMS? Answer: Rockwell Collins owns FMS L3/Harris: How are the Red and Black LAN to be applied? Answer: Maintain current Black connectivity�possibly ACARS data and similar unclassified data. Red BLOS Data usage is TBD, depending on AMC guidance once Concept of Operations (CONOPS) are better defined. Raytheon: What data capabilities are you looking for? Answer: ACARS data type set, front end use only.� AMC has not solidified their CONOPS yet so we are open to suggestions on how other platforms are using secure data. MUOS IPT: Do you (industry) expect band width issues in the future once MUOS is proliferated in theater? Industry: MUOS is designed to be self-managing depending on number of users and data rates.� The data rates will decrease as more users are on the system and those with lower priorities will be kicked off. Government Contracting Office Address and POC: AFLCMC/WKK, Building 3001, 3001 Staff Drive, STE 2AJ 85A, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma 73145-3001 United States Primary Points of Contact: Ms. Tiwana Burdex at Tiwana.Burdex@us.af.mil Ph#: (405) 739-2041.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/770f841a2fbc4ab3941fdc00df7df9c1/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Oklahoma City, OK 73145, USA

Zip Code: 73145

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05553129-F 20200207/200205230147 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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