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58 -- NON-DEVELOPMENTAL ITEM (NDI) SUPER HIGH FREQUENCY (SHF) SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SHIPBOARD ANTENNAS POC Karen Erickson, 02-33, 703-602-0619. Synopsis NO. 44. Reference is made to Synopsis No. 32. As stated therein, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) is planning to acquire non-developmental item (NDI) shipboard SHF SATCOM antennas for operation with existing AN/WSC-6(V)4 SHF SATCOM terminals. The antennas must be capable of operation with, or in replacement of, existing AN/WSC-6(V) seven foot antennas manufactured by Electrospace, Inc. of Richardson, TX. The potential exists for at least 20 antennas to be procured over five years under the intended competitive, firm fixed price contract. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 3663. SPAWAR intends to use its electronic bulletin board system (BBS) for pre-solicitation information and for the issuance of any resultant request for proposals (RFP). The SPAWAR electronic bulletin board may be accessed from personal computers (PC) or Macintosh (MAC) computers by calling (703)602-9494. The Bulletin Board operates at 14,400 baud with a setting of 8:N:1. The file will be in either MS Word 6.0 format or WordPerfect 6.0 format. The file will be compressed by shareware program PKZ204G.EXE. The file will be on the Draft File Library. To download this file, the prospective offeror will need, at a minimum, a PC or a MAC with modem support software that support VT100 or ANSI standard, a modem that operates between 300 bps - 14.4K bps and minimum of 1.5 Mb free disk space. All offerors are encouraged to provide answers to an optional questionnaire concerning electronic contracting. The bulletin board will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, as demand of the bulletin board may be heavy at times, it may be necessary to call repeatedly or during non-business hours. If any assistance is needed regarding use of the bulletin board, please contact Mark Gurganus at (703)602-1842. Offerors who would like a copy of the AN/WSC-6(V)4 seven foot antenna information package and do not have access to a modem may bring a high density, 3.5 inch disk to the Contractor Liaison Branch, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 2451 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22245-5200, Room 201, between the hours of 7:30 am and 4:00 pm Mon-Fri. Draft pre-solicitation technical information (specification, statement of work, contract data deliverable requirements, contact line items) was posted to the SPAWAR BBS on 1 April 1996. As stated in Synopsis No. 32, additional information will be made available via a Government reading room, and potential offerors will have the opportunity to visit and inspect an existing AN/WSC-6(V)4 terminal in San Diego, CA, and receive a Government briefing prior to RFP release. Date scheduled for industry representatives to inspect an existing AN/WSC-6(V)4 terminal is Tuesday, 7 May 1996. A pre-solicitation briefing will be held on Wednesday, 8 May 1996. All events (terminal inspection and pre-solicitation briefing) will be held at the Naval Research and Development Division (NRaD)of the Naval Command, Control and Ocean Systems Center, 4927 Pacific Highway, San Diego CA. Companies wishing to avail themselves of the opportunities for inspection of an existing terminal and/or participation in a pre-RFP briefing may make reservations by sending visit requests and personnel security clearances for no more than three persons per firm (personnel may be different for the terminal inspection versus the pre-RFP briefing) to the NRaD point of contact, Mr. Brian Johnston, NraD Code 621, (619)524-3678, (619)524-2607 (FAX). The clearance must include full company addresses, company telephone numbers, the company technical point of contact, the company security office point of contact, and the company fax number. In addition, the clearance must state the subject AN/WSC-6(V)4 Seven-Foot Antennas, the government point of contact, Mr. Brian Johnston, NRad Code 621, (619)524-3678. Upon receipt of the security clearance, the visitor will be placed on a list to allow entrance into the NRad Reading Room. Please fax the clearance to (619)524-2607, Attn: Mr. Brian Johnston at least one week prior to visiting the reading room.. Visit requests should state if the visit(s) pertain to terminal inspection, pre-RFP briefing, or both. For terminal inspection, contact Mr. Brian Johnston, NRaD Code 621, to schedule an appointment. All NRaD Code 621 visitors should check in at the NRaD security office, 4927 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA upon arrival and contact Mr. Brian Johnston for further guidance. The Government reading room supporting the potential acquisition of SHF SATCOM antennas will be available to interested parties commencing 7 May 1996. Reservations for reading room use may be made by contacting Mr. Brian Johnston, NraD Code 621. The reading room will be open Monday-Thursday, 0800-1600, and will be available until the date established for receipt of proposals. SPAWAR expects to release a formal RFP for this effort in June 1996, with proposals due 30 days after RFP release. SPAWAR intends to require each proposal to consist of a relatively small written page count, coupled with a subsequent live, videotaped, oral presentation to expand on the written portion of the proposal. Further detail will be placed on the SPAWAR BBS prior to 7 May 1996. Contract award is targeted for the quarter ending 31 December 1996. First deliveries of antennas are desired prior to 30 September 1997. (0116)

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