US Army CECOM, C4IEW Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

58 -- INTRUSION DETECTION OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SOL DAAB07- POC Ms. Azza Meshal, 908-427-4034. The US Army CECOM Space and Terrestrial Communication Directorate (S&TCD) is conducting this survey to determine potential sources for this system. The intrusion detection optical communication system shall provide security of data without the need for encryption (key management). The system shall have National Security Agency (NSA) Commercial Communication Security (COMSEC) Endorsement Program (CCEP) certification. It shall be able to transmit data at a rate of 100 Mbps at a distance of up to 10 kilometers of link length with a bit error rate of 10-9 or less. The system shall allow the transmission of voice, data, imagery or video with full duplex operation. It shall weigh 50 pounds or less and be mountable in a 19 inch rack or fit on a desktop. The system sahll be Fiber Distrivuted Data Interface (FDDI) compatable and use single mode fiber. It shall be operational from 0 to 40 degrees centigrade. An installation and operations manual shall be provided with each system. The number of systems required, installation, training and maintenance support will be specified in each delivery order. The requirements will be to provide both staff and secure facilities, verified to at least the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information level. This effort is anticipated to be a Time and Materials type contract. Request that supplementary brochures, technical literature and a description of the equipment be furnished on products that provide the capabilities sought. It is reiterated that the system shall currently have NSA CCEP certification to be compliant. Interested parties shall respond to this announcement within 10 working days of its appearance in the CBD. The responses and requests for information should be directed to US Army CECOM, AMSEL-RD-ST-SY-TE, ATTN: ms. Azza Meshal, Ft. Monmouth, NJ 07703. FAX number is 908-427-3267. (0191)

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