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18 -- WIDEBAND SHF/KA GAPFILLER ACQUISITION PROGRAM INDUSTRY INTERCHANGE CONFERENCES POC Contact Technical POC LTC Chuck Puchon, (310) 336-4766; Contracting Officer, Ms Mary Anne O'Bryant, (310) 336-4737 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. The MILSATCOM Joint Program Office plans to host a series of Government/Industry Interchange Conferences. These conferences will assist the government in the formulation of the SHF/Ka Gapfiller requirements and acquisition strategy. Industry will be invited to participate in the development of requirements for the Operational Requirements Document (ORD), the Technical Requirements Document and the Payload/Terminal Interface Control Document. The Government will begin a requirements analysis process using Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) techniques to determine a set of affordable requirements for the ORD. Industry will be invited to participate in this process. In addition, this RFI will initiate the discussion of all acquisition related activities for determining the final acquisition strategy and content of the RFP. A full and open competition for the design, development, and production of three Gapfiller satellites and associated ground control is anticipated. These satellites will augment and extend the SHF X-band services of the DSCS III constellation, the Ka global broadcast services of the last three UFO satellites, and add new Ka two-way services from the three new Gapfiller satellites. The conferences will occur regularly over the time period between October 98 and April 00, when the RFP is expected to be released. Notices for future conferences will be sent only to those companies responding to this announcement. At the first meeting the government will present the overall program strategy, outline the CAIV process and discuss the schedule for the requirements development effort. Industry will be asked for feedback on the information presented. The conference will be held on Oct. 7,1998 at The Aerospace Corporation, 2350 East El Segundo Blvd. Building A-8 starting at 8:30 AM. Interested parties please call Lt Col Chuck Puchon at (310) 336-4766, SMC/MCX or Chuck Barooshian,The Aerospace Corporation at (310) 336-3297 by 23 Sept 98. Visit requests must be sent by 30 Sept 98 to Hester Bing, (Tele. (310) 336-5038), P.O. Box 92957, Los Angeles Ca. 90009, Fax. (310) 336-6983. Responders are cautioned that only contracting officers are legally authorized to commit the Government. This request is for information and planning purposes only. It is not a request for proposal, and does not commit the Government to pay for preparation costs. Respondents are advised that no contract will be awarded solely on the basis of a response to this RFI or any follow-up information subsequently submitted. This information will be used to support the acquisition of the Wideband Gapfiller satellites and associated ground control. A subsequent announcement in the Commerce Business Daily will be published prior to issuance of any RFP. See note 26.***** Posted 09/08/98 (W-SN247079). (0251)

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