58 -- EPLRS RECIEVER TRANSMITTERS (RT'S), QUANTITY OF 2,787 WITH TO BE DETERMINED OPTION QUANTITY.

Notice Date

September 7, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

ZIP Code

07703-5008

Solicitation Number

DAAB07-

Response Due

October 5, 2001

Point of Contact

Garry Vittorini, Program Eng, 732-427-1640;

E-Mail Address

homer.o'krepki@mail1.monmouth.army.mil (garry.vittorini@mail1.monmouth.army.mil)

Description

This is a MARKET SURVEY for the acquisition of the Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) Receiver Transmitter (RT) to support US Army and other services fielding requirements. The current requirement is for a quantity of up to 2,787 RTs with a potential for increased quantities as determined necessary. There is a potential for out year option awards for the Army as required to meet the Army Procurement Objective (APO). Raytheon Company, Fullerton California, is the sole producer of the RT. Subcontracting opportunities through the prime manufacturer, Raytheon Company will be available upon award of this contract. All inquiries for subcontracting efforts are required to be made to the prime contractor, Raytheon Company, Building 675-X221, 1801 West Hughes Drive, Fullerton, California, 92833. Description: The Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS) provides a mobile wireless data communications backbone for the Army's Tactical Internet, provides embedded situational awareness/position navigation, and is a common system for Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps warfighters. EPLRS is a primary enabler for network centric warfare. EPLRS supports the Army's Transformation and is interoperable with US Air Force, US Marine Corps and US Navy. EPLRS mobile networks are used by Army Battle Command System(s) (ABCS) and Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) host computers for situational awareness and command & control. EPLRS currently consists of a Network Control Station and radios that can be configured for manpack, vehicular and airborne use. EPLRS uses a time-division, multiple-access communications architecture to avoid transmission contention along with frequency hopping, error detection, and correction with interleaving. It also uses spread spectrum technology to provide jamming resistance. Transmissions between the NCS and the RTs, as well as between the RTs themselves, are accomplished by assigning each RT in the net time slots during which it can transmit while other members receive. The time of arrival transmissions are processed by the NCS to provide the EPLRS position, navigation and identification services. Software upgrades that are currently being implemented on the EPLRS RT will allow each individual radio to determine its own position and will provide improved message reliability and more efficient use of available bandwidth. The EPLRS Network Manager will be replacing the NCS and will be responsible for communication assignments, the distribution of keys and network monitoring. EPLRS provides X.25, Ethernet 10BaseT, IEEE 802.3 and MIL-STD-1553B interfaces for Army, Air Force, USMC and Navy tactical data systems. Routing devices such as the Internet Controller (INC), provide access to the EPLRS services and communications capabilities. The power source for the manpack configuration is a battery pack which holds (2) two BA5590 lithium batteries, or (2) two BB-390A/U rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries. In vehicle and airborne configurations the radio will draw power from customized power adapters. Responses are requuested four (4) weeks after the CBD publication date. The Point of Contact is Mr. Garry Vittorini, telephone 732-427-4200, U S Army CECOM, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008

Web Link

CECOM Acquisition Center Business Opportunities Page (http//abop.monmouth.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010911/58SOL004.HTM (W-250 SN50X140)