Next Generation Troposcatter
This presolicitation notice seeks proposals to deliver a next generation troposcatter system to replace the existing AN/TRC-170A system. The Marine Corps Systems Command is seeking modernized commercial off-the-shelf solutions that provide lightweight, transportable beyond line of sight communication capabilities using troposcatter technology. Proposals are sought to deliver systems with data rates up to 50 megabytes per second and ranges up to 160 statute miles while reducing size, weight, and power requirements. Questions regarding the draft RFP were due by May 6, 2019.
There is no set-aside designation specified. The main NAICS code is 334220 and PSC code is 5820. The incumbent contractor is unknown. Key contract requirements include a secret facility clearance level, operating in C-Band and X-Band frequency ranges, auto and manual antenna alignment capabilities, transportability via HMMWV and JLTV cargo variants, and reliability standards including 1000 hours MTBOMF. Delivery order quantities and values will be determined at time of award over multiple performance periods and locations.
M67854-19-R-2000 United States Marine Corps
4/18/19, 9:17 PM Next Generation Troposcatter
The United States Marine Corps, via the Marine Corps Systems Command, seeks to procure a Next Generation Troposcatter system to provide secure Beyond Line of Sight digital data transmission through an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with a potential value of $150 million over ten one-year ordering periods. Offerors must meet the technical and security requirements defined in Attachments 1 and 5 to provide transit case-based systems operating in C-Band and X-Band frequencies, as evaluated based on seven volumes of information in proposals due by June 21, 2019.
No set-aside designation was used for this procurement. The NAICS code is 334220 and PSC code is 5820, with up to 15% of the total contract value expected to go to small businesses. The incumbent contractor is unknown. The place of performance will be Marine Corps facilities, with the contractor required to deliver 172 systems in the first ordering period starting in September 2019 through the end of the ten-year contract period in 2029.
M67854-19-R-2000 United States Marine Corps
5/2/19, 3:04 PM Next Generation Troposcatter (NGT)
The United States Marine Corps awarded a contract on May 5, 2021 for the Next Generation Troposcatter program. This contract is for the development of next generation tropospheric scatter communications technology, which will allow for over-the-horizon communications capabilities for expeditionary forces. The contract is expected to run for 5 years with a total potential value of $500 million over that period, including research, development, testing and evaluation of prototypes with fielding planned to begin in 2026.
M67854-19-R-2000 United States Marine Corps
10/30/19, 11:01 AM