K4-B-VAA_Product Demo_Market Survey.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)

COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION AGENCY (NCIA)

UHF TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIO

FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS)

Description

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)

COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION AGENCY (NCIA) UHF TACTICAL SATELLITE

(TACSAT) RADIO FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS)

INTRODUCTION

The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) on behalf of the Communications-Electronics Command Security Assistance Management directorate (CECOM SAMD) is issuing this Sources Sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest in, industry technologies available and capability to fulfill FMS requirements.

The result of this sources sought/market survey will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market survey, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. All small business categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. The U.S.

Government requests that interested parties submit a brief description of your company, your company’s solution, and your ability to meet potential system requirements.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A

SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE

GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE

GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT

OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION

OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY

RESPONDENTS TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT/MARKET RESEARCH IS STRICTLY

VOLUNTARY.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

CECOM SAMD administers and manages FMS cases including requirements for Partner Nations and entities. CECOM SAMD’s goal is to satisfy customer requirements for Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) tactical satellite radio systems to support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Communications Information Agency (NCIA).

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The purpose of this market research/sources sought is to identify interested sources that are certified and able to deliver required hardware and software to support the NATO tactical satellite network.

The contractor shall deliver up to five-hundred seventeen (517) required deployable, man-portable, and mobile configurations of ruggedized dual channel UHF tactical satellite radio terminal equipment to NCIA in three (3) batches over a 36-month period (or sooner if possible.) The first batch of one-hundred fifty (150) systems shall be delivered within twelve (12) months of contract award, and the next two batches of one-hundred eighty-four (184) and one-hundred eighty-three

(183) shall be delivered over the next twelve (12) and twenty-four (24) months (or as soon as the contractor is able.) Contractor personnel supporting system development/delivery shall be clearable to the NATO Secret level. Radio systems shall consist of a receiver-transmitter that is a single sealed chassis with dual channel capability. At a minimum, delivered radio systems shall meet the following technical requirements:

-UHF SATCOM transmit frequency operating range: 291,000 to 318.300 MHz -UHF SATCOM receive frequency operating range: 243.000 to 270.000 MHz -The man-portable dismounted backpack configuration shall transmit in both channels simultaneously at 20 watts using internal system amplification (i.e. without the aid of one or more external amplifiers.)

-Radio systems shall be Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)-certified to transmit and receive the NATO Integrated Waveform (IWF reference STANAG 4681).

-Radio systems shall be approved for U.S. Type 1 secure communications and approved for NATO SECAN (Military Committee Communications Security and Evaluation Agency) secure communications.

Radio systems, and the accompanying deployable, man-portable, and mobile configurations of ancillary equipment (including but not limited to antennas, power supplies, battery chargers, cables, hand and headsets), shall be delivered with hard side cases that include molded foam inserts. Radio systems and ancillary equipment for each of the three configurations shall be kitted for packing within the hard side cases designed to secure equipment for tactical movement.

Request responses include a plan for demonstrating at vendor cost and at the vendor’s site that the candidate ruggedized dual channel UHF tactical satellite radio terminal satisfies the above specifications. Also request the demonstration illustrate candidate man-portable, mobile, and deployable headquarters site configuration operations with accessories using battery power and an AC/DC power supply attachment, push-to-talk (PTT) handset, PTT headset, speaker, VHF low, VHF high/UHF, and SATCOM antenna systems, and rugged shock mounts as appropriate.

Furthermore, request the demonstration illustrate the function of candidate single and eight (8) bay battery chargers. Should the Government elect to issue an RFP, request these demonstrations occur prior to RFP issuance. A checklist to be used by US Government witness is attached.

Request responses include Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) price and availability (P&A) information for the equipment and deliveries described.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Any resulting contract is anticipated to have a security classification level of Unclassified. Any resulting contract shall be compliant with the specialty metals restriction of the Berry Amendment

(10 U.S.C. 2533a and 2533b) in accordance with DFARS clauses 252.225-7008 and 252.225- 7009.

ELIGIBILITY

NAICS code 334220 Receiver-Transmitter Units (i.e.

Transceivers) Manufacturing Product Service Code (PSC) 7G22 IT and Telecom-Network: Satellite and

RF Communications Products Federal Supply Code 5820 Radio and Television Communication

Equipment, Except Airborne

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested sources should furnish the following information, in the format provided below: (1) Name and address of company, with Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Any interested company must be registered with Central Contractor Registration (CCR). (2) Point of Contact Name, Department, phone number, and email address. (3) Identify past and current services your company offers that exactly match the capabilities specified above. (4) Address your company's capability to act as a single provider for the hardware and services defined herein. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. No phone or email solicitations with regard to the status of any resulting request for proposal (RFP) will be accepted prior to its release.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement(s), shall be electronically submitted to Contract Specialist, ------------------------, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email --------------------- no later than 4:00p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 8 December 2025. Reference this sources sought/synopsis number in the e-mail subject line and on all enclosed documents. Responses shall include documented capability to deliver required systems and services. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

• ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD 21005-5001

Primary Point of Contact

Attachments/Links

Demonstration Checklist.

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address mailto:nathalie.c.nguyen.civ@mail.mil

Secondary Point of Contact