Global Positioning System (GPS) and Precise Positioning Service (PPS)

This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT (SS). The purpose of this request for information/sources sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various contractors to compete and perform a firm fixed price contract. The Government must ensure that there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. This RFI/SS is for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, to be used for the preliminary planning process. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS REQUEST. A solicitation may or may not be issued as a result of this Sources SoughtRequest for Information. No reimbursement will be made for any cost associated with providing information requests.

The Engineering Research and Development Center, Topographic Engineering Center, Alexandria Contracting Office is conducting a Request for Information (RFI) Sources Sought for the procurement of survey grade Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Precise Positioning Services (PPS) equipment operable in the military environment. A set will include three GPS receivers with the antennas, cables, data collection capability, data processing capability, rechargeable batteries, and radio data communication capability necessary to form a complete system.

The GPS receivers must incorporate an approved Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) and be compliant with GPS Wing PPS Host Application Equipment (HAE) requirements. The receivers must be capable of receiving signals from 12 GPS satellites simultaneously on both the L1 and L2 frequencies. Radio communications must comply with section 6-1 of the Army Regulation (AR) 25-2, Information Assurance.

Positioning accuracy requirements include:

a. Absolute position, real-time: d 4 meters, horizontal; d 4 meters vertical.

b. Absolute position, post-processed with precise ephemeris: d 1 meter, horizontal: d 1, meter vertical.

c. Differential position, static: d 5 mm + 1 ppm, horizontal; d 4 10 mm + 1 ppm, vertical.

d. Differential position, Real-Time Kinematic (RTK): d 2 cm + 1 ppm, horizontal: d 4 cm + 1 ppm, vertical.

To participate in this procurement a company must meet the requirements for access to GPS PPS HAE, which include:

a. Be Free from Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI). If this is not the case, then the company must have completed actions to negate FOCI in accordance with the DoD 5220.226M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).

b. Have a facility clearance of SECRET or higher in accordance with the DoD 5220.226M, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).

c. Have a COMSEC account established by the US Government. This requirement is specified in the DoD 5220.22A, Communications (COMSEC) Security Annex.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS ) code for this acquisition is 334220 Radio & Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communication Equipment Manufacturing with an applicable size standard of 750 employees.

All interested firms that possess the capabilities and facilities addressed herein are encouraged to respond by providing the information on or before 25 February 2009. Responses to this RFI/SS should be unclassified. Sources responding to this RFI/SS must indicate their business size in relation to the following NAICS code 334220. .

Point of contact is Elvie Thompson, 703-428-3771, or email Elvie.a.thompson@usace.army.mil

Offerors response to this Request for Information shall be limited to 10 pages and shall include the following information: Offerors name, address, point of contact, telephone number, and email address. Offerors capability to meet the requirements of the RFI, facility clearance and COMSEC requirements. Offerors business size standard.

Mail, FAX or email your response to Ms. Elvie Thompson, Contracting Officer, ERDC Contracting Office, Alexandria Office, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA. 22315-3864 or FAX to 703-428-6995 or EMAIL to Elvie.a.thompson@usace.army.mil. EMAIL is the preferred method for receiving responses.

No technical questions will be considered prior to release of the solicitation.