Advanced Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Interface Processor (ATIP)

Classification Code:

7G20 – IT and Telecom - Network:

Analog Voice NAICS Code: 334 – Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing/334220 – Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), in support of the Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (PEO C4I) Communication and Global Positioning System Navigation Program Office (PMW/A 170), intends to increase the quantities of ATIP servers by 190 from 158 to 348, increase Terminal Interface (TIF) Terminal Direct (TD) (TIF-TD) by 460 from 158 to 618 and increase the ceiling for Engineering Services (ES), under the authority of Title 10 U.S.C.

3204(a)(1), implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. Contract N00039-18-D-0003 was awarded to Comtech as a sole source contract on 11 January 2018. The engineering services will support tasking associated with testing, obsolescence, technical support, and ATIP system deliveries.

The engineering services will also include software maintenance (e.g., recurring security patches and corrections to latent defects) and hardware repairs of Fleet and laboratory for extended lifecycle sustainment purposes, as well as hardware redesign to address obsolescence of system parts.

These services will also include studies and design changes, potentially both hardware and software, to support interface changes required for connection to and operation with externally connected systems, external modems and other baseband equipment, time/frequency distribution systems, and navigation systems. These studies and design changes may also be required for functional changes to enable or improve operations with compatible future MILSATCOM systems.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A competitive solicitation will not be posted. Interested parties may express their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement by writing directly to the Contracting Office. A determination by the Government to not compete the anticipated contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted to the Contract Specialist at christopher.d.auen.civ@us.navy.mil with courtesy copy to the Contracting Officer at christopher.j.murr.civ@us.navy.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers to the NAVWAR e-Commerce Central website; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information.