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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 Posi... 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 issue a sole source Request for Proposal to Raytheon Company for the production and delivery of an estimated 22 fully qualified Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) Ship, Submarine, and Shore variants for operation in the Q, Ka, and X frequency bands on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF), Milstar, Ultra High Frequency Follow- on (UFO/E/EE), Interim Polar, Enhanced Polar System (EPS), Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) and Wideband Global SATCOM System (WGS) satellite constellations. The NMT variants consist of Communication Group (CG) and Antenna Group (AG) sub-systems. The delivery of the qualified systems will be required 15 months after contract award, at a minimum delivery rate of three systems per month thereafter, in order to meet operational needs. The RFP will include requirements for spares for each system and engineering support services. The engineering services will support tasking associated with testing, obsolescence issues, technical support, and NMT terminal deliveries. The engineering support services will include software maintenance (e.g., recurring security patches and corrections to latent defects) and hardware repairs of Fleet and laboratory CG and AG Lowest Replaceable Units (LRUs) 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 within the NMT to enable or improve operations with compatible future MILSATCOM systems. Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer at melissa.hawkins@navy.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers to the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information.