A -- Global Positioning System (GPS) Modernized Space Receiver (MSR) Notice of Industry Day # 4

INDUSTRY DAY # 4: Sponsored by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office (JPO), Los Angeles AFB, CA. The GPS JPO will host an Industry Day for the GPS Modernized Space Receiver (MSR) Program. The GPS MSR must be capable of operating with legacy civilian coarse acquisition code (C/A-code), L2 civil code (L2C), and military encrypted precision code (P(Y)-code) GPS signals as well as the new military code (M-code), L5 civil code, and L1 civil code (L1C) GPS signals. The receiver must also be able to operate in the space environment for at least ten years. The targeted users for the MSR are a variety of government satellites that operate at orbits between 150km and 1200km. The primary purpose of the Industry Day is to discuss the Acquisition Strategy Plan and Request For Proposal (RFP). A draft RFP will be released on 03 Feb 2006. The Industry Day is scheduled for Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 0830-1000 Pacific Standard Time (PST) at ARINC, Large Conference Room, 2250 E. Imperial Highway, Suite 450, El Segundo, CA 90245. The classification for the briefing is UNCLASSIFIED. Attendance will be limited to five (5) personnel per company/team. All notifications for attendance, list of names attending and phone numbers and any questions regarding this announcement must be made, by e-mail, by Friday, 10 Feb 06 to Ms. Jamie Moos at jemoos@arinc.com (phone number: (310) 726-1669). Visit requests are also required to gain access to the ARINC facility. Visit requests including each person attending can be faxed to Ms. Christine Jana, fax number (310) 726-1661 (phone number: (310) 726-1601). Requests for side-sessions for each company/team to meet with the MSR government team can be made via e-mail by Friday, 10 Feb 06. E-mail requests for side-sessions should be sent to Capt. Randall Klein at randall.klein@losangeles.af.mil and Jamie Moos at jemoos@arinc.com. Side-sessions will be limited to one hour. RFP ACCESS: The Government intends to issue a final Request for Proposal for the MSR program on or after 6 March 2006. All documentation regarding this effort can be obtained through the GPS Bidder's Library. Parties interested in accessing this information should apply at https://gps.losangeles.af.mil/gpslibrary where they must provide adequate justification for access, all contact information, and a Government point of contact (Capt Randall Klein, SMC/GPEE, 310-653-3388).