GPSW System Integration with Primes Working Group (SIPWG) Trade Studies Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Technology Development (TD)

The Global Positioning System (GPS) Wing (GPSW) Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) program at the Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB) Space and Missile System Center (SMC) intends to host a special SIPWG starting at 8:00 AM on 4 March 2010. The System Integration with Primes Working Group (SIPWG) is the Wing's primary System Integration (SI) working-level forum to: - Address priority cross-segment SI issues requiring inputs from prime development contractors - Ensure prime development contractors have the info required from Wing to be successful - Interface with GPSW external stakeholders to address key SI issues as required - Bring focus and drive towards GPS Capability; Initial Operational Capability/Full Operational Capability milestones This special SIPWG session will be dedicated to the discussion of potential and required technical trade-offs to define the Common GPS Module vs. the MGUE technical requirements as well as the interface between them in order to meet capabilities identified in the MGUE Capability Development Document (CDD). As such, the GPS Wing is seeking industry participation in the refinement of the MGUE Common GPS Module Technical Requirements Document. The white papers that will be discussed at the SIPWG are working drafts which can be found on the MGUE BIDDERS LIBRARY. Industry, to include small business, is encouraged to access and provide inputs to the white papers and be prepared to discuss at the SIPWG. Special Notice 09-63 was posted on FedBizOpps on 24 August 2009 outlining the specific instructions for obtaining a digital certification certificate and/or registering for a GPS Program Library account. Special Notice 09-63 was archived on 23 November 2009. Direct access to the MGUE Bidders Library can be requested at https://gps.losangeles.af.mil/gpslibrary/login.asp. The following information can be found on the BIDDERS LIBRARY under the reference folder: - Common GPS Module White-paper - Time-To-First-Fix White-paper - Blue Force Electronic Attack White-paper - Draft MGUE CDD dated 15 Dec 2009 SIPWG REGISTRATION: The SIPWG will be held at the GPSW SE&I Facility at SAIC located at 300 N Sepulveda Blvd Suite 3000, El Segundo, CA 90245. Please send a visit request per the instructions and contact Mr. John Silvas at (310) 416-8428 or Ms. Thuresia White at (310) 416-8518 about your intent to participate in this forum. A map to the host facility and instructions for a visit request can be found in the attachments entitled, "Map to SAIC," and "Visit request instructions." Although the instructions state that a visit request is not required for unclassified visits, participants are encouraged to do so anyway to obtain a "No Escort Badge." To expedite the RSVP, check-in process, and obtain a non-escorted badge, please have your security office submit a visitor request to: - Bryan Alkire (703) 676-1653 - Michelle Drummond (703) 676-1294 - Unclass FX: (703) 676-1717 - Also you can submit through JPAS SMO: 4WNC1 For those who plan to attend remotely, a copy of the slides will be available in the MGUE Bidders Library at https://gps.losangeles.af.mil/gpslibrary/login.asp. The following dial-in will be used for this SIPWG: - Audio Telecon Number: 800-366-7242 - Pass code: 7382825 SIPWG Points of Contact: Mr. John Silvas, GPSW SE&I System Integration Lead Email: silvas_john@bah.com Phone: (310) 416-8428 Ms. Thuresia B. White, SE&I Support Staff Email: TWhite@mcri.com Phone: (310) 416-8518 Contracting Office Address: GPSW/PK 483 North Aviation Blvd El Segundo, California 90245-2808 Government Technical Point of Contact: 1Lt Joe Carrier, MGUE Deputy Chief of Acquisition Operations Email: joseph.carrier@losangeles.af.mil Phone (310) 653-3616