NAWDC has a requirement for the design, fabrication, delivery, installation, and testing of three (3) Command Post
Kits and one (1) Mountain Top Relay kit to support a standalone, threat-representative communications network to
be used by exercise OPFOR. A portion of RH takes place on the Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC). The
FRTC is a very challenging geographic area for ground-based communications due to the prevalence of mountain
ranges and corresponding valleys. The command post and mountain top relay kits will upgrade and modernize the
capability employed by the RED and GREEN forces during RH. RED and GREEN force commanders are given
“commander’s intent” and objectives for each event, but are allowed to be a “thinking” enemy, requiring real-time
command and control of RED and GREEN forces. Upgrading the command posts and adding a mountain top relay
capability will enable the RED and GREEN forces to more effectively communicate, yielding a more lethal
adversary and adding to the complexity of the problem RH exercise participants are tasked with solving. If RH range
communications equipment is not purchased, RED and GREEN forces will continue to use the existing legacy
equipment and will not be able to evolve and adapt to provide a realistic and challenging OPFOR during RH.
3.0 Requirements
3.1 Locations and Description
COMMAND POST KITS. Three (3) CP kits shall be delivered to and installed in CP vehicles which are located
aboard the FRTC, adjacent to NAS Fallon, NV. All (3) CP vehicles are government-owned vehicles, and all
equipment installed will become property of the U.S. Government. CP vehicles consist of one HMMWV, one
military box truck, and one towed enclosed trailer. Any existing communications equipment removed to install the
CP kits will remain the property of the U.S. Government and will be stored aboard the FRTC, coordinated via the
MISRWS.
MOUNTAIN TOP RELAY KIT. One (1) MTR kit shall be delivered to and installed aboard the FRTC, adjacent to
NAS Fallon, NV. The mountain range area upon which the kit is to be installed is approximately 8,000 feet
elevation accessible via gravel road. Upon installation, the MTR kit will become property of the U.S. Government.
Any existing communications equipment removed to install the MTR kits will remain the property of the U.S.
Government and will be stored aboard the FRTC, coordinated via the MISRWS.
The (3) CP kits and (1) MTR kit, once installed, will operate as a standalone network utilized by RH exercise
OPFOR. RH OPFOR will utilize the CPs throughout the FRTC as assigned by exercise control, with
communications relay accomplished by the Mountain Top Relay. The network will be used solely for scripted,
unclassified exercise communications, and will not interface with any military or civilian communications networks
on the FRTC. Kit components have been selected to provide the best possible threat-representative network for blue
force exploitation. The kits and resulting network cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit outside
visibility into transmitted data due to the standalone nature of the network. Equivalent components may be
substituted by the contractor, so long as they are approved by the Technical POC or COR, and are configured in a
standalone network.
