25--UPGRADE OF LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLE COMMAND AND CONTROL VARIANT.

THIS ACQUISITION IS TO UPGRADE THE U.S. MARINE CORPS LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLE - COMMAND AND CONTROL (LAV-C2) SYSTEM FOR INCREASED TACTICAL COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER CAPABILITY. THE LAV-C2 IS A TACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL VEHICLE INTENDED TO PROVIDE VOICE AND DATA CONNECTIVITY TO INTELLIGENCE, FIRE SUPPORT, AND MANEUVER ELEMENTS OF THE MARINE CORPS' LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE (LAR) BATTALIONS, OR DEPLOYED INDEPENDENT UNITS THEREOF. IN ADDITION, THE LAV-C2 NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIGHER/JOINT HEADQUARTERS, AND HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO RECEIVE DATA DERIVED FROM THE JOINT SURVEILLANCE TARGET ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM (JSTARS), UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV), AND UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES (UGV) SENSOR PLATFORMS. TACOM WILL CONDUCT A FORMAL SOURCE SELECTION FOR THIS ACQUISITION, EVALUATE TECHNICAL, PAST PERFORMANCE, AND COST FACTORS; ACQUIRE NOT MORE THAN 2 CONTRACTOR'S SYSTEMS FOR COMPETITIVE DEMONSTRATION IN PHASE I OF THE PROGRAM; AND FINALLY, SELECT THE FIRM'S SYSTEM WHICH OFFERS THE BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR PHASE III PRODUCTION.