SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- StarCaster Automatic Tower Information Service (ATIS)
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334220
— Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, 45CONS (Bldg 423), 1201 Edward H White II St MS 7200, Patrick AFB, Florida, 32925-3238
- ZIP Code
- 32925-3238
- Solicitation Number
- FA252108T0213
- Archive Date
- 8/19/2008
- Point of Contact
- Antonio V. Cazares,, Phone: 321-494-3938, Linda L. Brantley,, Phone: 321-494-3668
- E-Mail Address
-
antonio.cazares@patrick.af.mil, linda.brantley@patrick.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a synopsis for a commercial acquisition using simplified acquisition procedures Reference FAR Parts 12 and 13). THIS IS A SYNOPSIS AS REQUIRED BY FAR PART 5.2 - THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE/PROPOSAL. VENDORS SHOULD NOT SUBMIT FORMAL QUOTES/PROPOSALS UNTIL THE RFQ/RFP IS POSTED TO THIS WEBSITE. 45 CONS/LGCB has a requirement for a StarCaster Automatic Tower Information Service (ATIS) to automatically broadcast text-to-speech messages concerning local weather and runway status to approaching aircraft. ATIS includes the following features and components: a. One StarCaster software license b. Installation Disk with site-specific configuration of software, vocabulary and text conversion rules c. Factory-configured site-specific weather information d. Automatic update of ATIS ID letter when New ATIS message is created e. Complies with ICAO International Standards and Recommended Practices, including compliance with ICAO formats for TCP/IP and serial connections f. Automatic retrieval of weather data code via IDS-5 g. Automatic conversion of METAR from its encoded format to English text and to natural voice for broadcast h. Automatic detection of weather data errors and software tools for manual error correction i. Free text entry j. Optional call-in telephone access to listen to ATIS message on an analog phone line k. Automatic logging of weather data received, weather data errors, start and end time of broadcasts, broadcast contents, and any technical errors 1. Text of ATIS broadcasts saved to hard drive and/or removable media m. Software and hardware for making manual recordings for broadcast, and for audio monitoring of ATIS broadcast before being sent to radio transmitter(s) n. Operations and Technical Maintenance Manual o. XMU+ and cabling (configured to meet customer's radio transmission requirements) p. One-year warranty on hardware and software q. Telephone/email technical support for StarCaster ATIS from STR during STR business hours, for warranty period. Solicitation No. FA2521-08-T-0213 is issued as a Request for Quotation. It is advertised with a Standard Industrial Code (SIC) of 3669, business size of 750 and a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 334290. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation will be issued electronically on or about 5 August 2008 at www.fbo.gov. Proposals may be submitted via hard copy, fax (321-494-5136), or e-mail. NO HARD COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED FOR ANY REASON. Anticipated award date will be on or around 13 Aug 2008. Point of contact is Antonio V. Cazares, 45 CONS/LGCB, 1201 Edward H. White II, Street MS7200, Patrick AFB, FL 32925, (321) 494-3938, antonio.cazares@patrick.af.mil.
- Web Link
-
FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9276143a50fca813ee2462f461fd4500&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Air Traffic Control Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, 32925, United States
- Zip Code: 32925
- Zip Code: 32925
- Record
- SN01624712-W 20080730/080728222932-9276143a50fca813ee2462f461fd4500 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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