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61 -- FIBER OPTIC CABLE SOL F08651-95-B-0078 DUE 062795 POC Contact Lillie Pittman, (904) 882-9249, Contract Specialist, Lonnie Oswalt, Contracting Officer. The Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC) intends to solicit competitively for 17,000 feet of fiber optic cable. All dielectric duct/buried, one 192 fiber cable of loose tube design containing the following size of fiber: 12 each tube 8 micron single mode fibers with the following characteristics: Wavelength NM 1300 to 1550, Max loss attenuation (DB/KM) 0.4, dispersion PICO seconds/NM/KM: 3.4/3.1. The cable shall have as a minimum a tensile load rating of 600 pounds and contain coated optical fibers as the transmission media. Fibers are located in the core of the cable to isolate them from impacting and crushing loads with strength elements to bear the cable placing and handling loads, and an outer sheath or jacket of high density or linear low density polyethylene. Fiber identification shall be of standard color code and sequence. Jacket and coatings shall be continuous, free from holes, splits, blisters or inclusions. Cable shall be filled with a substance to prohibit the separation and axial flow of water within the cable core and between the sheath. The materials used in the cable shall not evolve hydrogen or support galvanic action to produce hydrogen in quantities that will affect the loss performance of the fibers. Change in fiber loss shall not exceed 0.1 DB/KM. Cable lengths shall be permanently marked to identify the manufacturer, date of manufacture or code that includes date, length markings, a product identification code and UL messages when appropriate. Markings shall be printed at regular intervals of not more than one meter apart. Replies to this synopsis should be provided to AFDTC/PKOS, 205 W. D Avenue, Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. (No contract award will be made on the basis of bids/proposals received in response to this synopsis.) Firms responding to this solicitation should reference F08651-95-B-0078 and indicate whether they are or are not a small or small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and 52.219-2 and whether they are a manufacturer or dealer/distributor. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. Requests for copies of this solicitation must be in writing, and can be faxed to (904) 882-9442. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0157)

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