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70 -- 70--CARDION, INC. COOPERATIVE AREA PRECESION TRACKING SYSTEM (CARTS) RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER STATION, LESS RF MODEMS AND MWS HOSTESS BOARD, MODEL NUMBER CCRT-202 OR EQUAL SOL PR 53-145 POC DonnaJ. Waldron Contracting Officer FAX (617) 494-3649. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Cardion, Inc. for a Cooperative Area Precision Tracking System (CAPTS) Receiver/Transmitter Station, less RF Modems and MWS Hostess Boeard, model number CCRT-202 or equal to extend the coverage of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) existing CAPTS at the Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport (HAIA) to conduct tests of the Precision Runway Monitoring (PRM) application. The Receiver/Transmitter Station must be functionally equivalent to, and directly interchangeable with the existing Model Number CCRT-202 receiver/transmitter stations in use by the FAA at HAIA and currently manufactured by Cardion, Inc. Critical functions of this equipment include the detection and decoding of secondary surveillance radar emissions and logging the precise time of their arrival in addition to transmission of Mode A, Mode C and Mode S interrogations and data link messages. The supplier's ability to provide a unit that willl accurately mimic the internal synchronization and processing delays of the existing FAA receiver/transmitter station equipment along with execution of command inputs and generation of target reports and status messages that will allow a direct interface with the Model Number CCMWS-203 Workstation, also manufactured by Cardion, Inc., are considered to be essential in order to ensure full compatibility with the FAA's existing CAPTS. Thus, an in depth knowledge of the current CCRT-202 system architecture, including access to hardware and signal processing techniques proprietary to Cardion, Inc. and its subcontractors, as well as the interface between the CCRT-202 and CCMWS-203 are esstential. Material to be delivered to the FAA at HAIA within 13 weeks of contract award. In the absence of responses from firms who can demonstrate their capability to perform this requirement, the Volpe Center intends to negotiate with Cardion, Inc. on a sole source basis for the item described above. The authority for this action is 4 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1). All responsible sources may respond to the synopsis and all responses will be fully considered by the agency. Interested firms are asked to submit 2 copies of descriptive literature on the above item to the Contracting Officer within 15 days from the published date of this notice in the Commerce Business Daily. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers/proposals received in response to this synopsis since this notice is not a request for offers/proposals. See numbered Note 22. Responses must reference Procurement Request No. 53-145. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0303)

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