Commandant (G-ECV), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 20593-0001

99 -- SEEK ADDITIONS TO QPL 401A, SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS Contact: Mr. Kam Agi, G-ECV-3C, (202) 267-1872. The Coast Guard seeks additions to the existing Qualified Products List (QPL) for Solar Photovoltaic Arrays for 12-Volt DC Marine Aids to Navigation conforming to specifications 401A, change 5. Procedures for qualifying are detailed in specification 401A with change 5. Products on the QPL need not be requalified. Solar Photovoltaic Arrays charge lead-acid batteries, which power light and sound signals on marine aids to navigation at night. Solar Photovoltaic Arrays are used on buoys and at lighthouses and are exposed to a harsh marine environment. Copies of the specification are available from the Specification Preparing Activity (SPA), Commandant (G-ECV-3C/6114), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20593-0001. Manufacturers desiring qualification should advise the SPA in writing of their intent to qualify. Responsibility for testing is divided between the Government and manufacturer as detailed in specification 401A. Manufacturers with test samples submitted by 30 JUL 1996 will be qualified as a group. Successful manufacturers in this group may be placed on the QPL by 30 NOV 1996. Manufacturers not meeting the 30 JUL 1996 deadline will be placed on the QPL upon successful completion of the tests. However, the Government furnished portion of testing, for manufacturers not meeting the 30 JUL 1996 deadline, will be performed on a ``not to interfere'' basis, which may require indefinite delay. Consideration in all future contracts will be given only to those products accepted for inclusion on the applicable QPL. (051)

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