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20 -- ECHO SOUNDER/RECORDER ASSEMBLIES SOL DTCG40-96-B-20024 DUE 051596 POC Contact Kelly Carney, Contract Specialist, (410) 636-7745; S. M. McKay, Contracting Officer, (410) 636-4286 NSN 5845-01-LG4-8714, Echo Sounding System, qty. 32 each; NSN 5845-01-LG4-8715, Drawings, Standard Manufacturer's Installation for Echo Sounder/Recorder Assembly, qty. 70 each; and NSN 5845-01-LG4-8716, Manual, Standard Manufacturer's Maintenance and Operators for Echo Sounder/Recorder Assembly, qty. 70 each. The Echo Sounding System shall be manufactured in accordance with Coast Guard Specification Number 270/378 CGY-426-1, Revision A, dated 24 February 1996. The Echo Sounder/Recorder Assembly shall consist of the following minimum main features: An Echo Sounder/Recorder Assembly unit rated at 1KW power and detection to 6,600 feet with a dry electrosensitive paper recorder; Remote digital depth indicator, displaying feet, meters, or fathoms and have shallow depth alarms. Depth output format shall be NMEA-0183 for external equipment interfacing; Transducer assembly with cable for steel hulls and adaptable to a AT200 UQN Hull Ring and operating at 28KHZ; and a Rectifier unit used to convert 115 VAC, 60 HZ to 24 VDC for supplying power to Echo Sounder/Recorder Assembly. The Echo Sounder/Recorder Assembly will be used as a replacement onboard Coast Guard 270' and 378' WHEC cutters. Contractors will be required to submit descriptive literature with their bids. This literature must be adequate enough to thoroughly describe the item they are offering. Delivery shall be approximately 180 days after the date of contract award. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. When calling be prepared to state your name, address, and solicitation number. See Numbered Note 1. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small 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, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0071)

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