U. S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, MOBILE, ATTN: CESAM-CT (PLANS ROOM NO. 1000A), P. O. BOX 2288 MOBILE ALABAMA 36628-0001, OR 109 ST. JOSEPH STREET MOBILE AL 36602

58 -- UPGRADE/REPLACEMENT OF UHF POINT-TO-POINT COASTAL EMERGENCY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SOL DACW01-96-R-0064 DUE 071696 POC Contact Paula Martin, 334-690-2535; Contracting Officer, Jimmy G. Smith (Site Code W31XNJ) This project covers the area between Sumatra, Florida and Kiln, Mississippi. The contractor shall remove the existing analog UHF transceivers, duplexers, multiplexers, channel units, power supplies, and order wires (i.e., equipment racks) and replace them with new UHF analog transceivers, duplexers, multiplexers, channel units, power supplies and order wires. The contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, equipment, accessories, and materials necessary to provide, install, and implement the new UHF communication system in strict accordance with the contract drawings and the specifications. The complete communications system shall be supplied, installed, tested, adjusted for optimum performance, and furnished to the Government as a complete and operating system. The contractor shall be completely responsible for the design and satisfactory performance of the equipment supplied by him. The contractor shall complete Phase I (the system's delivery, installation, testing and training) within 90 days from notice of award. Phase II shall consist of placing the system in a six month operational test and Phase III consists of a Post Operational Test and Inspection. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services which the Government intends to negotiate for and award on a sole source basis to MicroWave Data Systems, under the authority of FAR 6.301. It is the Government's belief that MicroWave Data Systems is the only source capable of providing all of the mandatory requirements of this notice. Other organizations capable of supplying this system may submit clear and convincing documentation of their capabilities including technical and pricing information within 15 days of the publication of this notice. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal or quotation which shall be considered. The government reserves the right not to open this requirement to competition based upon technical responses to this notice. Technical responses and requests received as a result of this notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The government will not pay for any information received. All responses should be directed to Mrs. Paula Martin. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests (334) 690-2424, received directly from the requestor are acceptable. Bid documents are available on or about 14 June 1996. There is no charge for the documents. Unrestricted. Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1), Justification: supplies (or services) required are available from only one responsible source and to other type of supplies will satisfy agency requirements. (0149)

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