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59 -- MIN/MAX TEMPERATURE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC UNIT SOL 52-DGNW-6-90167 POC Eleanor E. Kaul, Contract Specialist or Gregory N. Smith, Contracting Officer, 301/713-0823 or fax 301/713-0806 The National Weather Service (NWS) of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a requirement for the procurement of up to 725 maximum/minimum (max/min) temperature systems (MMTS) to include manufacturing to Government supplied design specifications and testing of the units. An option for up to 175 additional MMTS shall be included. The MMTS shall collect, process, and display ambient temperature data, store the max/min temperatures until reset, and display the max/min temperature upon query. The MMTS consists of an electronic unit subassembly, a temperture sensor subassembly, and an instrument shelter subassembly. The MMTS electronic subassembly shall be located indoors and operate on 117 volts AC, +10%/-15% at 60 Hertz (+/- 5 Hertz). The electronic unit subassembly of the MMTS shall be encased in a plastic enclosure and shall incorporate a LED display that is readable from greater than three (3) feet. The unit shall display in degrees Fahrenheit. A thermistor is used to construct the temperature sensor subassembly and is housed in the outdoor instrument shelter subassembly. The instrument shelter subassembly shall be located outdoors and consist of plastic parts molded from a white, opaque, ultra-violet stabilized material. All artwork, parts lists, and schematics necessary to reproduce all printed circuit boards will be provided by the NWS. The max/min temperature system and its various funcions are controlled by software contained in 1024 bytes of Read Only Memory (ROM) that are part of the microprocessor installed in the electronic unit subassembly. The microprocessor with the masked ROM control program will be provided by the NWS to the contractor for all preproduction and production units. Government acceptance of the MMTS shall be contingent upon the system successfully passing all tests associated with the Contractor's and the Government's Quality Assurance (Q/A) programs. The Q/A provisions follow a logical sequence providing thorough testing of preproduction units prior to NWS written production release followed by limited testing of production systems to demonstrate compliant operation in the absence of infant-mortality. All responsible sources interested in this procurement can request a copy of the solicitation by faxing a request on company letterhead to the attention of Eleanor E. Kaul at 301/713-0806. See Note #1 regarding this being a Small Business set-aside. (0207)

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