16th Contracting Squadron, 350 Tully Street, PO Box 9190, Hurlburt Field FL 32544-9190

70 -- EQUIPMENT CAPABLE OF MEASURING, SENSING & RECORDING ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS AT THE EARTH'S SURFACE. SOL F08620 POC Contracting Officers - Gloria Dulin 904-884-3272 and Scott Ilg 904-884-1258. This is a request for informatation (RFI). There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this RFI, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The Air Force Combat Weather Center (AFCWC) is soliciting information on the latest generation of commercial weather systems. We seek those systems which are lightweight, durable, easy to maintain, and simple to use, making them strongly suited for deployed operations. Our goal is to entertain demonstrations and operational evaluations to assess each system's ability to satisfy the demanding requirements of worldwide military weather operations. We specifically seek equipment capable of measuring, sensing, and recording the following environmental elements at the earth's surface and aloft: wind, visibility (horizontal, slant, and vertical), barometric pressure, cold base heights, present weather conditions (e.g., precipitation (type, intensity, rate, and accumulation) and obstructions to vision), transmissivity, temperature, dew point temperature and/or other measures of atomospheric moisture, soil temperature and moisture content, and lightning detection. We are also interested in UNIX and DOS/Windows computer forecasting systems which can ingest data from multiple sources, process it, and present information to weather as well as non-weather personnel in easy to understand formats. The weather forecasting systems should be oriented to support aviation and ground-based assets. Finally, we are also looking for deployable meteorological satellite data receiving systems as well as small, lightweight antenna technologies and small, portable weather radar systems. Responses to this advertisement should be addressed to: Mailing address: AFCWC/XTX ATTN: Michael D. Thompson Bldg 91027 595 Independence Rd Hurlburt Field FL 32544-5618 Email: thompsom@hurlburt.af.mil Phone: (904)884-5701/5700 Fax: (904)884-5503. (0292)

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