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58 -- NATO TENDER: NORWAY-PROVISION OF 14 MEDIUM POWER AMPLIFIERS Sol: IWI50006/6WI30000. Due 111596. Contact Point: Alexis Kemper 202/482-1512. The Royal Norwegian Air Force Materiel Command invites bids for the provision of 14 medium power amplifiers (MPAs) with scope of work to include providing 14 medium power amplifiers with Dummy Loads, installation and testing to be carried out at 12 different radio sites in Norway, provision of spare parts, codification and documentation, provision of special tools and test equipment, training and transportation and insurance. The MPAs shall provide ECM resistant transmission, and shall use Link-11 as data link. High gain antennas, antenna cables, remote control equipment and control lines are already implemented as part of the SSSB-project. The 10 kW EIPR requirement for the MPA system for transmission of Link-11 signals is a maximum value, and shall include selectable reductions to 4 kW, 2 kW, 1 kW and 0.5 kW. The RF amplifier output power will be approximately 2 kW (for max power) when taking the gain of the existing antennas and cable loss into account. Applicants must have NATO confidential clearance and must be certified to compete in NATO ICB by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Telecommunications. Submit all nomination requests to Alexis Kemper (fax: 202/482-5834) by COB 14 November 1996. (317)

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