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59 -- WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM DUE 033197 POC Carole Warrick, Code 1113CW, (803) 743-4982, Contracting Officer, Paulette Dillard E-MAIL: NISE East Charleston, warrickc@niseeast.nosc.mil. This sources sought announcement is issued for the purpose of identifying sources for commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) weather observing systems and stand alone sensors for remote locations where it may be desirable to supplement existing weather equipment at Naval and Marine Corps Air Stations. The weather observing system shall be capable of sensing Cloud Height, Visibility, Wind Speed & Direction. The weather observing system shall be expandable for sensing Temperature, Relative Humidity, Precipitation, and Pressure. Request information regarding specifications, capabilities and price of currently manufactured commercially available only. This announcement is only an expression of interest. Future requirements and procurements are uncertain. The Government does not presently have a requirement and does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this announcement. For further information contact Bill Khalil Code 344BK, at (803) 974-4820. All information supplied should be mailed to Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, In-Service Engineering, East Coast Division, PO Box 190022, North Charleston, SC 19419-9022, Attn: Code 344BK to arrive no later than 31 March 1997. (0049)

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