DOT/RSPA/VOLPE National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142

A -- RADAR DATA RECORDER SOL DTRS57-97-R-00020 DUE 061697 POC Kathleen M. Foley, Contract Specialist, (617) 494-2824, Fax (617) 494-3024 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisitio Division Home Page, http://www.volpe/procure/procure.htm. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, foley@volpe1.dot.gov. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Ampex Corporation for a Radar Data Recorder. The unit contains a double density tape drive unit Model DIS-120iDD containing a tape drive module along with an assembly and rack mount kit, power cord, installation and operation manual, 25 GigaByte tape cartridge, dubbing cables, transport cleaning kit. This tape drive which is part of an asynchronous multiplexer unit made up of 8 components, a 15 slot laboratory chasis operating at 115VAC, 60 Hz, controller unit, 128 Mbps multiplexer unit, 10MWps parallel input unit, encoder input unit, decoder output unit with special dual port capability to send data to AMASS and ASDE sources simultaneously, 128Mbps demultiplexer unit, and a 10MWps parallel output unit, must be compatible with FAA Technical Center's data recording unit (DIS-120iDD Tape Drive Configuration), for the purpose of data exchange. Critical functions of this unit include proper synchronization, encoding, and decoding with Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE-3). Ampex Corporation in cooperation with the FAA Tech Center has designed specific CCA's (circuit card assemblies) specific to the ASDE-3's inputs and outputs. These components are proprietary to Ampex Corporation. Data recorder equipment shall be delivered to FAA Tech Center for test and training 4 weeks from contract award. In the absence of responses from firms who can demonstrate their capability to perform this requirement, the Volpe Center intends to negotiate with Ampex Corporation on a non competitive basis for the item described above. The authority for this action is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). All responsible sources may respond to the synopsis and all responses will be fully considered by the agency. Interested firms are asked to submit 2 copies of descriptive literature on the above item to the contract specialist cited above within 15 days from the published date of this notice in the Commerce Business Daily. No contract will be made on the basis of offers/proposals received in response to this synopsis since this notice is not a request for offers/proposals. See numbered Note 22. Responses must reference Procurement Request No. 502-0314. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. The Volpe Center maintains a home page on the Internet at URL: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/procure.htm where synopses and competitive RFPs, IFBs, and RFQs may be viewed or downloaded. Contractors who wish to register for a solicitation mailing list may do so from this web site. Registrants who supply an accurate e-mail address will be notified via e-mail when a solicitation and any subsequent amendments to a solicitation are posted to this site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. (0100)

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