Commanding Officer, USCG Operations Systems Center, Martinsburg, WV 25401

63 -- UPGRADE OF SECURITY DETECTION SYSTEM SOL 21-97-G37TWV339 POC Contracting Officer: Kathy P. Klein, PH: 304/264-2566 The Coast Guard intends to procure, on a sole source basis, an upgrade of the current C-III Starwatch (BTOS) security system with new C-IV Starwatch Security System running on Windows NT. The original security system was purchased in 1991 from DAQ Electronics, Inc, Piscataway, NJ. The Coast Guard recently transitioned from a CTOS standard workstation environment to Windows NT. The security upgrade is necessary for the original BTOS system to run on Windows NT. This Starwatch upgrade is believed to be the only reasonable and cost-effective solution. The alternative is to buy a totally new security system at the Operation Systems Center (OSC) in Martinsburg, WV. This acquisition is for the following: (1) 1 Ugrade of existing StarWatch CIII to StarWatch CIV Security System running under Windows 95, consisting of: CIV Software, Engineering/Drafting/Wiring/Testing, Configuration, Factory System Test, Field Startup Assistance, and Field Training, (2) 1 Upgrade from Windows 95 to NT environment once NT is out of BETA testing expected within 1 year, (3) 3 Upgrade to Indala ASR120 Readers for Main, Loading Dock, and Quad doors, (4) 8 DAQ Electronics Leda 8/3 PCB including installation/replacement, (5) 5 days of factory training for up to 2 persons to learn operator uses of StarWatch CIV applications, (6) 1-year maintenance contract consisting of 4 (1 day), quarterly visits, and 2 (24 hour) response repair visits, (7) on-site training for 5 days to b held for all available system operators on use of StarWatch CIV applications, (8) 1 server set-up charge, (9) 3 Workstation set-up charges, (10) 1 Graphic generation consisting of 10 building graphic sections depicting OSC alarms and sensors, (11) 1 DAQ Electronics Intelligent Access Controller Module. The government requires delivery within 30 days after contract award. Other firms who can furnish this security upgrade are invited to submit clear and convincing data substantiating their capability to furnish the entire requirement. Vendors failing to provide complete information for an accurate comparison will not be considered. Responses shall be addressed to the following: Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Operations Systems Center, 175 Murall Drive, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 25401. All responses must be in writing. (0118)

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