DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, ACQUISITION DIVISION, 2172 13 1/2 ST, FORT CAMPBELL KY 42223-5358

D -- NATIONAL IMAGERY TRANSMISSION FORMAT (NITF) 2.0 CERTIFIED VIDEO/THERMAL IMAGING TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT SOL W34DDC-7127-0001 POC Contract Specialist Angela Jacobs (502) 798-7852 Contracting Officer Barbara K. Dawson (502) 798-7857 (Site Code DAKF23) It is the intent of the Directorate of Contracting, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Phototelesis Corporation, 7800 1H 10 West, Suite 700, San Antonio, Texas 78230 to provide imaging transmission equipment. Communications-Electronics Command, Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, recently participated in several demonstrations which concluded that only one source that can meet the government's requirement. Equipment must interface with existing Army's standard image capture equipment, Lightweight Video Reconnaissance System (LVRS). Equipment consist of Airborne Integrated Recorder and Imager (AIR-RIT), two (2) each; Remote Control Head RCU-403, two (2) each; Printer, Thermal, Alden Model 9315, two (2) each; External Disk Drive, 3.5", one (1) each; and necessary cabling. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all proposals received within ten (10) calendar days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A request for solicitation package does not meet the above requirement. (0164)

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