Commanding Officer (fp), USCG Integrated Support Command, 1519 Alaskan Way South, Building 7, Seattle, WA 98134-1192

58 -- ACQUISITION OF AUTOMATED INDEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (AIS) SOL DTCG33-97-Q-PW004 DUE 080797 POC QMC Metzler 206/217-6044 COTR; Ann Scdoris 206/217-6382 Contracting Offcr E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, ao3@cg.seanet.com. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement is the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Request for Proposal Number is DTCG33-97-Q-PW004 and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. This acquisition is a small business set-aside under SIC Code 3663. The contract type will be firm-fixed price. The scope of work will be for an automated independent surveillance system (AIS) using the brand name or equal items. The following part numbers listed are manufacturered by ROSS ENGINEERING, Largo, FL. The AIS will include one of each of the following with the exception of the Cards which will include two each: DSC500RS Simplex Transceiver (#0010019010), DSC500RD Duplex Transceiver (#0010019020), DSCPC Cards(#DSCPC), DSC Controller 19" Rack MTD (#DSCCTRL), Transceiver Cabinet Wired (#0810014003), Base Sta 50W Linear Power AMP (#00100194), DSC Power Supply (#PWRSUP), UPS W/Ext Battery (#UPS), Combiner/Multicoupler System (#CMBNR), AIS Workstation W/Clr Mon (#WRKSTA), Installation, System Checkout and Training for AIS System, FOB Destination. The AIS will be installed at the USCG Puget Sound Vessel Traffic System, 1519 Alaskan Way South (Pier 36), Seattle, WA, by the end of August 1997. REQUIREMENTS: The AIS equipment must be commercially available. It must be based on Digital Selective Calling (as approved by the Configuration Control Board), and it must comply with International Telecommunications Union (ITU) world standards for AIS. These standards include: Recommendation 493 -- Digital Selective Calling for Use in the Maritime Mobile Service; Recommendation 554a -- Operational Procedures for the Use of Digital Selective Calling Equipment in the Maritime Mobile Service and Recommendation 825-2 (Annex 2) -- Characteristics of a Transponder System using Digital Selective Calling Techniques for use with Vessel Traffic Services and Ship-to-Ship Identification. GMDSS/SOLAS standards for handling Channel 70 distress messages. Recommendation ITU-R M.1084 -- The units must be capable of operating in narrow-band interstitial paired frequency channels, such as 221, 281, 222, 282, 223, and 283, which are within the Coast Guard's current VHF allocation. This provides messaging standards for a high number of position reports per second using the ITU approved messages. A high reporting rate (four reports per second) is required for fusion of the AIS position track reports with existing radar-based track reports. Between substantially equal proposals, the proposed price will become the determining factor in selection for award. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies. The ratings will be (1) compatibility, (2) past performance, (3) warranty, (4) availability of technical assistance, and (5) availability of spare parts. Between proposals with different ratings, a determination will be made as to whether the additional technical merit or benefits reflected by a higher priced proposal warrants payment of the additional price. This solicitation incorporates the following FAR clauses: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items: All offerors are to include with their offer a completed copy of provision, FAR 52.212-3. (Copies of FAR 52.212-2 and 52.212-3 are available upon FAX request from the Contracting Officer, 206/217-6637, or the INTERNET at URL:www.fedmarket.com/far_index.html). FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793),, FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act Trade Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10). Offers are due on 7 August 1997, 2:00 P.M. local time. Offers shall be mailed to: Commander (fp/as), 1519 Alaskan Way South, Bldg 7, Seattle WA 98134-1192, ATTN: Ann Scdoris. Offers must provide at a minimum: (1) solicitation number; (2) name and address, point of contact and telephone number of the offeror; (3) terms of any expressed warranty; (4) price and discount terms; (5) "remit to" address if different from mailing address; (6) TIN number; (7) a complete copy of the representations and certifications; (8) a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation; and (9) sufficient technical literature and description to allow the Contracting Officer to evaluate conformance with the technical requirements as well as evaluate the offeror's past performance qualifications and proposed delivery schedule. The following notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small 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 application forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. See Note 1. (0202)

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