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70 -- PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY SYSTEM POC Technical POC: Steve Nearing, Contracting Specialist: Dan McCusker WEB: click here to access the PAWSS web page, http://www.dot.gov/dotinfo/uscg/hq/g-m/mov/movhm/.htm. E-MAIL: click here to contact Dan McCusker via E-Mail, dmccusker@comdt.uscg.mil. SOURCES SOUGHT: SHIPBORNE AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) TRANSPONDERS FOR PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY SYSTEM (PAWSS) PROJECT. POC CONTACT, Mr. Dan McCusker(G-ACS), (202)267-2483 or Mr. Steve Nearing(G-AVT), (202)267-2231. The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking sources for Shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders, hereafter referred to as a "transponder." The Coast Guard anticipates leasing transponders from multiple sources. A cumulative total of 100 transponders are expected to be obtained. AIS testing of ship to ship and ship to shore capabilities will take place in 3QFY98 on the lower Mississippi River. The purpose of this testing is to evaluate the loading and response capabilities of AIS in both ship to ship and Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) modes. The specified transponder should be comprised of 3 distinct elements: vessel movement information subsystem; communications subsystem; information display subsystem. The AIS transponder specified should allow a vessel to exchange position and transit information directly between other vessels similarly equipped (ship to ship) and with a shore based component, such as a vessel traffic service (ship to shore). The vessel movement information subsystem gathers data from various sensors and prepares them for transmission. The primary fixing system will be DGPS. Inputs concerning heading, speed, and course can be derived from other sensors aboard the vessel. The communications subsystem establishes the data transfer link either between ships or with shore stations. The communication subsystem for this testing will be VHF-FM Digital Selective Calling. Additionally the communications subsystem must meet the following requirements: 1) 12.5 khz narrow banding, 2) adjustable power setting, 3) power reset, 4) variable polling rates, 5) Global Maritime Distress Signal Service(GMDSS) compatible, and 6) communicate with the information display subsystem. The information display subsystem is capable of displaying received positional information graphically on an electronic chart system and in tabular text format. Additionally it should be capable of integrating advisory information in either a graphical or text mode as appropriate. Additional information relating to this synopsis may be found on the Coast Guard's PAWSS web-site located at www.dot.gov/dotinfo/uscg/hq/g-m/mov/movhm.htm The above items are not all-inclusive, being only representative of general requirements. Interested firms are requested to respond in writing to the above address within 30 days of this publication. Please provide all product literature on any current or planned equipment that satisfies the above general requirements. This synopsis is not a request for proposals or quotations and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard does not guarantee that this synopsis will result in a contract. (0233)

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