Research & Development Center, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Avery Point, Gorton, CT 06340-6096

70 -- INTRINSICALLY SAFE, RUGGEDIZED LAPTOP COMPUTERS SOL 97-Q-E00418 DUE 092297 POC Susan E. Stevens, 860-441-2665 The Coast Guard Research and Development Center requires three ruggedized, intrinsically safe laptop computers meeting the following specifications: 133 Mhz Pentium or greater, 32 Mb RAM, 1 gig or higher hard drive, 1.44mb Floppy disk drive, 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, PS/2 mouse port, PS/2 Keyboard port, VGA monitor port, RJ-11 Phone Jack, Integral Antenna, Built in pointing device, PCMCIA Type II & Type III slots(capable of being simultaneously accessed), Active or Dual Scall Color (640x480) minimum, Touch Screen, DC Adapter for cigarette lighter, AC Adapter, Integrated vehicle cradle, rechargeable battery pack (min 2.o Ahr), External battery charger, Enclosure housing: 12.5" W x 4" H x 8.5" D Maximum size, 7 pounds maximum weight, Built in carrying handle, Full sized water sealed keyboard, Protection for all through enclosure instrusions (serial/parallel ports, power input ports, PCMCIA slots etc.)from water intrusion and salt spray with non-breakable doors and accesses, Intrinsically safe for Class I, Division 2 locations IAW NEC 70-500 series. Environmental Specifications: Rain: 12-14 inches per hour @ 40 psi for 40 min per axis for all axes per MIL STD 810E, 506.3 Proc III or similar, Humidity: 5% to 80% operating, 5% to 95% storage, Salt: 5% @ 80% humidity over 48 hours, Temperature: Operating 15 degree to 50 degree C, Storage -- 20 degree to 60 degree C, Shock: Operating MIL STD 810E, 516.4, Proc I to I or similar, Vibration: Operating .04g2/HZ over 20-1000 Hz random. Evaluation Method, Pricing, Availability of the product and Technical Specifications: Vendor will provide at time of quote, written documentation that their product complies with the Environmental Specifications outlined above and how the determination was made that the computer is intrinsically safe. This action is a total small business set-asside. Multiple awards may be made. All quotes must be received by close of business on 22 September 1997. All quotes are to be faxed to the attention of Susan E. Stevens at 860-441-2607. No solicitation will be faxed or mailed. Vendors are to respond to this notice. See Numbered Note 26. (0246)

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