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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 31,1998 PSA#2063Commander (FCP), USCG MLC (Pacific), Finance Division, Coast Guard
Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100 N -- UPGRADE EXISTING MAGNAPHONE SYSTEM SOL DTCG-98-Q-612120 DUE
041798 POC Robina Kaer, Purchaseing Agent (510) 437-3003 E-MAIL: click
here to contact the purchasing agent, rkaer&dill.uscg.mil. The Coast
Guard intends to solicit, negotiate and award a sole-source procurement
to Magnaphone Operation, Raytheon Systems Company, 3100 W. Lomita
Blvd., Torrance, CA 90509.. The USCGC Polar Sea currently uses a
Magnaphone System MX-2400 Inmarsat A. The Polar Sea requires an upgrade
to a MX-264 Inmarsat B including 9.6 Kbps and 56/64 Kbps duplex data
interface, 9.6 Kbps STUIII, and GMDSS telex interface. Since the
megnaphone mx-2400 is proprietary in nature, the Coast Guard has
determined that competition is not available. If no responses are
received within fifteen (15) days with sufficient information to
determine that another responsible source is available, negotiations
will be conducted with Magnaphone. No telephone inquiries will be
accepted. This notice is for informational purposes only, Minority, and
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 Lending
Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable
financing. The Maximum line of credit is $500,000.00. For further
information and application forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU
at (510) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact
the purchasing agent listed above. (0086) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0060 19980331\N-0001.SOL)
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