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D -- TO PROCURE THE DSR4200V SATELLITE RECEIVER POC Ms. Wendy R. Johnson, Contract Specialist (703) 767-1177, Patrick J. Kennedy, Contracting Officer, (703) 767-1166 17 -- The DLA Administrative Support Center (DASC) intends to award a sole source purchase order to DAWN Satellite. This announcement constitutes the only announcement. Quotations are being requested and a written RFQ will not be issued. This request for quotation SP4700-98-Q-0022, will be evaluated using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (See FAR 13.106-2). DAWN Satellite will provide all the necessary labor, equipment, and materials required to procure the DSR4200V Satellite Receiver at all of the DDLN downlinks and the 2 existing uplinks facilities. The DSR4200V satellite receiver has proprietary programming code owned, operated, and licensed by PBS the Business Channel. Installation will be completed by the designated DDLN site POC. DAWN Satellite will be available to assist during installation if required. The DDLN downlinks are: DISC Philadelphia, DSCR Richmond, DCMC Hartford, DCMC Orlando, DCMC Seattle, DCMC Garden City, DDD Norfolk, DDD Cherry Point, DCMC Denver, DCMC Phoenix, DSCC Columbus, DCMC St. Louis, DCMC Cleveland, DCMC Dayton, DCMC Dallas, DCMC Santa Ana, DDD Puget Sound, DDD Jacksonville, DCMC San Antonio, DDD Anniston, DDD Albany, DDD Corpus Christi, DRMO Oklahoma City, DDD Richmond, DDD Barstow, DDD San Diego, DCMC Atlanta, DDD Hill AFB DDD San Joaquin, DDD Oklahoma City, DDD Red River, DDD Warner Robins, DCMC San Francisco, DCMC Twin Cities, and DCMC Baltimore. The DDLN origination sites (Ft. Belvoir, Boston, Los Angeles, Battle Creek, New Cumberland and DCPSO Columbus) will be utilizing 2 existing uplink antennas at Wright Patterson AFB and Ft. Lee, VA. The DSR4200V Satellite Receiver for the DDLN origination sites will be located at Wright Patterson AFB and Ft. Lee. The DDLN will utilize a combination of Integrated Switched Digital Networks (ISDN) satellite broadcast technology and conventional data circuits as the telecommunications backbone. The DDLN will be a hybrid network that will combine one-way satellite communications with terrestrial communications technologies. The final network design must be completely interoperable with the FTS 2000 DoD Distance Learning Network. The DDLN will utilize existing FTS2000 uplink locations by accessing them via the FTS 2000 SCVTS Network. Each of the origination sites will have an ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI) circuit at 384kbps that will provide the capability to transmit and receive satellite programming as well as access to the two-way interactive terrestrial programming. Responses must be received within 5 days from the date of this publication. Please addressed all requests to the DLA Administrative Support Center, Office of Contracting (DASC-CPC), ATTN: Ms. Wendy R. Johnson, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 0119, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6220, Fax (703) 767-1183. No telephone requests will be accepted. See Note 22.*****MMMM Posted 09/19/98 (W-SN251964). (0262)

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