Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Department = of Procurement, 600 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001

R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES -- = POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT DUE 012999 POC Point of Contact -- Craig Maxey, Manager of Technology Development.= 202-962-1526 or A. F. Maden, Contract Administrator, 202-962-1541. E-MAIL: WMATA, amaden=40wmata.com. The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) is soliciting = expressions of interest from qualified organizations for a Comprehensive = Radio System. The Authority desires to purchase a trunked radio system. = Initial users will be the Authority*s police and bus operations; rail and = maintenance operations will be included later. The system envisioned will = permit 95% coverage and 95% message reliability within the service area = that encompasses all WMATA rail routes, police and bus service areas = within the WMATA service area consisting of the District of Columbia; = Montgomery and Prince Georges* Counties (MD); and, Arlington and Fairfax = Counties and a portion of Loudon County (VA) and the City of Alexandria = (VA). A *Best Value* negotiated procurement approach is anticipated. = Rail service involves both above and below ground operations over a 103 = mile system (approximately 51 miles below ground). The WMATA Police = patrol all tunnels, stations and their entrances, platforms and, mezzanines=, plus, the above ground service areas identified above. Bus operations = involve surface service in the above referenced areas. WMATA has = exclusive licenses for 17 490 MHZ channels that are available for the new = communications system. A digital trunked system is envisioned in which = the various WMATA user groups can share a base infrastructure. Approximate= ly 55 mobile radios with mobile digital terminals, 350 portable radios and = 5 dispatch consoles are included for police use. Approximately 1,600 = mobile and 100 portable radios, plus 6 dispatcher consoles are planned for = bus operations. This will be Phase 1 of the project. By 2005, rail and = maintenance operations will be brought into the system. Rail operations = has a requirement for approximately 1,000 mobile and 300 portable radios; = maintenance operations will need approximately 300 portable units. The = procurement of the rail and maintenance radios may be an option in the = procurement. WMATA plans to seek Board approval in January 1999, and = issue the Request for Proposals several months later. Qualified organizati= ons are invited to submit an expression of interest with their qualificatio= ns for inclusion on the list of qualified bidders. Information may be = faxed to (202) 962-2038. Telephone call will be accepted. However, this = is not a request for competitive proposals, no formal solicitation exists = at this time. No award will be made on the basis on any response to this = notice. Posted 12/17/98 (D-SN281450). (0351)

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