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58 -- COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SOL S9913048 DUE 080599 POC Randi Bettencourt, Contract Specialist, (202) 418-0932, Sonna Stampone, Contracting Officer SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR) MEASUREMENT SYSTEM -- The Federal Communications Commission is seeking proposals for purchase of a turn-key measurement system for evaluating compliance with human exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields for mobile and portable transmitting devices, as defined in the FCC rules. The system must support Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) measurements using realistic human-shaped tissue-equivalent models that are suitable for evaluating worst case RF exposure conditions for the normal operating conditions and configurations of portable wireless phones and similar transmitters. Support for near-field measurements in free-space and demonstration of a vendor's ability to provide system support for future measurement needs are necessary. Posted 06/18/99 (W-SN344808). (0169)

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