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70 -- RD674/UNH AND RD-681/UNH DIGITAL RECORDER REPRODUCER SOL N00421-99-R-1597 POC David H. Hess, Contract Specialist, 301 862-8957; D. Mark Diehl, Contracting Officer, 301 862-8690 WEB: Web Link to Solicitation Documents, http://www.nawcad.navy.mil/nawcad/contracts/solicitation.html. E-MAIL: Agency Point of Contact Email Address, hessdh@navair.navy.mil. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD has a requirement for upgraded versions of the RD-674/UNH and RD-681/UNH Digital Voice Recorders. These Recorders were previously procured under contract N00421-96-D-5035 to replace the analog recorder-reproducers the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard are currently using aboard their ships and stations. The upgraded units shall have the capability to digitally record and reproduce 32 separate channels with an expansion capability of 80 channels. The equipment shall also accept a time input of either HAVEQUICK or Inter-Range Instrumentation Group time code format "B" (IRIG B). Other required capabilities of the units are instant playback, simultaneous recording and playback, and time synchronized multi-channel playback. Solicitation N00421-99-R-1597 will contain a base year plus four option years with a total estimated quantity of 560 units, inclusive of options. Paper copies of the solicitation, supporting addendum and amendments will be made available electronically within 45 days of the posting of this notice via the Internet at the following URL: http://www.nawcad.navy.mil/nawcad/contracts/solicitation.html. Notification of posting of the solicitation documents will not be announced. Requests for paper copies of the solicitation will neither be accepted nor returned. The government plans to solicit and award a contract for this requirement as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Classification code for the equipment is 3571 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees. Offerors are cautioned that to qualify as a small business concern under this RFP, it must either furnish a product that the concern itself manufactures, or furnish the product of a small business manufacturer. Please see FAR 19.502-2 (c) for further guidance. IMPORTANT NOTICE: All offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database. Lack of registration will make an offeror ineligible for award. To register please call 1 888 227 2423 or visit the following web-site: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. All responsible offerors who believe they have the capability to provide the equipment described herein may submit a proposal that shall be considered by the agency. See Numbered Note (1). Posted 07/12/99 (W-SN353091). (0193)

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