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58 -- COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT/THRANE & THRANE INMARSAT-C TRANSCEIVERS SOL NRMGD000902617SKS POC Sharon K. Scrutchfield 816-426-7267 X 231 or Sharon.K.Scrutchfield@noaa.gov The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA intends to contract for the purchase of ten Thrane and Thrane TT-3022D Transceivers and training for operation/maintenance of the transceivers from LandSea Systems, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. The items and training will be used by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Miami, Florida. Due to standardization in the Government's global Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) program, and existing software compatibility requirements the Government intends to solicit only one source for the items/training under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this announcement within 15 days of its publication and shall submit in writing, it's name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding it's capability to provide the specified equipment/training and the names, telephone numbers, and points of contact for businesses or other Government agencies to which it has previously provided similar equipment/training. No response will be provided to those inquiries which fail to provide the information requested. This information shall be submitted to the address stated herein or may be faxed to 816-426-7530. This is not a request for proposals and there is no Request for Quotation at this time. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. The transceivers/training will be purchased under the guidelines of FAR, Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions Procedures. The SIC code for this action is 3669, Communications Equipment N.E.C.. The size standard is 750 employees. This is a Small Business Set-Aside. Posted 08/19/99 (W-SN370020). (0231)

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