Commanding Officer (Code 047), Procurement Branch, USCG Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Rd., Baltimore, MD 21226

36 -- FIRE AND EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEM POC Point of Contact -- Contact Catherine Baskin, Contract Specialist, 410-762-6483 James McGuirk, Contracting Officer, 410-762-6486. Please fax request to telefax number 410-762-6008 Request for Information. The USCG ELC is seeking qualified sources that can provide information pertaining to an Analog Addressble Fire and Emergency Alarm System for installation on a 378 foot Coast Guard Cutter. The system must have the following characteristics and feature: 1. Th alarm system must be capable of using hte following addressable type detectors: a) Optical smoke, b) Ion chamber smoke, c) Heat detector and d) Chlorofluorocarbon detector, 2) The alarm system must be capable of indicating the temperatute of selected compartments in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius, 3) Capable of receiving inputs from maual call points, 4) Capable of assigning addresses to dry contacts, 5) Capable of operation with the detectors arranged in a loop or string configuration, 6) Capable of handling up to 300 addresses, 7) The alarm system ust have a protable remote panel capable of reporting, acknowledge or silencing and initiating alarms, 8) Must have a wirless remote that provides the following information and capabilities: a) Alarm type and location, b) Alarm silence/acknowledge and c) Alarm initiation, 9) The Alarm system must operate o a 110 volt 60 Hertz power supply, 10) Must have an Uninterupted Power Sypply capable of operating he system for a minimum of 60 minutes, 11) Must be capable of using standard shipboard copper wiring, 12) Must be IMO/SOLAR approved, and 13) Must have ASCII and dry relax contact out puts. The following information is requested as part of our market research in determining if there is a commercial item available in the market place that will meet the Government's need. Therefore interested parties having the capabilities and expertise required are invited to submit completed detailed information descussing their capabilities in duplicate not later than 23DEC99 of the announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government does not intend to pay for the information solicited . Responses must be concise and be specifically directed to the requirement mentioned above. Organizations that respond to the notice must fully demonstate their capabilities to meet hte requirement and provide adequate detailed data to be evaulated. Send responses to the attention of Catherine Baskin, Contract Specialist (CODE 047/60). Attention: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers workign capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum lien of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. (AC1207003-03) Posted 12/09/99 (I-SN407342). (0343)

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