U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/OFA/AGFS/AMD -- OFA51, 1305 East West Highway -- Station 7604, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

70 -- GENERAL PURPOSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT SOL 0A1114 DUE 022400 POC Sally Huber 301-713-0855, Lawrence Frazier 301-713-0851 70-U. S. Dept of Commerce/NOAA/NWS/Office of Hydrology intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with NOVA-NET Communications, Inc., Englewood, Co. for AC Data-Sat complete VSAT Hardware which includes electronics (IDU) with 2 serial ports and 1 Ethernet port with internal TCP/IP interface 500 mw transmitter, 09,7 db LNB (receiver) standard duty 1.2 meter antenna, 2x100' transmit/receiver cables and connectors, for indoor installation; and 120 vac VAC operation 5 ea. Upgrade to 1.8 meter heavy duty plus anti-icing -- Antenna Options 5 ea. Engineering installation 1.8 meter per site, 5 ea. This is a notice of intent and cannot be considered a solicitation, therefore no solicitation package exist. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Reference 0A1144 Posted 02/10/00 (W-SN424197). (0041)

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