U.S. Forest Service, Northern Province Acquisitions, Yreka Office, 1312 Fairlane Road, Yreka, CA 96097-9549

D -- COMBINERS FOR RADIO SITES SOL RFP R5-NP-05-00-469 POC Anna Wargin, Procurement Asst., 530-841-4411; Ruby Metcalfe, Contracting Officer, 530-841-4410 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the administering office via, awargin/r5_klamath@fs.fed.us. This project is a request for proposals for combiners to be used with repeaters. Project consists of three (3) items; Item 1 -- Orleans Mountain, combines five repeaters utilizing a maximum of two antennas, which will be mounted on catwalks at lookouts with a horizontal separation of thirty feet (no towers available). The five radios will be Daniels with thirty-watt outputs; one unit to be purchased by Forest Service. The following frequencies are involved: TX -- 164.175Mhz, 171.500 Mhz, 168.125 mhz, 168.725 Mhz, 166.125 Mhz; RX -- 164.975 Mhz, 172.400 Mhz, 170.475 Mhz, 170.125 Mhz, 164.625 Mhz. Item 2 -- Eddy Gulch combines three repeaters utilizing a maximum of two antennas, mounted on catwalks at lookouts with a horizontal separation of thirty feet (no towers available). The three radios will be Daniels with thirty-watt outputs,one unit to be purchased by Forest Service. The following frequencies are involved: TX -- 164.175 Mhz, 171.500 Mhz, 166.125 Mhz; RX -- 164.975 Mhz, 172.400 Mhz, 164.625 Mhz. Item 3 -- Lake Mountain combines four repeaters utilizing a maximum of two antennas, mounted on the catwalks of lookouts with thirty-foot horizontal separation. Four Daniels repeaters will be used on all with thirty-watt outputs; one unit to be purchased by Forest Service. The frequencies are: TX -- 164.175 Mhz, 168.175 Mhz, 166.125 Mhz, 168.775 Mhz; RX -- 164.975 Mhz, 171.550 Mhz, 164.625 Mhz, 170.575 Mhz. Projects are located on the Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Contract time: 21 calendar days. Response to include equipment specifications in the form of a system diagram, frequency engineering data, cost of the system, and time frames for delivery after an order is placed. Evaluation and selection will be based on price and how the combiners are packaged for use i.e., are they in open racks, enclosed cabinets, etc. Proposal opening date has not been established, but is estimated to be in early May, 2000. Those interested in obtaining a solicitation package should mail their request, citing the solicitation number, to the address above. Fax requests are accepted at FAX number 530-841-4571. Posted 03/20/00 (W-SN436307). (0080)

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