Commander (AAL), U.S. Coast Guard TISCOM, Alexandria, VA 22315-3940

59 -- RADIO COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT POC Mr. Jimmy Lee (703) 313-5674, Technical POC; Jay Shively (703) 313-5466, Contracting Officer E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Techincal POC via E-Mail, jlee@tiscom.uscg.mil. The United States Coast Guard is seeking possible sources interested in providing VHF Mobile Radios for use by Coast Guard operational units. This radio must statisfy the following general requirements: (1) Meet standards set forth in TIA 102 (Telecommunications Industry Association)including selectable channel spacing of 12.5 or 25 kHz; analog Frequency Modulation (FM) or Common Air Interface (CAI) with C4FM or CQPSK modulation; and operating in a conventional radio system environment. (2) Have a frequency band of at least 146-174 MHz, receive and transmit. (3) Have a minimum of 225 programmable channels selectable, which can be divided into a minimum of 4 different zones. (4) Each channel and zone shall have the capability of being named. (5) Have a alpha/numeric display capable of displaying zone or channel name. (6) Have a selectable or programmable output power of 1 and 25 watts. (7) Input power shall be 12VDC. (8) Have 12kbps CVSD DES and Project 25 DES-OFB enctyption. (9) Offer a data capability through an RS-232 serial interface in accordance with TIA 102. (10) Include the capability of control from single and dual remote heads. Control of radios shall be controlled via the control heads. (11) Have a capability of providing a line level output of both reveive and transmit audio to an external recorder. (12) Have a capability to remote PTT/keyline. (13) Must be FCC type accepted. (14) Must be a commercial, off-the-shelf radio currently offered for sale in the U.S. This is not a solicitation for proposals and no contract will be awarded from this announcement.This market survey is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Your responses should indicate all technical and contracting points of contact and size of business. This request for information in no way implies either implicitly of explicitly that respondents will be compensated in any way by the Government for information or materials provided. All information provided becomes U.S. Coast Guard property and will not be returned. All information must be mailed to the U.S. Coast Guard (TISCOM), Radio Systems Branch, 7323 Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22315-3940, ATTN: Jimmy Lee. Posted 05/25/00 (W-SN458743). (0146)

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