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70 -- SIDESCAN AND BATHYMETRY SURVEYING SYSTEM DUE 061700 POC Pansy R. Yeatts, (703)648-7382 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, pyeatts@usgs.goc. The U.S.Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting market research in regards to the acquisition of a Submetrix 2000 Sidescan Sonar and Bathymetry surveying system. Based on information available at this time, the USGS considers the required system to be sole-source and plans to enter into non-competitive discussions with Submetrix, of Bath BA2 9ER, United Kingdom. The system must possess the following technical features: Must not be in a towed body configuration. Must be portable enough to mount on any ship bow or in a side mount configuration. Must be delivered as a complete and stand-alone system. This will include necessary mounting and rigging hardware, all necessary cabling to and from the sensor head, all necessary amplifiers, shipboard data collection and processing hardware and software. The transmitted SONAR signal must be in the range of 230 kilohertz. Must acquire side scan SONAR and co-registered interferometric bathymetery data. System must be capable of interfacing with all existing USGS data processing software. All data must be compatible with USGS processing software. Must be able to mount a motion reference unit to the transducer head. Must accept external navigation, and compass information. Must be able to collect data in a swath that measures at least ten times the water depth, uses the interometric method for determining depth soundings, The data acquisition computer used to store the swath bathymetric information must run under Microsoft Windows NT. The data acquisition computer used to store the swath bathymetric information shall have the ability to be linked via ethernet connections to USGS computers during vessel cruises. This system shall be delivered on or before September 1, 2000. Any responses to this synopsis should contain sufficient technical documentation and descriptive literature to sufficiently describe system capabilities. All responses will be evaluated to determine whether that firm has full knowledge and capabilities to meet the USGS requirement. No alternative proposals will be accepted. The Government will not pay for information provided in response to this synopsis. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. This notice may represent the Government's only official notice of this procurement. All responses to this request must be received by close of business on June 17, 2000. Posted 06/07/00 (W-SN462393). (0159)

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