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66 -- KINEMETRICS ETNA AND K2 ACCELEROGRAPHS SOL RFP 00WRSS0016 POC Phyllis Michel, Contracting Officer, (650) 329-4163 E-MAIL: to contact the contracting officer by e-mail, pmichel@usgs.gov. Line Item 1: Kinemetrics Etna 3-channel digital accelerograph with "Caltech" realtime option, internal 100Hz triaxial Episensor, 5MB flash memory card, internal PCMCIA modem with connector, GPS with antenna and 75' coax, quantity 32 each. Line Item 2: Kinemetrics K2 12-channel accelerograph with "Caltech" realtime option, GPS with antenna and 75' coax, internal PCMCIA modem, 20MB flash memory, quantity 3 each. Delivery 60 days from date of award. The Government intends to award on a sole source basis to Kinemetrics, Inc., Pasadena, CA, the only responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The USGS will install the instruments in the San Fernando Valley in an ongoing joint effort with California Institute of Technology and California Division of Mines and Geology (TriNet) to upgrade the National Strong Motion Program (NSMP) Seismic Network from analog to digital "real-time" instrumentation. Kinemetrics Altus series real-time strong-motion recorders have been installed in the TriNet cooperative seismic network, and only Kinemetrics Altus instruments are fully compatible with those instruments and with the associated software developed by Caltech. Interested parties must respond in writing within 15 days of publication of this synopsis, clearly stating your ability to meet the above-stated requirements. Responses may be faxed to Phyllis Michel, Contracting Officer, at (650) 329-5480. See Note 22. Posted 07/05/00 (W-SN471655). (0187)

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