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D -- UPGRADE TO ROAMS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOL 52DDNW-0-90044 DUE 082100 POC LaMar Carlson, Contact Specialist 301/713-0839 E-MAIL: LaMar Carlson, Contract Specialist, Lamar.Carlson@agf.noaa.gov. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Silver Spring, MD, intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis with INH Technology of Fort Worth, Texas to upgrade the National Weather Radio Remote Off Air Monitoring (ROAMS) Management System. The contractor shall perform the following functions: 1)enhance and replicate the existing ROAMS initialization, monitoring and control capability; 2)design, build, test and implement an enhanced ROAMS Management System; 3)provide an analysis and design a reporting system for the ROAMS data; 4)demonstrate an interactive, "smart" system for the identification and analysis of malfunctions at remote transmitter sites. The upgraded/enhanced management system will handle ROAMS fault reports, provide a database to handle transmitter site performance, and provide information to aid field technicians make repairs. Vendors who believe that they can meet this requirement are required to submit in writing an affirmative responsedemonstrating they can meet the Governments requirements. To be considered an affirmative response, all written responses must include a written narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet the above requirements. In your response, you must address each of the four items listed above in sufficient detail to permit agency analysis to establish a bona fide capability to meet the requirements. Failure to submit documentation will result in the Government proceeding as stated above. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. A fixed-price, contract is contemplated for this effort. Affirmative written responses must be received no later than 45 days after publication to this synopsis. See notes 22,26. Posted 07/07/00 (W-SN472481). (0189)

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