99 -- AIRCRAFT TRANSCEIVERS, VHF FM

Notice Date

March 16, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Forest Service, National Interagency Fire Center, 3833 S Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho 83705

ZIP Code

83705

Solicitation Number

RFP 49-01-11

Response Due

April 10, 2001

Point of Contact

John Venaglia, 208-387-5695 or jvenaglia@fs.fed.us

E-Mail Address

To contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail. (jvenagia@fs.fed.us)

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being offered as a Request for Proposals. All clauses incorporated herein by reference are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-21. Proposals submitted should contain and will be evaluated on the basis of (a) Conformance to Specifications, (b) Past Performance, (c) Price, (d) Ability to meet the required delivery date and (e) warranty. The USDA Forest Service, Avionics, requires ten (10) panel mounted VHF aeronautical transceivers (FM) operating in the frequency band of 150-174 MHz. These FM radios must be TIA/EIA TSB-102 compliant, meet applicable portions of TIA/EIA-603, meet RTCA DO-160D Env. Cat. [A1Z]BAA[SU]XXXXXXABBBAUMXXXA, and meet National Interagency Fire Center's (NIFC) Project 25 Aeronautical VHF-FM Radio Transceiver Specifications. The main transceiver shall be frequency synthesized with at least one hundred operator selectable preset channels. The guard receiver (operating on 168.625 MHz) shall be either frequency synthesized or crystal controlled with no more than two guard channel selections. The main transceiver shall be able to operate on any channel in the NTIA and FCC basic channeling plans for the frequency band of 150-174 MHz. Bandwidths of 25 kHz analog, 12.5 kHz analog and 12.5 kHz TSB-102 digital shall be operator selectable by channel. Receiver capabilities of "Multi-mode", "Shadow channel", or similar type operation are required. All preset channels shall be operator programmable, while in flight, utilizing front panel controls. Audio (600 ohm impedance) and microphone (common general aviation types) will operate via an aircraft's audio system. The radio shall simultaneously display (via an avionics quality display) the channel number in use and frequency in use, or channel number in use and a minimum nine character, operator programmable alpha numeric channel designator. Nominal transmitter power output shall be operator selectable as one or ten watts into a 50-ohm antenna. All main present channels shall be capable of being scanned (enabled/disabled by the operator) on a per channel basis. Dzus type mounting shall be for a general aviation standard avionics radio. Primary power input shall be 27.5 VDC drawing no more than 5 amps. Operating/programming/diagnostic software shall operate on Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0. Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial -- Note: This is not set-aside for Small business concerns; Clause 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items: "Technical & past performance when combined are more important than price." Clause 52.212-3 Offeror's Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items to be submitted with proposal; Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items to be submitted with your proposal; Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive orders -- Commercial Items; Clause 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a complex

Web Link

Solicitation not available on the Internet. (http://www.fs.fed.us/business/nifc.html)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010320/99SOL002.HTM (W-075 SN50G4H9)