NW Mountain Region, Acquisition Management Branch ANM-55, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, WA 98055-4056 (206) 227-2055

60 -- FIBER OPTIC MULTIPLEXING COMPONENTS FOR SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SALT LAKE CITY, UT SOL DTFA11-95-R-00134 POC Joseph B. Fallica, Contracting Officer, (206)227-2849, Fax (206)227- 1055 The Federal Aviation Administration has a requirement to purchase, on a brand name or equal basis, Racal-Datacomm PremNet 5000 Fiber Optic Multiplexing components and equipment. The items will be assembled by the government into an integrated system to be installed at the Salt Lake City International Airport on runway 16R/34L. The components and equipment will be installed in a counter-rotating ring topology and will be used to multiplex, an Instrument Landing System (ILS), Runway Visual Range (RVR), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), and runway lighting signals, into a redundant digital optical output and transport data from various runway locations the Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT). The signal types consist of 4-wire VF and RS-232 data. Offerors bidding equivalent items will be required to demonstrate full performance and replacement capability with the brand name items, such demonstration may include an actual benchmark test to be conducted prior to contract award. Submitted proposals shall be technical evaluated in regard to such factors as compatibility, reliability, maintainability, and actual manufacturing status. Solicitation package available O/A 2/21/95. Requests for solicitations must be submitted in writing to: FAA, NW Mountain Region, Acquisition Management Branch, ANM-55, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, WA 98055-4056. Facsimile requests will be accepted. Our fax number is (206)227-1055. Telephone requests will not be honored.For Minority, Women- Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Standard Industrial Code 3679. (0038)

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