Immigration and Naturalization Service, Contracting and Procurement Branch, 425 I Street, N.W., Room 2102, Washington, D.C. 20536

58 -- RADIO AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT Sol HQ-95-12. POC John Dragonetti, 202/514-2646. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) intends to issue a supplmental agreement with Motorola, Inc. under Contract COW-0-90160. This modification to the contract will be for adding ASTRO radio equipment and extending the term of the contract by eight months. The extension is needed to continue the present service to the agency while a new competitive solicitation is being prepared. These encrypted radios will be portable/handheld and mobile radios. These radios are narrowband, backward and forward compatible. The Astro is essential for the INS because of its compatible and interoperability with existing digital 12.0 kb/s DES/DES-XL//OSTAR digital communications equipment and old analog systems currently in use by INS. Astro also satisfies the requirement for narrowband equipment mandated by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The bases for the sole source is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), only one responsible source. This is not a request for proposals and no solicitation will be available for release. This synopsis is for information purposes only. (072)

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