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17 -- TEST AND DEMONSTRATION OF A MULTILATERATION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AT HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SOL DTRS-57-95-R-00023 POC Anthony J. Flaherty, Aquisition Manager, (617) 494-2673. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center plans to award a contract to Allied Signal Aerospace Communiations Systems on a sole source basis for an engineering field test and demonstration project using a proprietary multilateration surveillance system to be installed on the south side of the airport surface of Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The contractor will be required to provide a list of preferred locations, space needs and real estate requirements for deployment of all equipment andd suppport materials to be housed on the south side of ATL; to deliver, install, test, operate, maintain and remove all commercial off the shelf (COTS) equipment and systems at ATL; collect, reduce and analyze target position, velocity and identfication data recorded and observed during the tests to commence in July 1995 for a three month period; produce reports on the results of all multilateration testing conducted including an assessment of such a system to adequately meet the Airport Surface Traffic Automation (ASTA) surveillance requirements; provide support to develop plans for staging and conducting field tests; and, provide plans to modify equipment for operational use at TL if required. A multilateration airport surface secondary surveillance system will be used to estimate the position, velocity and identification of all aircraft observed on and near the airport surface at ATL. The equipment will be required to receive reports from aircraft emmitting mode S squitters and ATCRBS replies. Aircraft will be observed from the south side of the airport during any of the phases of movement or stoppage such as the following events: arriving, departing, landing, exiting, taxiing, stopping and parking. At the conclusion of the field tests the contractor will be directed to either remove the equipment from the airport or supply modifications as required for operational use at the airport.Any firm wishing to propose on this requirement must submit a complete qualification package including an explanation as to how they would have access to the required proprietary data. For Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business 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. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0090)

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