Arnold Engineering Development Center, ATTN: AEDC PKP, 100 Kindel Drive, Suite A332, Arnold AFB, TN 37389-1332

60 -- FIBER OPTIC CABLE SOL F40650-95-B-0084 DUE 092295 POC Sue Tate, Contract Specialist, (615)454-7801, Tony Clayborne, Contracting Officer. This procurement is for fiber optic cable to upgrade the ETF Data Acquisition System at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). The cable must meet the following specifications. Indoor/Outdoor rated cable for comm-duct use above ground and below ground, riser, rated, without gel fill. Consist of 48 fibers, 30 multimode, and 18 single mode in the same outer jacket hybrid configuration with individual tight buffers. Outer jacket is to be core lock type pressure extruded PVC, flame retardent UL listed OFNR type, fungus resistant, and UV inhibited with internal ripcord, kevlar reinforcement, orange color, and Mfg/length markings. Fibers to be buffered with 250 um acrylate and 900um PVC color coded tubing. Multimode fibers to be 62.5/125 um, with no more than 3.0/1.0 dB loss and 160/500 MHz bandwidth at 850/1300 nm respectively, graded index. Singlemode fibers to be 9/125 um with no more than 0.5 dB loss at 1300 nm and at 1550 nm. Cable minimum bend radius to be 20X OD installation, and 10X OD installed. Operating range -40 DEGC to 85 DEGC. Crush resistance 1800 N/cm. Impact resistance 1500 impacts, and flex resistance of 2000 cycles. Optical and mechanical performance shall not be degraded by immersion in ground water. Fiber is to be 100 KSI proof tested. Cable shall be Accutech Part Number ACOFNR48-103 or Carolina Cable P/N RK950616-08 or equal. Delivery shall be to Arnold AFB TN within 30 days after contract award. Any responsible source may submit a bid that shall be considered. Firms responding to this synopsis should do so in writing and indicate whether they are a small or small minority business. FAX request will be accepted (615)454-7330. Foreign participation is allowed. (0216)

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