Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20591

17 -- AIRCRAFT LAUNCHING, LANDING, AND GROUND HANDLING EQUIPMENT The Federal Aviation Administation is seeking sources for a commercial-off-the-shelf low power distance measuring equipment (DME) system. The system should consist of the following functional elements: single DME transponder, dual DME monitor and all required operational and maintenance software. The DME system must be FAR Part 171 certified or capable of being certified and meet or exceed a system MTBF of 2190 hours. The system must meet the following additional requirements: Low power (100 watt), solid state, modular construction; capable of direct interface to a co-located instrument landing system for receiving indent trigger (slave mode); existing remote maintenance monitoring capability; output circuit protection; primary power from a nominal 120/240V, 60 Hz three wire single phase AC source; automatic gain reduction; battery backup; and an omnidirectional antenna. Training courses and commercial operations manual and technical instruction books must be available. Firms having applicable DME systems should submit particulars to the Contract Specialist, Cynthia Valdes, ASU-310, at the above address. Submissions should contain commercial literature that demonstrates capability to meet stated requirements, sample of commercial instruction book and training course syllabus, statement of FAR Part 171 certification status, description of methodology used to measure claimed system MTBF, and description of commercial warranties. Submissions should be made within 15 days after publication of this announcement. This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an IFB or RFP and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure such equipment. A solicitation package is not available. (0227)

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