U. S. Coast Guard, Electronics Engineering Center, (As), P.O. Box 60, Ocean Highway Wildwod, NJ 08260

58 -- SOURCES SOUGHT: DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING VHF-FM TRANSCEIVERS POC Contact, Marion Veber, Contracting Officer, 609/523-7219 58 - The U.S. Coast Guard Electronics Engineering Center (EECEN), Wildwood, NJ is seeking sources for VHF-FM Digital Selective Calling Transceivers for the Coast Guard's Automated Dependent Surveillance (ADS) System. Requirements include: 1) adjust power settings, 2) power reset, 3) set polling rate, 4) Global Maritime Distress Signal Service (GMDSS) compatible, 5) change channels, 6) communicate via RS-232 to the Coast Guard's Vessel Traffic Center and 7) compliance with International Telecommunications Union-Radio Communication (ITU-R) standards M.493, M.825 and M.821. The above items are not all-inclusive, being only representative of general requirements. Detailed specifications will be available at a later date. Interested firms are requested to respond in writing to the above address within 30 days of this publication and provide product literature on any current or planned equipment tht satisfies the above general requirements. This synopsis is not a request for proposals or quotations and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Coast Guard. (0362)

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