U.S. Geological Survey, Procurement and Contracts Section, Building 25, Box 25046, MS 204B, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225

58 -- UPGRADE EXISTING MASTER EARTH STATION POC Grace S. Oakeley, Contract Specialist, (303) 236-5900 x406 Concerns having the ability to furnish the supplies described herein are requested to givewritten notification (including the telephone number for a point of contact) to the procuringoffice above within forty-five (45) calendar days from the date of this synopsis. Salientcharacteristics: Non-redundant upgrade of existing equipment and software to the U.S.Geological Survey Satellite Master Earth Station SkylinX.25 Network Management System(NMS) version 3.1. Upgrade shall be compatible with the existing hardware and software.Shall include Network Control System NODE equipment; Network Control System PAD equipment; all necessary rack(s) and cabling; NMS version 3.1 software (or current release)compatible HI-PC software; and design, drafting, installation, and testing services. Therequirement includes two options. The first option is for upgrading the RF shelter monitoringand control computer to the latest version. The second option is for redundant NCS hardwarewhich shall include all essential equipment to convert the upgraded USGS Satellite MasterEarth Station to full automatic fail-over redundancy. Based on information available at thistime, and in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), implemented by FAR 6.302-1, theGovernment considers the items specified as a sole source from Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.,Melbourne, FL and proposes to negotiate a contract with that firm on that basis. However,should additional sources be identified, they will be considered. Firms who feel that they canfurnish the required item or its functional equivalent (based upon the criteria specified herein)are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement. An affirmativeresponse would include literature, brochures and such other materials which correspond to therequired items stated herein. This information will be evaluated and used to determine ifcompetitive opportunities exist. Since no solicitation document exists, requests for suchdocuments without accompanying information will be considered non-responsive to thisrequest without further consideration. This notice may represent the Government's onlyofficial notice of this procurement. This requirement is subject to FIP approval. See Note22. (0108)

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