USDA, FOREST SERVICE, 517 GOLD AVENUE, SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102

66 -- UPGRADE AND PURCHASE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS SOL R3-96-27 POC Contact, Susan Prentiss, Contracting Officer, (505)842-3345 USDA, Forest Service plans to issue a noncompetitive order with Trimble, Westkarte Products Company to upgrade two existing maxwell based 4000SE to Trimble 4000SSI. In addition, this order will include the purchase of a Trimble 4000SSI geodetic receiver, and land surveyor SI. Compatibility of new or upgraded global positioning systems with the current systems used in the Region is essential and we have determined there is no cross compatibility with any other manufacturer. Current data processing software is only compatible with Trimble navigation equipment. See Note(s): 23. (0215)

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