MODIFICATION
58 -- Automated Weather Observing System
- Notice Date
- 9/16/2003
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Emergency Preparedness and Response, Federal Emergency Management Agency, MWEOC Acquisition Section, 19844 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, State Route 601, Bluemont, VA, 20135
- ZIP Code
- 20135
- Solicitation Number
- EMV-2003-RQ-0028
- Response Due
- 9/19/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/4/2003
- Point of Contact
- Stephany Bayne, Contract Specialist, Phone (540) 542-2832, Fax (540) 542-2632,
- E-Mail Address
-
stephany.bayne@dhs.gov
- Description
- This Amendment No. A001 is issued to provide questions and answers from the site visit held on 09/11/03. 1. QUESTION: What type of UHF radio are you requesting, and what is the physical size, is it suitable for outdoor mounting, or will it require a NEMA 3R (weatherproof) enclosure, input parameters (audio input, type of PTT circuit, etc.), operating temperature ranges, power consumption/voltage/amps/watts, and the type of antenna to be used, as to size and Db. gain, impedance, and type of coax to connect the antenna/transmitter, (RG 58, RG213, RG214 etc). All of this is addressed in the normal FAA type of VHF radio install and is covered by the type approval, but they have no guidelines for a UHF type of transmitter, as they normally don?t use UHF radios. ANSWER: As discussed at the site visit, FEMA is looking for the industry standard civilian/military for UHF weather station operations. The Contractor shall install a UHF radio with the same type of weather protection/provisions as VHF radio. The Contractor shall provide as part of their proposal the broadcast capabilities of their weather station, the type or model radio equipment the weather station can support, the power/connectivity requirements needed for the equipment, and what, if any, special protective enclosures their equipment will require. 2. QUESTION: Is the input format for FEMA?s in house cable system NTSC, PAL, baseband video, s-video, standard broadcast (VHF chn. 2-13, UHF chn. 14-83), or one of the cable TV bands (HRC, IHRC etc). There is more than one type of system available from the vendors, with a wide range of cost and specifications. What is compatible with FEMA?s system? ANSWER: The input format is full broadband NTSC. 3. QUESTION: Reference paragraph B.10 of the Statement of Work. Do you want 2 future displays provided now or the interface/ability to drive them at a later date? Do you want 7 modems for telco dial in or 7 modems to interface with your network? ANSWER: The AWOS shall be integrated into an existing data processing system, LAN/Internet. Location for (1) data processing computer is Bldg. 500. Remote display locations are (1) Bldg. 420 and (1) Government install area. As regards future displays, FEMA only wants 7 modems. The remote modems shall be telephone dial in by hard-wired telephone lines. 4. QUESTION: At Bldg. 500 at the electrical outlet, is there 220-volt electricity that the Contractor is to hook up to? ANSWER: The service is 208/120 volt, three phase, four wire. The specified date for receipt of responses is unchanged from 09/19/03. END OF AMENDMENT NO. A001 TO RFQ NO. EMV-2003-RQ-0028.
- Record
- SN00435178-W 20030918/030916213021 (fbodaily.com)
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