USDA, APHIS, MSD, 4700 River Road, Unit 115 Riverdale, MD 20737

66 -- GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SOL RFQ#APHIS-96-2097 DUE 092796 POC Contracting Officer: James Gannon, 301/734-4703 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items perpared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. RFQ#APHIS-96-2097 incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular No. 90-40. THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Standard IndustrialClassification is 3812. The following FAR cluases apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-CommercialItems; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Karnal Bunt Project, 3658 E. Chipman Road, Phoenix, AZ has a requirement for aGlobal Positioning System having the following salient characteristics. The GPS Field Units must (1) Be capable of storing data for differential post processing of points to 1 to 5 meter accuracy. Attributee data entered in the field must remainattached to the point or feature through after the data are post processed; (2) Have an alphanumeric keypad with dedicated, non-shifted alphabetic and numeric deys for dynamic entry of descriptions of points, lines and areas. The user shall also becapable of creating in the field or with PC software lists for descriptions of points, line and areas, and enter these via a hierarchical menu feature; (3) Have a minimum of 6 independent channels to permit continuous tracking of available satellites.Provide ''CLEAR'', ''BLOCKAGE'', and ''CANYON'' tracking modes to accomodate different environments; (4) Be waterproof, and dust-proof and be capable of withstanding impacts. An operating range of -40C to 54C is required; (5) Have GPS receiver, patch antenna,data collector and main battery components integrated into one piece that can be held in one hand; (6) Have the ability to collect remote in either static or dynamic modes with user-defined intervals. Have the ability to ''nest'' point features withattributes within line or area features without exiting the line or area session. The Post Processing Software must have the following essential capabilities: (1) Differential correction capability using Leica MX9212 and 9400, Rinex data Ashtec,Trimble, and CMT Win base station data. Be able to store several base station coordinates. Computes DOP's and residuals; (2) Have ability to switch among coordinate system (LLA, UTM State Plane) and maps datums (WGS84, NAD83, NAD27); (3) Be capable ofimporting and exporting coordinate and feature data to/from Autocad (DXF), ArcInfo Shapefile formats, and ASCII. CLIN 0001 GPS/GIS Data Collectors - Qty. of 22, CLIN 0002 9400 Base Station - Qty of 1, CLIN 0003 Spare Receiver Battery Packs - Qty of 22,CLIN 0004 Carrying Case - Qty of 22, CLIN 0005 PC-GPS v.3.0 Windows-Based Post Processing and Mapping Software - Qty of 1, CLIN 0006 On-Site Training in Phoenix, AZ - Qty - 1 job. All prices are fob destination to USDA, APHIS, Karnal Bunt Project, 3658E. Chipman Road, Phoenix, AZ 85040. Expedited shipment is essential. Therefore, all items must be received 2 weeks ARO.(0257)

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