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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 27,1998 PSA#2145

Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Acquisition Management, 700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202

15 -- CARGO/PASSENGER AIRCRAFT SOL DEA-98-R-0037 DUE 081098 POC Connie Jones, Contract Specialist, (202) 307-7804 The following changes/corrections are hereby made to the original synopsis/solicitation: (1) BASE PERIOD -- Date of Award through September 30, 1998. (2) From APPLICABLE STANDARDS & REGULATIONS delete: ARINC Characteristics 561. (3) To GENERAL REQUIREMENTS change: The STC shall cover all unique aspects of the herein described modification/integration and shall be supplemental to the basic FAA Regulation Parts 23 or 25 (as appropriate) certification of the standard aircraft. (4) To SPECIALIZED REQUIREMENTS change: (d) Take Off -- International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) day + 30 to ISA + 35 C. (5) To SPECIALIZED REQUIREMENTS add: (f) an HF radio is required. An FM radio is required and will be provided by the Government. (6) To Aircraft Security System add: (e) An engine/ignition cutoff or lockout feature. (7) To INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE (a) add: The contractor shall prepare an Acceptance Test Plan that outlines the ground and flight tests to be conducted prior to aircraft acceptance. These tests shall be thorough enough to monitor aircraft design/modification integrity and to ensure that there will be no degradation of avionic and electronic equipment performance that could be caused by inadequate manufacturing or installation techniques. Sufficient data shall be recorded during these tests to permit judgement to be made regarding the aircraft and subsystem acceptability. The contractor shall submit his Acceptance Test Plan to the DEA ninety (90) days prior to scheduled aircraft acceptance test. The DEA will notify the contractor of approval or disapproval within thirty (30) days after receipt of the test plan. (8) To INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE (b) add: The Contractor shall demonstrate to DEA that the following environmental requirements have been met. Altitude: All equipment shall operate continuously from zero feet to the service ceiling altitude conditions. The equipment, when not operating, shall not be damaged at altitudes up to 35,000 feet. All non-cabin equipment shall operate continuously from zero to 35,000 feet. Test data shall be submitted to the DEA in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section. Temperature: All equipment shall operate satisfactorily in ambient temperatures from -10 to +55 degrees Centigrade. The equipment when not operating shall not be damaged when exposed to ambient temperatures from -50 to +80 degrees Centigrade for extended periods of time. Test data shall be submitted to the DEA in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section. Vibration: All equipment shall operate satisfactorily in the vibration conditions for fixed, multi-engine, turboprop aircraft. Test data shall be submitted to the DEA in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section. (9) To INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE add (d): Test Data -- A report indicating the results of each test specified above shall be submitted to the procuring activity within thirty (30) days after completion of tests for the DEA review and approval. The DEA will notify the contractor of approval or disapproval within thirty (30) days after receipt of the test results. The report shall include all data collected in conducting these tests and a record of all failures, and shall describe suitable and adequate corrective actions for all failures that occurred. (10) FAR clause 52.232-33, "Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment", is applicable to this action. (11) THE ESTABLISHED DUE DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH AUGUST 10, 1998. (12) Answers to questions received in response to the synopsis/solicitation can be requested, in writing, from the Contract Specialist, set forth above, at the address set forth above. Facsimile requests will be accepted at (202)307-7818 if supported by a later hard copy. Posted 07/23/98 (I-SN227417). (0204)

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