THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC., 1330A GALAXY WAY, CONCORD, CA 94520 FOR THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT. (3) GURALP CMG-6TD DIGITAL OUTPUT BROADBAND SEISMOMETER. SPECIFICATIONS: POWER (W/GPS ON) <1.3 WATTS 30 SECOND TO 50 HZ FLAT VELOCITY RESPONSE GPS CLOCK AND 10M GPS CABLE 3M RS-232 CABLE. BREAKOUT BOX WITH 15M CABLE TO INSTRUMENT 2 GIGABYTE FLASH DATA STORAGE "SCREAM" DATA ACQUISITION SOFTWARE. THE GURLAP CMG-6TD IS THE ONLY PRODUCT THAT HOUSES THE DIGITIZER AND BROADBAND SENSOR IN ONE UNIT, EFFECTIVELY HALVING THE NUMBER OF CABLES REQUIRED AND GREATLY REDUCING THE WEIGHT AND SIZE. THIS UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE 6TD GREATLY REDUCES COMPLEXITY OF FIELD OPERATIONS AND, IMPROVES DURABILITY. ANOTHER IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTE OF THE 6TD IS ITS LOW POWER CONSUMPTION; NO OTHER VENDOR OFFERS A COMBINED BROADBAND SENSOR/DIGITIZER PACKAGE THAT CAN BOAST THE ~1.3 w OF TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION WHEN OPERATING IN CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION MODE WITH THE GPS RECEIVED TURNED ON. LOW POWER CONSUMPTION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR REMOTE SITES AS IT REDUCES THE SIZE REQUIIREMENTS OF POWER SYSTEMS TO RUN THE INSTRUMENTS, WHICH IN TURN IMPROVES RELIABILITY AND GREATLY SIMPLIFIES INSTALLATION. PER THE REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LISTED IN THE DOI MEMORANDUM DATED AUGUST 18, 2004, ATTACHMENT 2, THIS COTS EQUIPMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE ITEM 13 REQUIREMENTS OF QUALITY CONTROL. AS SUCH, THE VENDOR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE THAT IS FREE OF MALICIOUS CODE. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. INFORMATION WILL BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. DETERMINATION TO COMPETE THIS REQUIREMENT IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT; NO ADDITIONAL SYNOPSIS WILL BE PUBLISHED. CONTACT: ANN MARGRAVE @ (209)742-5079 - EMAIL ([email protected])

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