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70 -- INTEGRATED TERMINAL WEATHER SYSTEM (ITWS) POC Harold LeBlanc, Contracting Officer, 202/267-7628 The FAA has a requirement for systems which will acquire data from FAA owned terminal area weather sensors, process/integrate the data, and create weather products for air traffic management/control. These products will be displayed in Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCT), Terminal Radar Approach Control facilities (TRACON), and Metroplex Control facilities (MCF). The weather sensors include Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD), Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR), Airport Surveillance Radar - 9 (ASR9), Low Level Wind Shear Alert System (LLWAS), Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS), Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS), and National Lightning Data Network (NLDN). The effort will include software development (estimated to be in excess of 350,000 lines of code), hardware selection/purchase, and production of three first article units. The effort will also optionally include production, installation, and maintenance of 34 ITWS systems plus user training and logistics support. The FAA intends to issue draft documents for industry comment. Interested parties should send a written request to the Contracting Officer. It is anticipated that draft documents will be issued within the next 90 days. (0032)

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