Immigration and Naturalization Service, Contracting and Procurement Branch, 425 I Street, N.W., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20536

58 -- ENCRYPTED RADIO AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SOL HQ-96-01 POC John Dragonetti, 202/514-2646. The Immigration and Naturalization Service intends to enter into a contract with Motorola, Inc. The contract is for portable/handheld and mobile Astro encrypted radios. These radios are narrowband, backward and forward compatible. Astro is essential for the INS because of its compatability and interoperability with existing digital 12.0 kb/s DES/DES-XL/OTAR digital communications equipment and old analog systems currently used by INS. Astro also satisfies the requirement for narrowband equipment mandated by the National Telecommunicationns and Information Administration (NTIA). The contract will consist of a one year base and four one year option periods. The basis for this sole source acquisition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), only one responsible source. This is not a request for proposals and no solicitation will be available for release. This synopsis is for information purposes only. (0277)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0149 19951005\58-0002.SOL)