Commandant (G-ACS-1A/GAA), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001

58 -- VHF-FM DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC) RADIO Contact: Contracting Officer: LCDR George Asseng, Ph: (202) 267-6206, Fax: (202) 267-4019; Contracting Officer's Technical Representative: Mr. Tom Garlington, Ph (703) 313-5677. On or about 28 June 1996, the Coast Guard will release a draft specification for industry comment. This specification is for the procurement of VHF-FM DSC equipped marine band transceivers. The specification may be obtained by contacting the Contracting Officer, LCDR George Asseng, (see block 11) on or after 28 June 1996. It will also be available on the world wide web at the following address http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/marcomms.htm, under the file name DSC.SOW.TXT. Comments are requested by 19 July 1996 and should be directed to the address in block 7. Any information which may be considered proprietary should be clearly marked as such (in the margin and by encircling in the body of your response) and each page containing such information suitably annotated at the bottom and top thereof. Information received which is marked ``proprietary'' will be handled in accordance with government guidelines for protection of proprietary information within the sponsoring organization. (173)

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