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58 -- SCANNING SLOPE SENSOR AND WAVE GAUGE ARRAY BUOY SYSTEM SOL N00173-98-R-RS01 POC Contract Specialist, Richard D Sewell, Code 3250:RS; Contarcting Officer, John W. Adams, III. Code 33250, (228) 688-5784 WEB: click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/home.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, SSCCONTRACTS@nrlssc.navy.mil. The Naval Research Laboratory has a requirement for a Scanning Slope Sensor and Wave Gauge Array Buoy System for the study of ocean surface roughness to interpret ocean features from remote sensing and facilitate understanding of air-sea interaction processes which drive ocean circulation and water waves. In general, the required scanning slope sensor and wave gauge array buoy system will be a free-floating system of modular design capable of collecting, storing and transmitting in-situ water wave spatial properties data. The required buoy system will consist of the following subsystems (a) an instrument platform, (b) a sensor subsystem consisting of an optical scanning and sensing subsystem, an environmental sensor suite subsystem, and a wave gauge array subsystem; (c) a computer control, data acquisiton, data storage and data transferral subsystem; (d) a battery and power supply subsystem; and (e) a system deployment and retrieval subsystem. Various other needs, such as calibration, testing, documentation, warranty and training requirements, will be included in the solicitation. The Government is seeking one (1) system. Detailed specifications will be included in the solicitation file. NRL uses Electronic Commerce (EC) to issue RFPs and amendments to RFPs. This solicitation and any amendments to it will be available via the Internet approximately fifteen (15) days after publication of this announcement at the URL address provided below. Printed copies of this RFP will not be provided. LINKURL: http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/home.htm (0033)

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