63--PUBLIC WARNING SYSTEM

Whelen Engineering Company Incorporated of Chester, CT is contracted to supply various components essential for a public warning system at Marine Corps Base Lejeune, NC. The order includes 12 units each of Strobe Controllers (P/N STCTRL), Red Strobe Lights (P/N ISB24R), Clear Strobe Lights (P/N ISB24C), Narrow Band Tone Squelch units (P/N 01-1485664-00), and Controllers with low battery alarms (P/N 202NHII). Additionally, 2 Encoders (P/N E969) with 35 functions are to be provided. All equipment must be compatible and interface effectively with the existing control system. This procurement is non-competitive as Whelen Engineering is the original equipment manufacturer and holds exclusive rights to the complete design, development plans, and specifications of the public warning system's encoder. The contract is a firm-fixed-price agreement, with an anticipated award date on or before May 5, 2003. The procurement will follow Simplified Acquisition Procedures with a written Request for Quotation and the delivery terms are FOB Destination at Marine Corps Base Lejeune. The contracting agency is the Department of Defense, specifically represented by the Naval Supply Fleet Logistics Center in San Diego, CA.