J -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION: THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. IT IS STRICTLY A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). NEITHER UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS NOR ANY OTHER KINDS OF OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFI. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Office of Investigative Technology (ST), Radio Unit is seeking information from sources that are capable of installing, removing, repairing, and performing corrective and preventive maintenance services for DEA owned Motorola Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and communications equipment located worldwide. The equipment consists of fixed station equipment (repeaters, base stations, etc.), control consoles, antenna systems, Key Management Controllers (KMC), Key Management Facilities (KMF), mobile and portable units. Background: The DEA communications network utilizes Motorola?s Advanced Securenet technology with the capability of over-the-air-rekeying (OTAR). This encompasses all types of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) equipment: mobile/portable radios, base stations, repeaters, and consoles. Domestic systems are 406-420 MHz UHF range, which is limited to Federal government agencies. There are some domestic divisions which utilize equipment on VHF systems as well as equipment that interoperates with 800 MHz systems as a liaison with state and local police departments. Foreign systems are a conglomeration of VHF, UHF, HF, 800MHz, and commercial systems and frequencies as approved by the host county. DEA is evolving into narrow-band, digital modulation format. The Motorola equipment will be backwards and forward compatible with existing DEA-owned equipment manufactured by Motorola. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: General maintenance includes preventive and corrective repair. DEA requires the removal and installation of mobile radios from and into Official Government Vehicles. In addition, DEA requires the installation and/or removal of fixed equipment, with associated antenna systems, at fixed locations such as building rooftops or communications towers. These specifications outline the requirements for the delivery of a high level of systems availability, performance, and support for the DEA communication system. This system consists of fixed station equipment (repeaters, base stations, etc.), antenna systems, control stations, remotes, Key Management Controllers (KMC), Key Management Facilities (KMF), as well as mobile and portable radio equipment. DEA requires a program of tightly coupled services that will allow it to achieve the operational benefits intended for this system. The contractor shall facilitate the installation, removal, maintenance, and repair of DEA owned Motorola radio communications equipment within the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and other overseas locations with DEA field offices. Maintenance includes, but is not limited to, the labor and parts required to repair equipment, which has become defective through normal wear and usage. Service shall be performed in accordance with standard commercial practices and manufacture specifications. The specification also requires service to be performed and coordinated through qualified field and centralized resources. List of DEA owned Motorola Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and communications equipment: ITEM DESCRIPTION EST QTY PORTABLE RADIOS Non-Secure Portable Radios 500 Each Astro X Lunchbox Portables 300 Each Saber X Lunchbox Portables 300 Each Secure Saber Series Portable Radios 4500 Each Digital Portable Radios (Astro, XTS 3000, XTS 4000 & 5000) UHF / VHF / 800 1150 Each Secure Portable Repeaters 70 Each Secure Portable Base Stations 10 Each Portable Vehicle Adapters (SVA, XTVA, etc.) 60 Each MOBILE RADIOS Legacy Single Band Mobile Radios (Syntor, MCX 1000) 325 Each Legacy Dual Band Mobile Radios (Syntor) 1800 Each Single Band Mobile Radio (Spectra) 395 Each Astro Spectra Plus UHF/VHF (P.25) 375 Each Dual Band Mobile Radio (Spectra) 2500 Each Dual Band Mobile Radio (XTL 5000) 2500 Each KEYLOADERS T30XX Series Code Inserters 330 Each KVL3000 Series Code Inserters 30 Each KVL 3000 PLUS ( P25) 30 Each FIXED STATION CONTROLS Remote Control Console w/ mic (T1600) 100 Each Remote Control Console w/ mic (T5600, Comtegra) 170 Each Remote Control Desk Sets (DGT9000, RCH3000, L1473) 75 each CentraCom II Series Control Centers CEB (per card cage) 74 each CentraCom II Series Control Centers Operator Positions (per electronic bay) 78 each Compact / Desk Top Operator Positions 7 each Desk Top Dispatcher w/ CEB 2 each Gold Elite Series Control Centers CEB (per card cage) 10 each Gold Elite Series Control Centers Operator Positions 7 each MC2200, 2500 & 3200 Digital Remote Controls 45 each COMPARATOR/RECEIVERS Spectra TAC Comparators 2 each Astro TAC Comparators 4 each Analog Satellite Receivers (Spectra TAC) 67 each Digital Satellite Receivers (Astro) 26 each Digitac Comparators 23 each FIXED STATIONS (non-secure) Legacy Base Stations (Micor/MSF) 15 1 year Legacy Repeaters (Micor/ MSF) 10 each Quantar Base Stations 10 each Quantar Repeaters 10 each FIXED STATIONS (secure) Desktop Base Stations up to 40 watts 60 each Legacy Base Stations (Micor/MSF) 270 each Quantar Base Stations 1 each Legacy Repeaters (Micor/MSF) 205 each Quantar Repeaters 339 each FIXED STATION MISCELLANEOUS Duplex Digital Voice Modems (DVM) (up to two per chassis) 600 each Simplex Digital Voice Modems (DVM) (up to four per chassis) 115 each Console Interface Unit (CIU) 425 each Digital Interface Unit (DIU) 59 each Advanced Securenet Key Management Controller (KMC) Computer & Console 13 each Advanced Securenet Key Management Controller (KMC) User Terminals 16 each HF SYSTEMS HF Base Stations with Power Supply (Micom) 10 each HF Mobile 7 each HF Mobile Control Head 7 each HF Coupler (Mobat) 17 each Responses to this announcement must provide detailed, concise information about the company?s qualifications and experience in providing the above listed services on Motorola equipment, within the past three (3) years. List of past experience of the respondent must include: contract number, dollar value, period of performance, customer point of contact information including name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. Also the respondents shall provide a written document that demonstrates a working relationship with Motorola. INFORMATION APPROACH: When the responses to this RFI are received, they will be evaluated and analyzed by the Government. This information received will be considered in the development of the acquisition strategy and may serve as input to a business case. In all cases pertaining to this RFI, the Government will take absolute care not to present information outside of the Government in a way that clearly identifies individual vendors or products. CONTRACT INFORMATION: All responses must be submitted electronically to contact@example.gov and be received no later than February 19, 2008 @ 2:30 p.m. local time.