NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) National Maintenance Contract

52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of: Information (end of clause) THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a Request for Information (RFI); a market research tool used by the Government to gauge the small business marketplace and learn the industry's capabilities. NOAA is also seeking to make a set-aside determination for this requirement. Responses from qualified small businesses in all socioeconomic categories ((HUBZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB) will assist in that determination. The information requested hereunder is for planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued or contract awarded. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of information. Responses to the notice will not be returned. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with Government regulations. 1. SCOPE The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS) operates the NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) All Hazard Network to provide continuous transmissions of recorded and live weather and appropriate hazard warning information to the public. A NWR system consists of an audio control console located in a Government Weather Service Office, a transmitter system, including antenna and transmission line, located at a remote site (often collocated with and hosted by a commercial or educational TV/radio transmitter and tower) and a communication link (telephone line, microwave link, Ultra High Frequency (UHF) link, or a combination of these) between the two locations. The "Statement of Work" within this document, pertains to the transmitter system portion of the NWR network only. Systems are installed within the United States and its possessions. The transmitter equipment associated with the transmitter sites listed in Attachments 1Al, NWR Transmitter Systems to be Contractor Maintained, and 1A2, Non-Contractor Maintained Transmitter Systems to be Logistically Supported, were manufactured by Continental Electronics Corporation (CEC), Crown Broadcast (IREC), Armstrong Transmitter Co, and Nautel. There is the possibility of a moderate increase in the size of the NWR network during the contract period, and a subsequent increase in the number and location of NWR transmitter sites listed in Attachments 1Al and 1A2. 2. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS The Contractor shall provide direct field maintenance support, depot maintenance support, logistics support, and other services to the transmitter systems listed in Attachment 1Al. The Contractor shall also provide the following services: 1) Depot maintenance, logistics support, and other services shall be provided to the transmitter systems listed in Attachment 1A2. 2) Depot maintenance, and logistics support shall be provided for only the Remote Off Air Monitoring System (ROAMS) at the sites listed in Attachment 1B. The Contractor will also be required to provide other miscellaneous support services at transmitter sites such as site surveys, antenna system repairs/refurbishments and RF transmission line repairs and refurbishment, on an emergency and non-emergency basis. The Government reserves the right to maintain by itself, or through other contractual arrangements, individual NWR transmitter sites or groups of sites. Due to possible additions of new transmitter sites through the NWR Network upgrade and expansion process, relocations of existing sites, and changes to cooperative agreements with other parties, the Government reserves the right, with Contractor coordination, to: change, or enhance the transmitter site equipment configuration; change the number of sites and site locations listed in Attachments 1A1, 1A2, and 1B; and, change the depot support requirements for site locations listed in Attachments 1Al, 1A2, and 1B. This contract covers three (3) periods of performance as follows: Phase-In Period - The Contractor shall provide the services required in Section 8.1 (non-incumbent Contractors). Performance Period - The Contractor shall provide the services required in Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Phase-Out Period - The Contractor shall provide the services required in 8.2. 3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP) 3.1 Government Furnished Data The Contractor shall move and retain all Government-Furnished Data (GFD) provided to its own IT equipment. At the end of the contract, the Contractor shall provide, on Government approved media, copies of all updated data on maintenance and support in the same format as originally provided to the Contractor. The Contractors IT equipment shall adhere to all IT security requirements defined in the contract. The Contractor shall be responsible for the security and maintenance of all GFD transferred to the Contractor. 3.2 End of Contract (EOC) Quantity Definition Within this Statement of Work or referenced Attachments, for GFP with quantities defined as EOC, if the Contractor expends any of the GFP in performing transmitter maintenance or repair, the Contractor shall replenish the GFP to the EOC quantity listed at Contractor expense so the EOC quantity is returned to the government at the completion of the contract. 3.3 Government Furnished Test Equipment/Test Beds The Government will provide the contractor with GFP test equipment and NWR transmitter test beds as listed in Attachment 1C1 for use in maintaining and repairing NWR transmitters and validating transmitter assemblies following repair actions. The quantities of equipment listed in Attachment 1C1 are EOC quantities. 3.4 NWR Transmitter Spare Parts and Spare Assemblies The Government will provide the contractor with an initial quantity of NWR transmitter spare parts and spare assemblies as listed in the following Attachments: Attachment 1C2a - CEC Transmitter Spare Parts Attachment 1C2b - Nautel Transmitter Spare Parts Attachment 1C2c - Crown Transmitter Spare Parts Attachment 1C2d - Armstrong G100, G300 and G1000 Transmitter Spare Parts Attachment 1C2e - Armstrong G300B and G1000B Transmitter Spare Parts Attachment 1C3a - CEC Transmitter Spare Assemblies Attachment 1C3b - Nautel Transmitter Spare Assemblies Attachment 1C3c - Crown Transmitter Spare Assemblies Attachment 1C3d - Armstrong G100, G300 and G1000 Transmitter Spare Assemblies Attachment 1C3e - Armstrong G300B and G1000B Transmitter Spare Assemblies These parts and assemblies are intended for use in the maintenance and repair of NWR transmitters and will be handled as follows: -- The quantities of parts and assemblies listed and provided in Attachments 1C2a, 1C2b, 1C2c, 1C2d, 1C2e, 1C3a, 1C3b, 1C3c, 1C3d and 1C3e are EOC quantities. 3.5 Major Items Inventory The Contractor shall store, handle and ship from the Contractor's facility, those items listed in Attachment 1C5, referred to as Major Items Inventory (MII). These items are Government Furnished Property (GFP) (NWR Program assets) that shall only be released for issue by verbal or written authorization of the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) or Assistant Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (ACOTR). These items are either expendable or repairable major subsystems for use in routine or emergency maintenance of the antenna or transmitter systems. The Government may or may not choose to replenish these items at the Government's expense. 3.6 ROAMS Spare Parts Inventory The Government will provide the Contractor with ROAMS spare parts as listed in Attachment 1C8. These parts are intended for use in the maintenance and repair of NWR ROAMS units. The quantities of equipment and property listed in Attachment 1C8 are EOC quantities. 4. CONTRACTOR MAINTAINED TRANSMITTER SITES The Contractor shall provide all maintenance and maintenance support services for the equipment listed in Paragraph II of Attachment 1D at the NWR site locations listed in Attachment lAl. Upon completion of any action listed below, the transmitter system shall be fully operational and functional at the authorized output power, within required frequency and modulation tolerance, and in compliance with all technical descriptions and specifications of Attachments 1D1, 1D2, 1D3, 1D4, 1D5 (as listed below) and the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) equipment manuals. Attachment 1D1 - CEC (WR300B, WR1000B) Attachment 1D2 - Crown - IREC (WRG100, WRG300, WRG1000) Attachment 1D3 - Armstrong (G100, G300, G1000) Attachment 1D4 - Armstrong (G300B, G1000B) Attachment 1D5 - Nautel (NG300, NG1000) The Contractor, at some time during any visit to a site, shall attempt to arrange for the associated Weather Forecast Office (WFO) to transmit alignment signals for the purpose of verifying signal level on the audio program line and resulting modulation deviation. Any change in signal level from the previous visit shall be reported to the WFO. The Contractor shall notify the WFO when the work is completed and the system is fully operational. 4.1 Maintenance Service and Support Requirements for Field-Maintained Transmitter Equipment For the transmitter equipment listed in Paragraph II of Attachment ID, the Contractor shall provide all labor, transportation, travel, and all replacement and repair parts for maintenance and maintenance support activities at the locations listed in Attachment 1Al. All maintenance and maintenance support visits to a transmitter site shall be documented in accordance with the Site Activity Report identified in Section 6.2.3. Maintenance services shall be provided in such a manner that the availability requirements specified in Section 4.2 are met. 4.l.l On-Site Routine Maintenance As a minimum, the Contractor shall perform routine maintenance once every preventive maintenance cycle period (as defined in Attachment 1A1 for each NWR transmitter site), in accordance with the requirements stated in following four Attachments: - 1El "NWR Continental Electronics Transmitter Preventive Maintenance Schedule and Performance Measurements (CEC models WR300B, WR1000B)" - 1E2 "NWR Crown Transmitter Preventive Maintenance Schedule and Performance Measurements (Crown models WR-100, WR-300, WR-1000)" - 1E3 "NWR Armstrong Transmitter Preventive Maintenance Schedule and Performance Measurements (Armstrong models G100, G300, G300B, Gl000, G1000B)" - 1E4 "NWR Nautel Transmitter Preventive Maintenance Schedule and Performance Measurements (Nautel models NG300 and NG1000)". The preventive maintenance cycle periods defined in Attachment 1A1 shall take precedence over any preventive maintenance cycle periods defined in attachments 1E1, 1E2, 1E3 and 1E4. Not all transmitter locations have lightning protection systems installed. The Contractor shall notify the COTR of all contractor-maintained transmitter sites that do not have antenna, A.C. power, or phone line lightning protection equipment or devices properly installed on the transmitter system following routine maintenance visits. The Contractor shall inspect emergency power generators and their fuel tanks as indicated in the "Generator Inspection" column of Attachment 1A1. For sites indicated in Attachment 1Al as "L" for Look, the Contractor shall only inspect the generator. For sites indicated in Attachment 1Al as "R" for Run, the Contractor shall both inspect and test the generator/automatic transfer switch verifying normal operation. Generator inspection and testing shall be accomplished in accordance with the procedures contained in the section entitled "Backup Generator and Automatic Transfer Switch Checks and Testing" of Attachments 1E1, 1E2, 1E3 and 1E4. The Contractor is not authorized to perform any maintenance or repair actions on any generator, only to inspect the generator or verify correct operation using the procedure above. The Contractor shall notify the cognizant WFO prior to and upon the completion of any generator run testing performed. If the generator system does not operate as expected when verified using the above procedure, the Contractor shall immediately notify the cognizant WFO and the COTR of issues observed, so they may notify appropriate NWS regional facilities' personnel. All generator inspections and run tests shall be included in site activity reports as defined in section 6.2.3. At sites where generators will be run, training will be provided to Contractor personnel on generator operation. The Government reserves the right to periodically modify the "Maintenance Schedule" attachments defined in this section. In addition, the maintenance data log attached to the transmitters shall be updated and a copy of the log submitted to the designated Government offices per the requirements of Section 6.2.2. The Contractor shall notify and coordinate with the WFO no less than 48 hours in advance of a routine visit. The Contractor shall allow that WFO to coordinate the visit and also to determine if external conditions such as impending weather will require a delay in the routine maintenance visit. 4.1.2 Routine Remote Monitoring The Contractor shall remotely monitor the Contractor maintained transmitters on a monthly basis to verify that parameters are within specifications. Monitoring shall be done using Transmitter Specific dial-in software and ROAMS audio monitoring on CEC, Crown, Armstrong and Nautel transmitters. 4.1.3 Corrective Maintenance The Contractor shall perform all corrective maintenance whether identified by the Contractor or requested via a service call. When corrective maintenance is required due to a service call, routine maintenance in accordance with Section 4.1.1 shall also be performed prior to leaving the transmitter site. 4.1.4 Maintenance Service Requirements for Transmitter Site System Equipment The Contractor shall maintain the transmitter site systems equipment items listed in Paragraph II.5 through II.11 of Attachment 1D, with the exception of maintenance work that requires a certified transmission tower climber. For these items, the Government will make available replacement or repair parts from MII (Attachment 1C5) stored at the Contractors facility. The Government will bear all costs associated with shipping these parts to the field, billable by the Contractor to a specific shipping costs CLIN associated with the awarded contract. Transmitter site systems maintenance work that requires a certified transmission tower climber will be handled in accordance with Section 7, Miscellaneous Services on an emergency and non-emergency basis. 4.1.5 Required Maintenance Services The Contractor shall repair, test and align the transmitter assemblies listed in Attachment 1C3 received from the site locations listed in Attachment 1Al. Each assembly received shall be repaired using best commercial practices, tested using Government-approved test procedures and fixtures as required in Section 9, and aligned in accordance with OEM specifications. Each assembly shall then be tested for proper functioning in accordance with OEM specifications and "burned-in" in the GFP Depot Test Bed transmitter for a minimum of 16 hours. These assemblies shall then be restocked for future issuance. Methods and procedures' for repairing, servicing, testing and aligning transmitters and assemblies shall be approved by the Government to ensure that repaired equipment and assemblies meet original transmitter system specifications. The technical descriptions and specifications of the transmitter equipments are included in Attachments 1D1 through 1D5. If a transmitter assembly is deemed un-repairable by the Contractor, the Contractor shall replace it with a new assembly at Contractor expense. 4.1.6 Warranty Maintenance and Parts Support for Contractor Maintained Transmitter Systems Some Contractor Maintained NWR transmitter equipment is still under the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts warranty. NWR transmitter warranty expiration dates for Contractor maintained systems are listed in Attachment 1Al. The Contractor shall be responsible for all routine and corrective maintenance of NWR transmitters still under OEM warranty, but the Contractor shall ensure that any defective parts and assemblies under warranty are returned to the OEM for warranty repair or replacement. The Contractor shall be responsible for all warranty parts tracking. All warranty repair activity shall be reported in the monthly maintenance and status reports (Section 6.2). 4.2 System Availability The NWR transmitter system operates 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-per-year. Site outage time for Contractor maintained transmitter systems shall not exceed an average of 88 hours per-year/per-site, when averaged across all Contractor maintained sites listed in Attachment 1A1. 4.2.1 Site Outage and Restoration A site outage is defined as the loss of ability to transmit broadcast quality audio at the required output power. Site outages caused by "Acts of God" or vandalism shall be corrected as soon as possible under Section 7.1. Restoration time and cost shall be coordinated with COTR for these types of outages. Current weather conditions or forecasts for the affected site area will determine the urgency of the restoration. All other site outages shall be corrected so that the Mean Time to Restore (MTTR) shall not exceed 18 consecutive hours. The maximum restoration time for any site outage shall not exceed 48 consecutive hours (including nights, weekends and holidays, regardless of Contractor's normal business hours) for all corrective service calls, unless an extended period is granted by the COTR. Any extension request shall be made to the COTR within 48 hours of the site outage. COTR authorized extensions may include but will not be limited to lack of GFE spare parts due to the Governments discretion, requests by the controlling WFO, and unsafe working conditions. The Contractor shall provide a means to guarantee that calls for service will be answered and responded to 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-per-year. Outage time starts when the Contractor is notified of a problem or when an attempt is made to notify the Contractor through the specified calling means above and the Contractor cannot be reached. The outage time ends when: (1) the Government is notified by the Contractor that the system is repaired and is available for use, and that broadcast-quality audio is again being transmitted at full authorized output power and the transmitting system meets all the required technical specifications of Attachment 1D1, 1D2, 1D3, 1D4, 1D5, and the OEM equipment manuals; and (2) the Government monitoring system, as applicable, verifies the quality of the received signal. 4.2.2 Degraded Operational Capability Notification of Outage A transmitter site is considered in a degraded operational mode if the site is operating at full authorized power and is transmitting broadcast quality audio, but has components which are not operating to their full capacity. The Contractor shall perform corrective maintenance on a degraded site as described in Section 4.1.3. The Contractor shall respond to an operationally degraded site within 72 hours of notice and restore it to full operation within 120 hours. A site outage is considered an emergency and has precedence over a degraded site. COTR authorized extensions may include but will not be limited to lack of GFE spare parts due to the Governments discretion, requests by the controlling Weather Office, and unsafe working conditions. 4.2.3 Notification of Outage The Contractor shall provide telephone contact information to the Government for notifying the Contractor of outages. Outage calls shall be answered and responded to 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-per-year. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to ensure that notification can be made per specified service calling means. The Contractor shall obtain approval from the WFO before performing any routine or corrective maintenance that would cause an outage. Upon completion of the maintenance service: (1) the forecast office shall be notified that the transmitter is repaired, available for use, and broadcast-quality audio is again being transmitted at full authorized output power; (2) the transmitting system meets all the required technical specifications of Attachment 1D1, 1D2, 1D3, 1D4, 1D5, and the OEM equipment manuals; and, (3) the Government monitoring system, as applicable, verifies the monitored transmitter parameters are within the prescribed limits and the received signal is of good quality. 4.2.4 False Repair Calls (FRC) The Contractor should expect to receive service calls that are not directly related to a failure of the NWR transmitter system. When the Contractor responds to a service call that is subsequently classified as a FRC, the Contractor will notify the COTR or ACOTR and so note and document the cause and effect of the NWR transmitter outage in the Monthly Maintenance Activity Report. Historically, less than 8 percent of all service calls have been classified as a FRC in the past. However, there is no guarantee that this rate will continue. 4.3 Annual Signal Strength Measurement The Contractor shall perform annual signal strength measurements at each contractor-maintained transmitter site to ensure that overall system performance has not deteriorated. The signal strength measurements shall be made at a minimum of eight different land locations that are approximately 45 degrees apart and a minimum of 5 to a maximum of 20 statute miles radius from the transmitter site (the Contractor shall use the same locations as used the previous year and each year thereafter for continuity). The time interval between the annual measurements shall be from 9 to 13 months. The government will provide the contractor with previous signal strength reports for each site (where available) to show the annual signal strength measurement locations. A signal strength measurement report shall be provided to the Government (COTR) within 15 days of the performed measurements. These reports shall be delivered in Microsoft Excel format and provide the following information: a. Transmitter Location b. Transmitter Frequency c. Transmitter Call Sign d. Transmitter Type/Manufacturer e. Transmitter Output Power f. Transmitter Antenna Type, Height and Orientation g. Signal Strength Measurements, in both microvolts/meter and dB microvolts/meter h. Date of measurements i. Address or geographical descriptor of each measurement location j. Radial distance from transmitter antenna to each measurement location, accurate to within 0.1 miles k. Measurement device used to collect signal strength data The measurements at all sites shall be performed using calibrated (traceable to National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)) test equipment designed to measure RF field strength in the appropriate units and using identical measurement procedures. 4.4 Contractor Personnel Technical Requirements All Contractor personnel performing routine and corrective maintenance on the NWR transmitter system shall have appropriate technical qualifications, training, and experience to perform the required work on high power radio frequency (RF) VHF FM transmitter systems. No field personnel shall be replaced by someone less qualified than the originally proposed person. 4.5 Contractor Performance Monitoring The Government reserves the right to monitor the routine and corrective maintenance performance of the Contractor at any NWR transmitter site listed in Attachment 1Al. 5. NON-CONTRACTOR MAINTAINED TRANSMITTER SYSTEM MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES AND REQUIREMENTS The Government, either using its own personnel or through contractual arrangements with other parties, provides on-site maintenance for additional NWR transmitter systems. These sites will be referred to as "Non-Contractor Maintained". The Contractor will provide the following maintenance support services for the equipment listed in Paragraph I of Attachment 1D for the Non-Contractor maintained transmitter system sites listed in Attachment 1A2. In addition, the Contractor will provide logistics support and depot maintenance of the ROAMS system only for all sites listed in Attachment 1B. 5.1 Logistics Support The Contractor shall provide and maintain a warehouse facility for meeting the logistics support requirement. The Contractor will receive requests for parts and assemblies listed in Attachments 1C2 and 1C3, including shipping, to Non-Contractor maintained sites listed in Attachment 1A2. Requests will be either on a routine or emergency basis. The Contractor shall provide a point of contact for ordering logistics items for Non-Contractor-maintained transmitter sites. All logistics items, whether expendable or repairable, shall be maintained by the Contractor, and shall ensure that all emergency and routine requests are processed within the specified time period. The Contractor shall demonstrate, upon request, proper stock levels, stock maintenance, scrap management and shipping methods during periodic and unscheduled visits by the Government. 5.1.1 Response to Routine Requests A request for logistics support is considered routine if the requirement is for a site operating in a degraded mode as defined in Section 4.2.2. The Contractor shall respond to routine requests for logistics support and will ship all items within 72 consecutive hours (including nights, weekends and holidays regardless of Contractor's normal business hours) of initial request. Shipment of the required parts shall be F.O.B. Destination. The Contractor shall bear all shipping costs associated with routine logistics support requests. The Contractor shall notify the COTR or ACOTR of apparent excessive or inappropriate requests for logistics support from transmitter sites listed in Attachment lA2, and lB, by the next business day. The COTR or ACOTR will instruct the Contractor on the disposition of these types of logistics support request. 5.1.2 Response to Emergency Requests A request for logistics support is considered an emergency if a site has experienced an outage as defined in Section 4.2.1. The Contractor shall respond to emergency requests for logistics support and will ship all items within 24 consecutive hours (including nights, weekends and holidays regardless of Contractor's normal business hours) of initial request. Shipment shall be F.O.B. Destination. Emergency shipments shall be shipped for next day delivery, where this type of service is available. The Contractor shall bear all shipping costs associated with emergency logistics support requests. 5.1.3 Excessive Logistics Requests The Contractor shall notify the COTR or ACOTR of apparent excessive or inappropriate requests for logistics support from transmitter sites listed in Attachment lA2, and lB, by the next business day. The COTR or ACOTR will instruct the Contractor on the disposition of these types of logistics support request. 5.2 Repair and Technical Consulting Services for Attachment 1A2 sites The Contractor shall provide repair services and expert technical consulting services relating to the transmitter systems specified in 1D, Paragraph I. This includes resolution of all technical questions, on the transmitter system equipment listed in Attachment 1D, Paragraph I, and on the transmitter assemblies (listed in Attachment 1C3) received from the Non-Contractor maintained transmitter system site locations. Each assembly received shall be repaired and tested using best commercial practices, and aligned in accordance with OEM specifications to assure proper functioning of the assembly. These assemblies shall then be restocked for future issuance. Each assembly repaired shall be subjected to a 16 hour burn in test prior to the restocking process. Methods and procedures for repairing and servicing transmitters and assemblies will be approved by the Government to ensure that repaired equipment and assemblies meet original transmitter system specifications. 5.3 Warranty Maintenance and Parts Support for Non-Contractor Maintained Transmitter Systems Some Non-Contractor Maintained NWR transmitter equipment is still under the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts warranty. NWR transmitter warranty expiration dates for non-Contractor maintained systems are listed in Attachment 1A2. The Contractor shall ensure that any defective parts and assemblies received from non-Contractor maintained transmitter systems under warranty are returned to the OEM for warranty repair or replacement. The Contractor shall be responsible for all warranty parts tracking. All warranty repair activity shall be reported in the monthly maintenance and status reports (Section 6.2). 5.4 Logistics Replenishment for Attachment 1B Sites The Contractor is responsible for providing logistics and depot maintenance support for only the ROAMS units at the sites listed in Attachment 1B. A complement of spare ROAMS units will be supplied by the Government as listed in Attachment 1C8 5.5 Contractor Performance Monitoring for Attachment 1A2 and 1B Sites The Government reserves the right to monitor the repair and logistics support service performance of the Contractor provided to any NWR transmitter site listed in Attachment 1A2 and 1B. 6. Program Support The Contractor shall provide the following NWR national transmitter maintenance support functions and required monthly reports. 6.1 Support Functions The Contractor shall perform the following functions in support of the NWR National Maintenance Program. 6.1.1 Program Management The Contractor Program Manager (PM) shall coordinate and provide quality control performance under the NWR transmitter maintenance and support contract. The Contractor PM shall be the focal point between the NWR Program Office/COTR, and the Contractor. 6.1.2 Test Equipment Maintenance The government-furnished test equipment listed in Attachment 1C1 shall be maintained and kept in current calibration at contractor expense. The calibration period shall be as noted in Attachment 1C1. The test equipment calibration shall be performed by the equipment manufacturer or by a calibration laboratory approved by the Government. The special test equipment manufactured by Scientific Radio Systems, Inc. (SR Systems on Attachment 1C1) will be calibrated by the Contractor according to the procedures in the equipment manuals or by Contractor prepared procedures approved by the Government. All test equipment used in the performance of this contract shall be maintained and kept in current calibration in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and traceable to NIST. 6.1.3 ROAMS Programming The Contractor shall provide remote programming services for ROAMS units at any transmitter site identified in Attachments 1A1, 1A2 or 1B upon request. The Government will provide the Contractor with ROAMS programming training, if required. 6.1.4 Technical Consulting Services The Contractor shall provide expert technical consulting services relating to the transmitter systems specified in Attachment ID, Paragraph II. This includes resolution of all technical questions on the transmitter system equipment and the major transmitter assemblies listed in Attachment ID, Paragraph II. 6.1.5 Logistics Support For Major Items Inventory All MII items shall be stored at the Contractor facility. The disposition of repairable MII assembl...