Z -- Automatic Meter Reading System

The work consists of the contractor furnishing all engineering, labor, equipment, and materials to perform the work required, in strict accordance with specifications and applicable drawings. The following is a summary of work to Upgrade the existing Hunt Technologies Turtleware AMR system to the TS1 SPU 1000 system to handle all existing automatic meter reading (AMR) -compatible meters on site and future expansion. Reprogram all AMR meters in the field in order to have a fully functioning AMR system, and replace 15 legacy meters with AMR meters. The resultant contract will be firm fixed price. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 237130 with a size standard of $31 million. The magnitude of this project is between $250,000 and $500,000. This acquisition is being solicited under a brand name description without a set-aside for small businesses as set forward in the competition conditions IAW FAR 19.10, Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. THIS SOLICITATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS ARE PAPERLESS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET ONLY. **NOTE: All contractors must be registered in the Centralized Contractor Registration (CCR) program in order to receive a contract award from any DOD activity. Contractors may access the Internet site at: http://www.ccr.gov to register and/or obtain information about the CCR program.** The solicitation will be available on or about 20 March 2008. A solicitation mailing list will not be maintained for this procurement, all solicitation documents will be available electronically and it is the responsibility of the offeror to register for notification of updates to this procurement via this web site. Any questions should be sent via e-mail to contact@example.gov. Following are the specifications of the SPU 1000. AUTOMATIC METER READING SPECIFICATIONS FTQW 07-1505 UPGRADE AMR SYSTEM B6203 The new AMR system shall be a Hunt Technologies TS1 Power Line Carrier system with 1000 Series Substation Processing Units (SPU) for the receiving units. The following specifications for the system shall be met: ? General o Each SPU 1000 must be capable of monitoring at least 6,000 channels with a frequency range of 5.0015 to 14.0000 Hz. o The SPU 1000 must be capable of monitoring frequencies from legacy TS1 endpoints. ? Mechanical o Width (with mounting flanges): 48.26 cm (19 inches) o Width (without mounting flanges): 43.18 cm (17 inches) o Height: 2U (approximately 8.89 cm to 9.65 cm or 3.5 inches to 3.8 inches) o Depth: 45.72 cm (18 inches) ? Environmental o Operating Temperature: -40? to 70?C (-40? to 158?F) o Storage Temperature: -40? to 85?C (-40? to 185?F) o Humidity: 0 to 95% (non-condensing) ? SBC o Processor: Pentium 166 MHz o Processor bus: 33MHz o Memory: 64 MB SDRAM o Ports: Ethernet and Serial ? Electrical o Input voltage range: 85 to 264 VAC (50/60 Hz) o Supply current: 0.4 amps at 120 VAC, 0.3 amps at 240 VAC o Internal output voltages: 5.0 VDC +/- 2%