Description
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking a contractor to provide maintenance, repair, programming, software support, technical support, inspections, emergency response services, and related services for the NIH Research Triangle Park (RTP) UHF Communications System. The contractor will be required to provide all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and technical expertise necessary to maintain and support the Government-owned UHF communications infrastructure. The requirement includes support for various systems and equipment, such as Motorola ASTRO 25 UHF Trunked Radio System, Motorola APX Subscriber Radios, and Whelen UHF Mass Notification System. The contractor will be expected to provide preventive maintenance and inspections, emergency repair services, technical support and troubleshooting, software and firmware maintenance, radio programming and configuration management, and replacement parts and components.
Some key points to consider:
• The contract will consist of a one-year base period and four one-year option periods.
• The estimated total value of the contract, including all option periods, is approximately $350,000.
• The contractor must have access to Motorola proprietary software, firmware updates, programming tools, replacement parts, and technical support resources necessary to support the installed system.
• The contractor must have qualified and certified personnel capable of performing preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, programming services, and software support.