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Cablefox (Or Equal) Cableway System CFX/W Federal contract opportunity
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Department of the Interior US Geological Survey

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Salient Characteristics S15032

The USGS Water Science Center in Little Rock, AR needs to purchase a remote operated cableway gaging system including a wireless remote control and a winch.

This equipment will be added to existing cableway to remotely make river or stream flow measurements reducing the risk of injury to field personnel.

HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES AMERICA, CABLE FOX

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Cableway Gaging System:

1. Shall include wireless remote control and winch.

2. Shall be capable of working with acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCP).

3. Shall be capable of operating by wireless remote control.

4. Shall have safety features to prevent accidental detachment.

5. Shall be capable of operating on steel cables from 1/2” to 1-1/4” diameter .

6. Should have adjustable traversing speed from 0.03 ft/s to 2.00 ft/s.

7. Should have braking system that activates when stationary and releases when remote control is switched off.

8. Should automatically return to home position if communication is lost for 2 minutes or if battery is less than 10.5V.

9. Should operate on 12V 18Ah battery.

Wireless Remote Control:

10. Shall be portable and hand held.

11. Shall have a built-in charger.

12. Shall be capable of operating on 3 (three) NiMn 2.5Ah AA batteries in emergencies.

13. Shall be capable of operating in radio frequency of 902.5-914.5 MHz.

14. Shall have a communication range of 1312 ft.

15. Shall have variable speed control capable to raise and lower cable control, forward and reverse control, and speed control.

16. Shall be capable of battery voltage monitoring.

17. Shall have LCD backlit readout with minimum of two (2) lines of sixteen (16) characters each.

18. Shall have LED indicators for communication, and errors.

Winch:

19. Shall be compatible with the cable fox.

20. Shall operate off of the cable fox’s power.

21. Shall be able to life ADCP out of the water.

22. Shall have lifting capacity of 220 lbs.

23. Shall include a synthetic rope 40 ft in length.

SPECIFICALLY MUST INCLUDE:

1 each, #CFX/W, Cable Fox including remote control and winch

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