R 091744Z MAY 02 ZUI ASN-A00129000025 FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//G-O// TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS //N10470// ALCOAST 239/02 COMDTNOTE 10470 SUBJ: PERSONAL EPIRB CONTRACT AWARD A. RESCUE AND SURVIVAL SYSTEMS MANUAL, COMDTINST M10470.10E B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC R051404Z MAR 02 ALCOAST 101/02 1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PERSONAL EPIRB (PEPIRB) CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO MCMURDO LIMITED OF PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM. THIS CONTRACT AWARD IS A SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENT TO BOAT CREWMEMBER SAFETY. MY OBJECTIVE IS STRAIGHT- FORWARD: THE PEPIRB WILL BECOME STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR EVERY BOAT CREWMEMBER ON EVERY MISSION, AND I HOPE TO ACHIEVE THIS OVER THE NEXT YEAR. 2. MCMURDO LIMITED WILL DELIVER 2,464 OF THE FASTFIND MODEL, 406 MHZ PEPIRBS, TO STATIONS, ANTS, MSOS, MSSTS AND CUTTER (WPB, WLM, WAGB, WMEC, WHEC, WIX, WYTL, WLB, WLI, WLIC, WLR AND WTGB) OPERATING BOATS BASED ON A DISTRIBUTION PRIORITY ESTABLISHED GEOGRAPHICALLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SPECIFIC DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION, QUANTITY TO BE RECEIVED BY EACH UNIT AND PRIORITY MAY BE VIEWED ON THE COAST GUARD INTRANET AT: HTTP://CGWEB.COMDT.USCG.MIL/G-OCS/BOATS/PEPIRB.HTM. DISTRIBUTION WILL BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2002 AND WILL CONTINUE AT A RATE OF 800 PEPIRBS PER MONTH THROUGH NOVEMBER 2002. INDIVIDUAL UNIT ORDERS FOR PEPIRBS SHALL BE PLACED EXCLUSIVELY WITH MCMURDO LIMITED. DELIVERY OF INDIVIDUAL UNIT ORDERS WILL BE 30 DAYS AFTER MCMURDO RECEIVES THE ORDER COMMENCING AFTER FINAL DELIVERY OF COMMANDANT'S 2,464 PIECE ORDER IN NOVEMBER 2002. SPECIFIC ORDERING PROCEDURES CAN BE FOUND IN PARAGRAPH 4 BELOW. 3. THE FOLLOWING POLICY CHANGES TO REFERENCES A AND B APPLY TO THIS CONTRACT PEPIRB AND ALL OTHER 406 MHZ PEPIRBS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED. THESE INTERIM CHANGES ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: A. CANCEL REFERENCE B. FOR STANDARDIZATION PURPOSES, INDIVIDUAL UNIT ORDERS SHALL BE PLACED ONLY WITH MCMURDO LIMITED FOR THE FASTFIND MODEL 406 PEPIRB. ALL PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED 406 MHZ PEPIRBS PURCHASED BASED ON REFERENCE B MAY REMAIN IN SERVICE UNTIL THEY ARE NO LONGER SERVICEABLE. B. EACH PEPIRB SHALL BE REGISTERED WITH NOAA IAW MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE CARD 7-1 USING THE EPIRB REGISTRATION FORM FOUND IN CHAPTER 7 OF REFERENCE A OR THE REGISTRATION CARD PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. C. REGISTER ALL PEPIRBS USING THE UNIT NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER. INDICATE THE NEXT HIGHER COMMAND CENTER, AREA, DISTRICT OR GROUP, AS THE PRIMARY 24 HOUR EMERGENCY POINT OF CONTACT. D. PEPIRBS SHALL BE CARRIED BY ALL BOAT CREWMEMBERS ON ALL MISSIONS AS OF 1 JUNE 2003. UNITS SHALL PROCURE ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES IAW PARAGRAPH 4 BELOW TO MEET THIS NEW CARRIAGE REQUIREMENT IF THEY ASSESS THE INITIAL DISTRIBUTION TO BE INSUFFICIENT. BEFORE 1 JUNE 2003, AND AFTER RECEIPT OF THE INITIAL PEPIRB ISSUE, WHEN BOATS ARE UNDERWAY AND THE QUANTITY OF PEPIRBS AVAILABLE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW EACH BOAT CREWMEMBER TO CARRY ONE, THE COMMAND SHALL ENSURE THAT AT LEAST ONE IS CARRIED BY A BOAT CREWMEMBER IN ALL BOATS UNDERWAY. E. FOR THE BOAT CREW SURVIVAL VEST, RELOCATE AND RETIE THE MK 124 FROM ITS CURRENT LOCATION TO THE POCKET CONTAINING THE SIGNAL MIRROR. TIE THE PEPIRB INTO THE LOWER LEFT POCKET OF THE VEST WITH A 36 INCH PIECE OF TYPE I NYLON CORD USING BOWLINE KNOTS. F. FOR VEST TYPE INFLATABLE PFDS, RELOCATE AND RETIE THE MK 79 AND MK 124 TO THE RIGHT SIDE POCKET. TIE THE PEPIRB INTO THE LOWER LEFT POCKET OF THE VEST WITH A 36 INCH PIECE OF TYPE I NYLON CORD USING BOWLINE KNOTS. G. FOR BELT MOUNTED INFLATABLE PFDS, PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT POCKET FROM THE PFD MANUFACTURER. INSTALL THE EQUIPMENT POCKET ONTO THE WAIST BELT. TIE THE PEPIRB INTO THE EQUIPMENT POCKET WITH A 36 INCH PIECE OF TYPE I NYLON CORD USING BOWLINE KNOTS. H. EACH BOAT CREWMEMBER SHALL READ AND UNDERSTAND THE PEPIRB OWNERS MANUAL. PRIOR TO GETTING UNDERWAY WITH THE PEPIRB FOR THE FIRST TIME EACH BOAT CREWMEMBER SHALL DEMONSTRATE THE TEST SEQUENCE AND EXPLAIN THE ACTIVATION PROCEDURE. AN APPROPRIATE ENTRY SHALL BE MADE IN THE MEMBERS BOAT CREW TRAINING RECORD DOCUMENTING THIS TRAINING. I. INSPECT PEPIRBS MONTHLY BY INITIATING THE TEST SEQUENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. OBSERVE THE TEST OK LIGHT. IF THE TEST OK LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, RETURN THE FASTFIND FOR WARRANTY DETERMINATION TO, MCMURDO LIMITED, 2263 NORTHWEST 2ND AVENUE, SUITE 202, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, 33431. DOCUMENT THE MONTHLY INSPECTION ON A LOCALLY GENERATED MAINTENANCE LOG. J. DO NOT PULL THE RED ANTENNA COVER OFF THE FASTFIND. PULLING THE RED ANTENNA COVER WILL DEPLOY THE ANTENNA. IF THE ANTENNA IS DEPLOYED, RETURN THE PEPIRB TO THE CONTRACTOR FOR REWORK AT UNIT EXPENSE. K. IF THE PEPIRB MUST BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND SHIPPED TO THE CONTRACTOR FOR REWORK, CONTACT NOAA AT (888) 212-SAVE TO VOID THE REGISTRATION DATA. 4. INDIVIDUAL UNIT ORDERS IN QUANTITIES UP TO 800 MAY BE PLACED BY MAILING OR FAXING PROCUREMENT REQUEST, DOT-FORM 4200.1.2CG TO COMMANDANT (G-ACS-2B/PS), FAX NUMBER (202) 267-4025. USE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS AND PRICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DATE RANGES INDICATED FOR BLOCK 9: 5-2-2002 TO 5-1-2003 CLIN 0001 PRICE 285.00 DOLLARS EACH 5-2-2003 TO 5-1-2004 CLIN 1001 PRICE 285.00 DOLLARS EACH 5-2-2004 TO 5-1-2005 CLIN 2001 PRICE 285.00 DOLLARS EACH 5-2-2005 TO 5-1-2006 CLIN 3001 PRICE 285.00 DOLLARS EACH 5-2-2006 TO 5-1-2007 CLIN 4001 PRICE 285.00 DOLLARS EACH ENSURE BLOCK 5 IS SIGNED BY THE UNIT ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATION OFFICER AND BLOCK 10 INCLUDES ACCOUNTING DATA OBLIGATING ORDERING UNIT AFC 30 FUNDS. UNIT CONTRACTING OFFICERS WILL SOON HAVE THE ABILITY TO PLACE DELIVERY ORDERS DIRECTLY WITH THE CONTRACTOR. 5. A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN THE FRONT OF REFERENCE A PENDING PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHANGE ONE. 6. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR, MR. PETER SHULTZ AT (202) 267-2046 OR PSHULTZ(AT)COMDT.USCG.MIL. TECHNICAL QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO CWO KIRK NEPRUD AT (202) 267-1585 OR KNEPRUD(AT)COMDT.USCG.MIL. 7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. 8. RELEASED BY RADM TERRY M. CROSS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR OPERATIONS. BT NNNN