ENHANCED AIR TRANSPORTATION UNIT (ATMU)

INTACT (INTERNATIONAL ACTION, INC.), SUBMITS THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE SATELLITE DELIVERED WEATHER DATA SYSTEM OFFERING: SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF THE COMMUNICATION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ATMU (E.G., 22 ATMUS TIMES $1200/MONTH TIMES NUMBER OF MONTHS USED PLUS 22 TIMES COST OF ATMU), COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING OPERATIONAL USAGE, INTERACTIVE RETRIEVAL OF FOS DATA PRODUCTS USING A QUERY AND RESPONSE CAPABILITY, ENHANCED SUITE OF WEATHER INFORMATION INCLUDING FOS DATA PRODUCTS TO THE FIELD FORECASTERS, UTILIZATION OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET NWS REQUIREMENTS VERSUS A COSTLY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. A DEPLOYABLE ATMU MEETING ALL OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN ALL ENVIRONMENTS. THE PHASE I ANALYSIS WILL IDENTIFY A DESIGN, USING EXISTING COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF (COTS) SUBSYSTEMS, PRODUCTS OR COMPONENTS THAT MEET ALL OF THE ATMU REQUIREMENTS WHILE REDUCING EXISTING COSTS. THE RESULTING DESIGN WILL PROVIDE:AN INNOVATIVE SATELLITE BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM OFFERING:IMPROVED FIELD OPERATIONS; A QUICK REACTION TO EMERGENCIES OR DISASTERS; EASY USE BY NON-COMMUNICATION EXPERTS; OPERABILITY ANYWHERE IN THE US; AND, LOW COST. INTACT'S ANALYSIS WILL PRODUCE A DESIGN, A PROTOTYPE AND A PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SERVICE.