The National Distress System (NDS) Modernization Project envisions replacing/modernizing the present VHF-FM based system with an integrated state-of-the-art commercial/government-off-
the-shelf (COTS/GOTS) or non-developmental item (NDI) solution. As part of this effort, internal and external customer/user requirements were validated and analyzed as written in the draft Preliminary Operational Requirements Document (PORD). This was accomplished with
site visits, in person interviews, telephone interviews, written surveys, and a Commerce Business Daily (CBD) announcement soliciting comment. In the interview/survey stage, responses were solicited that resulted in one of three determinations for a requirement (critical, useful, or non-essential). 106 p.
Coast Guard personnel, who used National Distress System (NDS) daily in the performance of their profession, were among the most knowledgeable NDS use...
To provide an all encompassing technology document was beyond the scope of this particular effort. Consequently, the new technology introduced with th...
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