MODIFICATION
99 -- Acoustic Release Pop Up Bouy
- Notice Date
- 11/22/2002
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Administrative Support Center, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- EA133F-03-RQ-0023
- Response Due
- 11/25/2002
- Archive Date
- 12/10/2002
- Point of Contact
- Michelle Morales, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 441-6526, Fax (757) 441-3786, - Melvyn Desjarlais, Supv. Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 441-6647, Fax (757) 441-3786,
- E-Mail Address
-
michelle.r.morales@noaa.gov, melvyn.a.desjarlais@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- REVISED NOTICE: This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number EA1330-03-RQ-0023 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular number 2001-09. The requiring agency is the National Marine Fisheries Service, Highlands, New Jersey. The solicitation is for 72 acoustic release pop-up buoys and one acoustic command unit that meet the following specifications: (1) The acoustic release must have accessible attachment points: (2) Each buoy/acoustic unit must have a unique acoustic release signal that is detectable by the release at depths of up to 100 meters and a distance of a minimum of 750m in the coastal ocean; (3) The acoustic command unit must be able to send up to 20 command signals on a single battery charge or be rapidly rechargeable on board ship: (4) Buoyancy of the buoy must be greater than 10 but less than 20 pounds; (5) The buoy tether line must be integrated into the buoy and release in such a way that it cannot tangle when deployed; (6) The length of the buoy tether line must approximately be at least 40 meters but no more than 75 meters: (7) The tether line must be easily and quickly re-packed on board ship for rapid redeployment; (8) The minimum breaking strength of the buoy line must be 2000 pounds so that it can effectively lift a 400 pound mooring in rough seas; (9) The release signal must NOT be in the range of 65 to 75 kHz; (10) The battery life of the acoustic release mechanism must be a minimum of eight months; and (11) If batteries become depleted after four releases in a 13 month period, they must be easily and quickly replaceable on board ship. The required delivery date is February 1, 2003. The following Federal Acquisition provisions apply: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation ? Commercial Items, award will be made to the offeror who's quote fully meets the specifications and is the lowest price; Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive orders ? Commercial Items; 52.225-3, Buy American Act ? Supplies. Offeror shall submit warranty information consistent with standard commercial practices. The response date is hereby extended. Quotes are due not later than 2 p.m. EST on December 10, 2002, at the Department of Commerce, Eastern Administrative Support Center, 200 Granby Street, Suite 815, Attention: Michelle Morales, Norfolk, Virginia 23510.
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Marine Fisheries Service, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, NJ
- Zip Code: 07732
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 07732
- Record
- SN00209764-W 20021124/021122213142 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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