SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Automated Flood Warning Systems
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NWWB0300-8-33605
- Response Due
- 4/30/2008
- Archive Date
- 5/1/2008
- Point of Contact
- Brian Brown, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-713-3405 x116, Fax 301-713-1024
- E-Mail Address
-
brian.j.brown@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The requisition number is NWWB0300-8-33605 and this solicitation is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The provisions and clauses in effect are hereby incorporated through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-24. The NAICS code for this procurement is 518210. The purpose of this solicitation is to purchase support for the collection of hydrometeorological data from non-National Weather Service (NWS) sources for use in NWS forecasts, watches, and warnings. The vendor shall provide the following: (a) configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot servers and processes that collect, transfer, display, and distribute operational data, located in Louisville, KY; (b) 24/7 service and rapid response time to correct all operational data outages; (c) automated notification of data outages; (d) help desk support for data processing of technical issues; (e) administrative and 24/7 onsite operational support for all components of the Passaic Flood Warning System in New Jersey; (f) web-based searchable displays of Federal radio frequency licensing records provided by the Government; (g) respond to troubleshooting requests and repair by NWS personnel; (h) remote guidance to NWS forecast offices and River Forecast Centers for the integration and assimilation of cooperator data into NWS systems; and (i) configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot Content Management System (CMS). Attached is the complete Statement of Work, the period of performance is one base year plus (4) one-year options. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors?Commercial, applies to this acquisition. FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation?Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: technical, management, past performance, and price. Technical management and past performance, when combined, are more important when compared to price. Technical proposals will be evaluated based on 1) Technical approach - indicates the quality control assurance measures necessary to achieve successful results, and the proposed maintenance plan (35%); 2) Management approach - describes how the task, contractor employees, and subcontractors will be managed, and other contract management systems that are expected to be implemented (30%); and 3) Past Performance ? indicates similar work done in the past (35%). Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders?Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses within clause 52.212-5 apply: 52.222-19, Child Labor?Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer___Central Contractor Registration. The following Commerce Acquisition Regulation clauses that apply are: 352.216-70 Contract Type (March 2000); 1352.211-70 Statement of Work/Specifications (March 2000); 1352.237-70 Reports (March 2000); 1352.237-72 Security Processing for Contractor/subcontractor Personnel Working on a Department of Commerce Site (Low and Moderate Risk Contracts) (March 2000); 1352.239-73- Security Requirements For Information Technology Resources (October 2003); 1352.215-70 Period of Performance (March 2000); 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority (March 2000); 1352.201-71 Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR) (February 2005). Proposals are due electronically on April 30, 2008 to Brian.J.Brown@noaa.gov, by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. If you have any questions, contact Brian J. Brown at (301) 713-3405 x159. NOTE 1.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Louisville, KY
- Zip Code: 40229
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 40229
- Record
- SN01542998-W 20080329/080327223504 (fbodaily.com)
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