SPECIAL NOTICE
N -- INSTALL NEW DIGITAL REGULATORS AND AUTOMATIC LOAD CONTROL DEVICES ON THE NOAA SHIP HENRY B. BIGELOW
- Notice Date
- 12/17/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811310
— Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- WRAD-9-112
- Response Due
- 12/31/2008
- Archive Date
- 1/15/2009
- Point of Contact
- Randall Brown,, Phone: (206) 526-6226
- E-Mail Address
-
randall.w.brown@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT. PURPOSE IS TO NEGOTIATE WITH WILLIAM CLEWS TECHNICAL SERVICES INC. (CLEWES) TO INSTALL NEW DIGITAL REGULATORS AND AUTOMATIC LOAD CONTROL DEVICES. THE MARINE AND ENGINEERING DIVISION, OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS (OMAO) REQUIRES INSTALLATION OF DIGITAL REGULATORS AND AUTOMATIC LOAD CONTROL DEVICES ON THE BIGELOW IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. PROPOSED CONTRACTOR WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ANALOG REGULATORS WITH NEW DIGITAL VOLTAGE REGULATORS INCLUDING MODIFICATION OF SWITCHBOARD CIRCUITRY, GENERATOR CIRCUITY, FIELD TESTING OF INSTALLATION, AND DOCUMENTATION OF CHANGES. CLEWS POSSESSES ALL NECESSARY BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED FOR THIS CONTRACT. NO OTHER KNOWN SOURCE POSSESSES THIS INFORMATION OR COULD GAIN THIS IN TIME TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK BY 2/9/2009. CLEWS WAS PREVIOUSLY CONTRACTED BY THE PLATFORM ACQUISITION DIVISION OF OMAO TO PERFORM THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE SYSTEM PROBLEMS. THIS SHIP WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ONLY FOUR TO SIX WEEKS BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2009 WHICH REQUIRES THE CONTRACTOR TO BE INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS ON THE BIGELOW. THIS SYSTEM IS THE PRIMARY COMPONENT OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATING SYSTEM FOR THE SHIP AND PROVIDES BOTH PROPULSION AND OTHER ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO THE VESSEL MAKING SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT WITHIN THE TIME CONSTRAINTS CRITICAL TO SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. THE WESTERN REGIONAL ACQUISITION DIVISION REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE BE REGISTERED WITH THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2003. AFTER THIS DATE, NO AWARD CAN BE MADE UNLESS THE VENDER IS REGISTERED IN CCR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER IN CCR PLEASE ACCESS THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV. IN ORDER TO REGISTER WITH THE CCR AND TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE, ALL OFFERORS MUST HAVE A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER. A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER MAY BE ACQUIRED FREE OF CHARGE BY CONTACTING DUN & BRADSTREET ON-LINE AT WWW.DNB.COM/EUPDATE OR BY PHONE AT (800) 333-0505. ALL CONTRACTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS AT HTTP://ORCA.BPN.GOV.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 68 PEARY STREET, NEWPORT, Rhode Island, 02841, United States
- Zip Code: 02841
- Zip Code: 02841
- Record
- SN01720141-W 20081219/081217215421-63909e12ae1916f3691062ae88adbde4 (fbodaily.com)
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