SOLICITATION NOTICE
58 -- Satellite Communication System
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- EA133C-09-RQ-0703
- Archive Date
- 8/4/2009
- Point of Contact
- Janie M Laferty, Phone: 757-441-6875, Linda M Mullen, Phone: 757-441-3436
- E-Mail Address
-
Janie.M.Laferty@noaa.gov, Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov
(Janie.M.Laferty@noaa.gov, Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- RECOVERY - In compliance with the transparency and accountability requirements associated with the supplemental appropriations provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5, the Government posts this notice of intent to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ). The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Engineering Division, Chesapeake, VA has a requirement to purchase satellite communication equipment. The equipment is due for delivery no later than July 28, 2009. This procurement is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541712 with a small business size standard of 500 employees or less. The Federal Supply Class (FSC) is 6660. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order for this requirement utilizing simplified acquisition procedures. The Request for Quotations is only available on line by downloading from this site. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, ALL CONTRACTORS must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for an award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration in CCR, contact the CCR website at www.ccr.gov/index.cfm. Additionally, each offeror must obtain, and provide with the quote, their nine-digit Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Quotes are to remain effective for 30 days after close of solicitation. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service. Potential offerors may direct all inquiries pertaining to the solicitation in writing to Janie Laferty at Janie.M.Laferty@noaa.gov or faxed to 757-664-3645. Telephone requests will not be honored. This is a Commercial Acquisition and Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 12 apply. Name Brand Justification for ED-Iridium Modems The NLA research Iridium modems and support equipment are used at remote CO-OPS environmental monitoring stations on the Atlantic coast, the Gulf of Mexico coast, throughout the Pacific, and in coastal areas of Alaska. This purchase is to support new hydrographic stations in Alaska. Implementing different types of modems and support equipment will result in additional cost and resources. Also, there will be resulting delay for testing, training, and purchase of support equipment. • Under the current CO-OPS operating system any equipment used in environmental monitoring that has not previously been approved must be subjected to a series of tests to ensure the quality of the system and the durability of the equipment for the intended use. These tests usually include bench testing using controlled conditions and physical measurement, controlled environmental testing to check the equipment's reliability under different conditions, and long term comparison testing with accepted equipment at multiple real world locations. These tests and the analysis of the resulting data take a large amount of time, money, and resources to conduct. • The CO-OPS environmental monitoring systems are designed to operate with the components in this purchase. Implementing different components will result in compatibility issues. • If a different modem is used additional time and funds will be required for software development and test to assure that data can be transmitted and received by existing CO-OPS systems using the different modem. • Currently CO-OPS field personal and contractors are trained in the use and maintenance of the modems and components in this purchase. Additional cost will incur from having to train field personal and contractors on the use and maintenance of new equipment. • CO-OPS also has the ability and equipment to test and repair the modems and components in this purchase. If new equipment is purchased additional parts and equipment will need to be purchased to support the new equipment. Additional training will also be required for those tasked with testing and repairing this equipment.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/EASC/EA133C-09-RQ-0703/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: U. S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/NOS/Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), 672 Independence Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320, United States
- Zip Code: 23320
- Zip Code: 23320
- Record
- SN01869302-W 20090710/090709001322-a03c3639f5714e18f1eaf0a83914f82a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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