SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- VSAT Bandwidth Services for USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) & USCGC Polar Star (WAGB -10)
- Notice Date
- 3/28/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), USCG Base Alameda, COAST GUARD ISLAND BLDG 42, ALAMEDA, California, 94501-5100, United States
- ZIP Code
- 94501-5100
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG79-16-Q-PF8014
- Archive Date
- 3/23/2017
- Point of Contact
- Marilyn Gray, Phone: 5104373026, Pamela M. Boscovich, Phone: 7034149653
- E-Mail Address
-
marilyn.s.gray@uscg.mil, pamela.m.boscovich@uscg.mil
(marilyn.s.gray@uscg.mil, pamela.m.boscovich@uscg.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- VSAT Bandwidth Services for USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) and USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) Solicitation Number: HSCG79-16-Q-PF8014 NAICS Code: 517410 - Satellite Telecommunications Synopsis: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. With this contract, USCG Base Seattle C4IT intends to purchase iDirect managed space segments for the VSAT system with an annual availability of 99.95 percent for Ku band, beginning no sooner than July 2016. The requirement entails providing all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary for the KU-band VSAT satellite bandwidth to support the CGC Healy and CGC Polar Star in the Pacific Ocean Region. This work includes, but is not limited to the procurement of materials and equipment as prescribed for the following VSAT system on both vessels: SeaTel6009 1.5 meter Ku Band Marine. Services must be compatible with the following existing equipment: Codan 16-watt BUC JRC LNB DAC 2200 Antenna Controller Unit Avcom PSA-45D Spectrum Analyzer iDirect Evolution x5 modem Cisco 2811 switch SeaTel Arbitrator 133804 Laptop running Windows OS/iSite and DAC Remote Panel software Support: Provides 24 hours, 7 days a week, Network Operations Center (NOC) support with 5 days a week, 10 hours a day, Tier II/III engineering support to resolve issues the NOC cannot resolve. Grooms: Provides for onsite equipment grooms once per year, with a possible 5 day underway equipment test immediately following the groom. Bandwidth: Each ship uses 256Kbps or 512Kbps (1:1) with the potential for increasing bandwidth up to 2Mbps over the life of the contract. A summary of the CGC Healy and CGC Polar Star information: Additional information is available online at www.icefloe.net. • SeaTel 6009 1.5 meter Ku, 16 watt BUC • Home Port, Seattle WA • Area of operation: o Between 90° North and 75° South Latitude throughout the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Submission of Information: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information. Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Marilyn.S.Gray@uscg.mil no later than April 8, 2016, at 2:30PM, PST with the following information/documentation: 1. Name of Company, Address, and DUNS Number. 2. Name of Point of Contact, E-mail Address, and Phone Number. 3. Business size applicable to the NAICS Code above. Additionally, please specify from the list below, all that apply to your company: 8(a) Small Business SBA-Certified HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Small Business (SB) Large Business (LB) 4. Corporate affiliations, potential joint venture partners, teaming partners, and/or major subcontractor information must be provided with your information. 5. Commercial market information and practices applicable to this service. 6. A positive statement of your intent to submit an offer as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. SAM Registration: Interested parties should register in the System for Award Management (SAM), formerly known as CCR if they wish to be considered for this requirement. Information on SAM registration can be obtained at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Please contact SAM Customer Service at (866) 606-8220 regarding questions/problems regarding SAM registration. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriate for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Coast Guard Base Seattle, 1519 Alaskan Way S., Seattle, Washington, 98134, United States
- Zip Code: 98134
- Zip Code: 98134
- Record
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