SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Automated Flight Following and Satellite Phone Services
- Notice Date
- 5/18/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division - Kansas City, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NMAN6000-16-01043
- Archive Date
- 6/14/2016
- Point of Contact
- Shelley Smith, Phone: 816-426-2066
- E-Mail Address
-
shelley.smith@noaa.gov
(shelley.smith@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City office intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Honeywell Aerospace, 121 Whittendale Drive, Moorestown, NJ, for Automated Flight Following (AFF) Tracker Service for nine NOAA aircraft and Iridium Satellite Phone Service for six NOAA aircraft for the Aircraft Operations Center at MacDill AFB, FL. Sole Source Justification NOAA's aircraft fleet includes the world's premier research aircraft. The aircraft participate in a wide variety of national and international meteorological, oceanographic, and environmental research programs. These aircraft are equipped with a variety of scientific instrumentation, radars and recording systems for both in-situ and remote sensing measurements of the atmosphere, the earth, and its environment. AFF tracker services are installed in one JetProp Commander, four DeHavilland Twin Otters, one King Air, two P-3 Orions, and oneGulfstream GIV aircraft. Installed models are Skyconnect FLIGHDECK with Tracker AFF model 1616-450-01A, Skyconnect TRACKER AFF model 1616-050-05, and Skyconnect TRACKER AFF model 1616-050-05A. AN AFF report is required to be sent every two minutes of flight and accessible via a secure website such as www.aff.gov. Twenty-four/seven world-wide satellite phone service is installed in six of the nine aircraft via the Iridium network with Honeywell Skyconnect FLIGHTDECK satellite phone equipment already installed on aircraft. NOAA requires the same equipment in all aircraft to maintain consistency in the fleet. The aircraft equipment on board are Skyconnect devices. Skyconnect was bought by EMS Aviation which in turn was bought by Honeywell. The Skyconnect devices are configured to operate only with the Honeywell proprietary internet display utilities. Skyconnect devices are configured to operate only with the Honeywell proprietary internet display utilities and a change out of devices would be time consuming, add expense, and add unacceptable risk of nonperforming service Sources Sought This sources sought notice is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the required AFF and satellite phone services may submit substantiating documentation in writing within five days of this notice. Responses can be faxed to Shelley Smith at (757) 664-3633 or sent via e-mail to shelley.smith@noaa.gov. Documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. DOC, Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number. A Dun and Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on-line at http://www.dnb.com/eupdate or by telephone at (800)333-0505.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NMAN6000-16-01043/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Aircraft Operations Center, 7917 Hangar Loop Drive, Hangar 5, MacDill AFB, Florida, 33621, United States
- Zip Code: 33621
- Zip Code: 33621
- Record
- SN04121460-W 20160520/160518234945-b17a81a897e4081460f26d890c937318 (fbodaily.com)
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