SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- MICROWAVE TRANSMITTER MAINTENANCE FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HILO HAWAII
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2021 1:50:24 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811213
— Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA SEATTLE WA 98115 USA
- ZIP Code
- 98115
- Solicitation Number
- NWWW4000-21-00081MCW
- Response Due
- 4/17/2021 4:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 05/02/2021
- Point of Contact
- Michelle C Walton, Phone: 3034976335
- E-Mail Address
-
Michelle.Walton@noaa.gov
(Michelle.Walton@noaa.gov)
- Description
- ***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS), PACIFIC REGION INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH THE COUNTY OF HAWAII OUT OF HILO, HAWAII �FOR MICROWAVE TRANSMITTER MAINTENANCE. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT THE COUNTY OF HAWAII / HILO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THE MICROWAVE TRANSMITTER MAINTENANCE DUE TO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE JULY 1, 2005. ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII, NWS OPERATES AND MAINTAINS NWR TRANSMITTERS AND ANTENNAS AT TWO HILO POLICE DEPARTMENT LOCATIONS, KULANI CONE (LATITUDE 19 DEGREES 33� 27� N, LONGITUDE 155 DEGREES 18� 40� W) AND SOUTH POINT (LATITUDE 19 DEGREES 00� 19� N, LONGITUDE 155 DEGREES 40� 39� W). THE NWR RADIO MESSAGES ARE SENT FROM THE NWS DATA COLLECTION OFFICE (DCO) LOCATED IN HILO, HAWAII AND TRANSMITTED TO THE PUBLIC FROM KULANI CONE AND SOUTH POINT.� IN ORDER FOR THE BROADCAST MESSAGES TO REACH THE NWR TRANSMITTER IN SOUTH POINT, A MICROWAVE RADIO CONNECTION IS REQUIRED FROM KULANI CONE TO SOUTH POINT. CURRENTLY, THE MICROWAVE RADIO CONNECTION IS PROVIDED BY THE HILO POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) DATED JULY 1, 2005.� THE HILO POLICE DEPARTMENT RUNS A NETWORK OF 12 MICROWAVE RADIO CONNECTIONS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND.� IN EXCHANGE FOR BUILDING SPACE, TOWER SPACE AND THE MICROWAVE CONNECTION, NWS REIMBURSES THE HILO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR MONTHLY MAINTENANCE COSTS TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE 12 SITES OF THEIR MICROWAVE NETWORK.� DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION OF SOUTH POINT, THERE IS MINIMAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE.� THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HILO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NECESSARY FOR THE CONNECTION TO THE SOUTH POINT NWR TRANSMITTER.� THESE TRANSMISSIONS PROVIDE FOR ALL HAZARDS WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND WILL ALLOW THE NWS PACIFIC REGION NWR PROGRAM TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING WEATHER, HYDROLOGIC, AND CLIMATE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR THE UNITED STATES, ITS TERRITORIES, ADJACENT WATERS AND OCEAN AREAS, FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY. ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH 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 RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Hilo, HI, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05961109-F 20210404/210402230120 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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