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59 -- NOAA/DMSP TT&C ANTENNA SYSTEMS AT FAIRBANKS CDA STATION SOL 52-SPNA-7-00003 DUE 011796 POC Jay W. Moore, Contracting Officer, 301-427-2126, extension 112 This notice follows the Government's original CBD notice on 23 October 1996 of its intent to acquire TT&C antenna systems for the Fairbanks CDA. This is a commercial item acquisition. Based on market research conducted under the solicitation authority of the FAR clause 52.215-3, the NOAA/Systems Acquisition Office (SAO) released draft statements of need and detailed specifications to all respondents to that notice. The aforementioned notice provided a reasonable opportunity to interested potential suppliers to request the solicitation package by sending an electronic mail request to the initiator of this notice at jmoore@ipo.noaa.gov. Through this electronic dissemination of the requirements package, the Contracting Officer provided copies of the statement of need/specifications, the pricing spreadsheet for Section B, and a list of interested respondents. Based on the technical and price responses of interested, capable offerors, the Government has identified firms capable of offering the end-to-end commercial antenna systems to the Government within the desired schedule, on a firm-fixed-price basis, with indefinite delivery/quantities. Therefore, this notice hereby announces the Government's intent to release RFP number 52-SPNA-7-00003 as a firm requirement for capable firms to install up to two (2) complete, functional antenna systems in Calendar Year 1997, with options for a maximum of up to five (5) complete delivered antenna systems over the period from the effective date through CY 2000. Integration with the existing PACS/IPACS acquisition and control software will be acquired under a separate competitive contract. The IDIQ minimum ordering quantity is one (1) complete antenna TT&C system. As previously specified, all antenna systems suppliers must comply with the site-specific performance requirements of the commercial systems. This includes initial requirement for: an L-/S-band/X-band upgradable, dual-feed TT&C antenna and data reception system for the NOAA Fairbanks, Alaska Commandand Data Acquisition (FCDA) Station, REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION in CY 1997. Please refer to the 23 October 1996 notice for more information on the specifications. With the exception of any clarifications issued electronically to respondents, or contained in the RFP to be released, theprior specifications remain in effect. ALL INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED VENDORS WILL BE CONSIDERED; HOWEVER, ANY INTERESTED POTENTIAL VENDORS WHICH DID NOT RESPOND TO THE INITIAL REQUEST FOR QUOTE ARE ADVISED THAT NO EXTENSIONS OF THE PROPOSAL DUE DATE HEREIN WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON THAT ACCOUNT. (0362)

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