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J -- RADOME MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL 52WCNW806044 POC Charles A. Hughes 816-426-7267, ext 229. The U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, intends to acquire the repair of WSR-88D Radomes located throughout the United States. This action will be awarded as a requirements type contract for a base year and two option years. Services shall include the following categories: Radome Installation and Repair Services, the provision of Radome Supplies, Materials, and Qualified Spare Parts; Engineering and Evaluation Services, Radome Engineering Data and Engineering Change Proposals. Services will be provided on an as needed basis. This repair service is being acquired in support of the National Weather Service NEXRAD Operational Support Facility in Norman, OK. The Radomes were originally provided by the Electronic Space Systems Corporation of Concord, MA. (ESSCO). The Government intends to contract with ESSCO to provide the services identified. The Government believes that ESSCO is the only qualified source to provide the range of services and components which would be required to maintain the systems consistent with the original design and performance of the original design specifications. The Government does not own the specific technical data to ensure proper repair of the Radomes. The Government knows of no other qualified source. The intended procurement is for services for which the Government intends to acquire from one manufacturer under the authority of 41USC253(c)(1). Any business sources able to provide the qualified repair services on the WSR-88D ESSCO Radome are encouraged to respond to this announcement within 15 days after it's publication. Interested firms should submit in writing, their name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding their capability and qualifications to provide repair services on the identified equipment, and the name, telephone number, and point of contact for a businesses or other Government agency to which it has previously provided the service. This information should be submitted to the addresses stated herein or may be faxed totelephone number 816-426-7530 ATTN: Chuck Hughes. This is not a request for proposals and there is no solicitation available at this time. This acquisition is being conducted pursuant to the guidelines set forth in FAR part 15. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no qualified responses are received, the Government intends to contract with Electronic Space Systems of Concord, MA for the services required. The anticipated award date shall be no less then 45 calendar days of date of this announcement. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3663. The small business size standard is 750 employees. This is not a small business set-aside. Posted 06/30/98 (0181)

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