U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/OFA/AGFS/AMD -- OFA51, 1305 East West Highway -- Station 7604, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

D -- INSTALLATION OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE FOR DATA TRANSMISSION SOL 100000000033 NCEP DUE 080700 POC Mark A. Miller 301-713-0839 EXT.187 E-MAIL: Aileen.B.Redding@noaa.gov, Mark.A.Miller@noaa.gov. D -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Silver Spring, MD, intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis with FiberGate of Springfield Virginia for the installation of optical fiber cable dark fiber connection. Data transmission rates will be up to one (1) gigabit per second. The contractor shall perform the following functions: 1)Install one fiber connection between the NOAA Silver Spring, MD Headquarters to the FiberGate backbone; 2)install conduit from the northwest corner of East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD and Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD to the north east corner of NOAA building I. Once the conduit reaches the building, the contractor will core drill into the hallway about two (2) feet from the emergency exit door. Upon entering the building, the contractor will core drill again through the floor to the parking garage level. The fiber will enter the garage level, and head west and south and west over to the main TELCO closet. EMT pipe will attach to the existing trays approximately sixty (60) feet inside the garage, and follow the existing pipes to the closet. The contractor will terminate next to the National Weather Service Routers. Vendors who believe that they can meet this requirement are required to submit in writing an affirmative response demonstrating they can meet the Governments requirements. To be considered an affirmative response, all written responses must include a written narrative statement of capability, including detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet the above requirements in a cost effective manner. In your response, you must address each of the two items listed above in sufficient detail to permit agency analysis to establish a bona fide capability to meet the requirements; cost data should be included also. Failure to submit documentation will result in the Government proceeding as stated above. 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. A fixed-price, contract is contemplated for this effort. Affirmative written responses must be received no later than 15 days after publication to this synopsis. See notes 22,26. Posted 07/17/00 (W-SN475691). (0199)

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