SMS text broker
Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1305M223PNWWJ0016
- Awardee
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Ewingz Systems Inc. UEI D4SRD6AJ47C5
- Awarding agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $596,900
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Short message service (SMS) broker service Solicitation · 1305L223QNWWJ0004 · Posted Oct 17, 2022
- Contract value 79% obligated
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- $596,900.00 Current, with exercised options
- $753,400.00 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 70% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 517112 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Berwyn Heights, MD 20740, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise an Option | $153,500 | |
| Exercise an Option | $150,600 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $147,800 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $145,000 |
About this award
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $753.4K firm fixed-price purchase order to Ewingz Systems Inc. (doing business as Quios), a small business, on April 19, 2023, for SMS text broker services supporting the Mobile Decision Support Services Interactive National Weather Service program. Under this total small business set-aside contract, Ewingz Systems will route short message service communications between NOAA and cellular carriers to deliver weather alerts and critical data via text message to approximately 75,000 registered emergency managers and decision makers across the United States and its territories. The contractor is required to deliver up to 8 million SMS messages annually, with performance continuing through April 2028, and must maintain 99.9% monthly availability with minimum throughput of ten messages per second while securing and maintaining carrier approvals.
The contract was competitively solicited in October 2022 under NAICS code 517210 and evaluated based on contractor experience with SMS gateway services, carrier relationship management, high-volume provisioning capabilities, and past performance. Work will be performed in Berwyn Heights, Maryland. The award includes a unilateral option to extend the contract term and carries a ceiling value of $753.4K under firm fixed-price terms, structured to support NOAA's mission of disseminating time-sensitive weather and emergency management information to critical government and emergency response personnel nationwide.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1305M223PNWWJ0016?
1305M223PNWWJ0016 was awarded to Ewingz Systems Inc. by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Department of Commerce) on April 19, 2023.
How much is contract 1305M223PNWWJ0016 worth?
The government has obligated $596,900 on 1305M223PNWWJ0016. Its potential value, with all options, is $753,400.
Was contract 1305M223PNWWJ0016 competed?
The extent of competition for 1305M223PNWWJ0016 was competed under sap. The government received 1 offer. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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