Weather Buoy Equipment Wells/Bridles/Racks
Added: Feb 04, 2015 12:50 pm This Request for Information and Sources Sought is for Planning Purposes OnlyThis Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought notice is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with FAR Provision 52.215-3 provided at: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_215.html#wp1144503. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Your response to this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.The Eastern Region Acquisition Division (ERAD) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Norfolk, VA, on behalf of the NOAA's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), is conducting market research in an effort to identify all potential industry sources with the capabilities to provide 15 each weather buoy equipment wells; 7 each weather buoy racks and 7 each weather buoy bridles as described in the attached drawings. The NAICs code for this acquisition is 332999 - All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing and the size standard is 750 employees. NOAA contemplates award of firm fixed-price contract and the anticipated delivery time to build a total of fifteen (15) each weather buoy equipment wells; seven (7) each weather buoy racks and seven (7) each weather buoy bridles is 60 calendar days FOB Destination - Stennis Space Center Mississippi 39529 after receipt of order.The interested Contractor response should include the following in their response:1. Potential respondents shall provide written capability statements confirming they can provide 15 each weather buoy equipment wells; 7 each weather buoy racks and 7 each weather buoy bridles in accordance with the design drawings and deliver to Stennis Space Center MS 39529 within 60 calendar days after receipt of order;2. A positive statement of your intent to submit an offer as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice; 3. A statement regarding current size of the company under the NAICs code, 332999 - All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing and the size standard is 750 employees. The applicable NAICS code of 332999 must be included in the vendor's NAICS listing within the System for Award Management (SAM) for NOAA to verify your size status;All responses and response contents to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice will be considered information only and will not be binding on the parties. Contractors responding to this request will not be obligated to provide the products/services described herein. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States government.Responses to this RFI/Sources Sought are due no later than February 13, 2015 at 4:00 PM (Central Time). Responses shall be sent via e-mail to Kurt.Weilbaecher@noaa.gov. The electronic copy of your response must be in ".pdf format" and readable by the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Questions pertaining to this notice may be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Kurt.Weilbaecher@noaa.gov or the Contracting Officer, Andrew Hildebrandt@noaa.gov. EA-133W-15-RQ-0196 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2/4/15, 12:50 PM Provide Weather/Hurricane Buoy Racks, Equipment Wells and Bridles
Added: Apr 08, 2015 10:12 am The Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), has a requirement to purchase the following Weather/Hurricane buoy racks, equipment wells and bridles in support of the NDBC's Weather/Hurricane buoy network:(1) Fifteen (15) each weather buoy equipment wells;(2) Fifteen (15) each weather buoy bridles and(3) Seven (7) weather buoy equipment racks.The required delivery time for all of the items identified above is 60 calendar days after receipt of order.The Government anticipates awarding an all or none firm fixed price contract to the responsible offeror who submits an offer conforming to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to award a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA), firm fixed-price contract on an all or none basis.The solicitation will be competed as a 100% Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. This set-aside is only for companies that are classified as Service Disabled and does not apply to Veteran-owned small businesses. The Website for the Association of Service Disabled Veterans is: www.asdv.com. Email is: asdv@asdv.com .The North American Industry Classification Code System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 332999, All other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, and the size standard is 750 employees. All responsible and fully responsive SDVOSB Companies may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency.A Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation will be made available for download on or about April 9, 2015 at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties should use the FedBizOpps ["Add To Watchlist"] and ["Add Me To Interested Vendors"] features which provide a notification when the RFQ becomes available for download. These features also inform interested parties of all postings of information associated with this solicitation thereafter. Each potential offeror is responsible for checking the FedBizOpps website to gain all current information related to the solicitation. Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. Electronic submission of the contractor's proposal is hereby authorized, but must be transmitted by the posted response date and time. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The estimated response due date is April 17, 2015; however, the actual date offers are due will be stated within the solicitation documents.All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. For information concerning this acquisition, please forward inquiries via e-mail to Kurt Weilbaecher, Contract Specialist, at kurt.weilbaecher@noaa.gov or via telephone at (228) 688-2825. Only e-mail submissions will be accepted for this RFQ.E-mail the submission to: e-mail: kurt.weilbaecher@noaa.gov with a copy to andrew.hildebrandt@noaa.gov.NO award shall be made unless the vendor is registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. In order to register with the SAM and be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors shall also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at: http://www.dnb.com/ or by phone at (800) 333-0505. This procurement also requires offerors to file veteran employ reports at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fcp/main.htm. EA-133W-15-RQ-0196 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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