1305M223QNCNS0092_0001.pdf

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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AJ930073

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NOAA/EAD

200 GRANBY STREET

NORFOLK, VA 23510

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9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

1305M223QNCNS0092

XX

Solicitation# 1305M223QNCNS0092 is hereby amended to incorporate the following –

1) Reopen the solicitation and extend the closing date and time to June 28, 2023 by 4PM ET.

2) Revise the minimum specifications and requirements to address questions received from industry in Section B.I. - Background. (Changes have been made in red font)

3) Incorporate FAR 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUNE 2023) by full text in Section I - Terms and Conditions.

4) Provide answers to questions received from industry.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Section B.I – Background

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) has a requirement for uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs). NCCOS routinely collects georeferenced, underwater photographs and videos to collect information which is used to create related products (e.g., maps of benthic habitat) in support of marine management informational needs and decision making processes. The purchase of UUVs will allow NCCOS to more efficiently and cost effectively collect this information. Below are the minimum specifications and requirements:

• Vehicle shall have a body diameter less than 5 inches, weigh less than 40 lb with payload, and be shorter than 5 feet with payload.

• Vehicle shall be capable of independently diving under the water in any sea state.

• Vehicle shall be capable of being deployed and recovered from a small vessel (<25’) by one crew member.

• Vehicles shall be pressure tested to, depth rated to and capable of operating at 300 meter depths + 20% depth margin of error (360 m maximum).

• Vehicle shall be able to conduct 8-12 hour missions (with all sensors and payloads operating) @ 2-3 knots on one battery charge.

• It is preferred that the vehicle has a lithium ion battery power supply capable of being carried by two passengers on commercial airlines around the world.

• Vehicle batteries shall be capable of being charged without opening the vehicle through an external plug. An alternate port shall be provided inside the vehicle as an alternative option for charging.

• Vehicle shall be delivered with COTS vehicle mission planning and control software.

• Vehicle shall connect to wireless communications (such as UHF radio or wifi) and be controlled through the mission software while at the water surface. The wireless communication range of the vehicle shall exceed 100 meters from the vessel/operator without additional hardware.

• The vehicle mission plan shall be capable of being altered and transmitted to the vehicle while underwater through acoustic communications and the mission software.

• The vehicle shall report regular health status and position through underwater acoustic communications.

• Vehicle shall provide its latitude and longitude while at the water surface via wifi or iridium satellite service.

• Vehicle shall have an integrated inertial navigation system, which includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU), acoustical communication system (such as LBL or USBL) and a Doppler Velocity Log. These systems shall be integrated internally and output a single position and navigation solution for the vehicle.

• The precision of the vehicle’s position solution shall be equal to or less than +/- 5 meters horizontally at up to 300 m depths.

• Vehicle shall have an additional, separate acoustic pinger with an independent power source. Pinger will be used to find the vehicle in the event it loses power while underwater.

• Vehicle’s payload shall include an integrated camera and lighting system, which is powered and controlled through COTS vehicle mission planning software. Customer shall have the ability to upgrade the payload in the future.

• Vehicle’s camera sensor shall be color, and the camera shutter shall be global.

• Vehicle’s camera shall be 12 megapixels, with 51-degree field of view in water

(minimal distortion, flat port).

• Vehicle’s camera shall be capable of collecting still imagery (resolution 4096x3000) at 15 frames per second (with ambient light) and 2 frames per second (with strobes) and meeting 80% along-track overlap of imagery.

• Images from vehicle’s camera shall be geotagged with relevant metadata, including but not limited to timestamp, latitude, longitude, depth and vehicle attitude.

• Vehicle’s camera shall be capable of collecting HD video (resolution 1920x1080, 1280x720) at 30 frames per second.

• Vehicles onboard CPU shall have a GigE Ethernet interface, and CPU shall be powerful enough to support camera still imagery and video frame rates listed above.

• Vehicle shall have sufficient onboard recording for storing all related mission data, including videos and images. Customer shall have the ability to upgrade/expand onboard recording in future.

• Vehicle’s camera lighting shall have two available settings: (1) constant torch at least 3,000 lumens or (2) programmable strobe at least 30,000 lumens. Torch control shall be RS-232 with dimming capability.

• Vehicle data and images shall be capable of being downloaded without opening the vehicle through wifi or external plug and wired connection.

• The Contractor shall provide a report describing the results of the bench, tank and field wet tests of the vehicles. This report shall include: (1) an itemized list of NOAA’s requirements and specifications, (2) a description of the performance metrics used during the bench, tank and field wet tests, and (3) a determination whether each vehicle passes or fails to meet NOAA’s requirements and specifications.

• The Contractor shall provide one, two-day in-person training session on vehicle operations and maintenance at no cost to NOAA. Trainings shall occur at an agreed upon location after contract award. NOAA shall be responsible for all related travel costs for NOAA staff. One day of training will be in office space provided by the contractor, and one day of training will be on a small vessel provided by the contractor. Scheduling of the training shall be arranged between the vendor and the NOAA technical POCs. NOAA acceptance testing and review period shall not begin until this training is completed.

• Contractor shall provide a 1 year warranty on the vehicle, including all parts, labor and software support at no cost to NOAA. The 1 year warranty period shall begin after official NOAA acceptance of the vehicles.

Section I – Terms and Conditions

FAR 52.204-27, PROHIBITION ON A BYTEDANCE COVERED APPLICATION (JUNE 2023).

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Covered application means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited.

Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101(6)—

(1) Means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use—

(i) Of that equipment; or

(ii) Of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;

(2) Includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but

(3) Does not include any equipment acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract.

(b) Prohibition. Section 102 of Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L.

117-328), the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, and its implementing guidance under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-23-13, dated February 27, 2023, “No TikTok on Government Devices” Implementation Guidance, collectively prohibit the presence or use of a covered application on executive agency information technology, including certain equipment used by Federal contractors. The Contractor is prohibited from having or using a covered application on any information technology owned or managed by the Government, or on any information technology used or provided by the Contractor under this contract, including equipment provided by the Contractor’s employees; however, this prohibition does not apply if the Contracting Officer provides written notification to the Contractor that an exception has been granted in accordance with OMB Memorandum M-23-13.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

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Answers to Industry Questions

Question Number Question Answer

We shall not send a quote ;

prices shall be indicated on page 1 and 2 under « Schedule of Supplies/Services », is it correct ?

Confirming Vendors are required to complete the Schedule of Supplies/ Services as stated in the solicitation instructions

Transport => Incoterm is « FOB » => could you kindly specify :

FOB is generally used for maritime transport (but it also stands on page 4 of the solicitation « Vehicle shall have lithium ion battery power supply capable of being carried on commercial passenger airlines around the world » FOB - Free on Board shipping -means that the seller delivers the goods on board the vessel nominated by the buyer at the named port of shipment. They are responsible for all costs up until that point.

At the same time, it is not matching with the description on page 27.

IAW FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination means the vendor is responsible for all shipping costs associated with delivering the supply until the Government takes possession at the specified delivery point detailed in the solicitation not a port of shipment. Acceptance at a point of shipment is FOB Origin which does not apply to this solicitation. See FAR 52.247-34 on page 27 and CAR 1352.246-70 on page 29 of the solicitation. As stated in this solicitation shipping is FOB DESTINATION therefore the vendor is responsible for shipping and delivery costs until the Government takes possession at

It seems that this is a « Delivered at Beaufort « ?

(101 PIVERS ISLAND RD,

BEAUFORT NC 28516-9722).

Who would be taking care of the customs?

Yes, that delivery address is correct. See FAR 52.247-34 on page 27 and CAR 1352.246-70 on page 29 of the solicitation. Yes, the vendor is responsible for customs.

Would you accept a separate document that would be related to the solicitation specifications p 4, 5 and 6? (in pdf form)

Yes, a PDF detailing technical specifications is acceptable. Solicitation instructions will be amended to clarify.

Do you confirm that « domestic content » on page 52 means « American content » ?

FAR 52.212-3 (f) states "Applies only if the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies, is included in this solicitation" FAR 52.225-1 is not included in the solicitation therefore, FAR 52.212-3(f) is not applicable.

Could we please get a list of any previously submitted questions and answers regarding this solicitation?

Answers to timely questions received will be provided to industry via posting to betaSAM.gov http://betasam.gov/

Generally speaking, were the specifications/requirements written based on known/existing devices/technology, or were some of the specs based on ideal “wish list” characteristics? We ask this primarily based on the requirement for a Li Ion battery “capable of being carried on commercial passenger airlines around the world.” Our calculations indicate a battery large enough to meet the light and mission duration requirements would exceed the size allowed on commercial airlines.

- Yes, we would consider batteries that exceed the size on commercial airlines. However, batteries that fall below this FAA this threshold are preferred. - Minimum and preferred requirements are: (1) Vehicle shall be able to conduct minimum 8-12 hour missions (with all sensors and payloads operating) @ 2-3 knots on one battery charge.

(2) It is preferred that the vehicle has a lithium ion battery power supply capable of being carried by 2 passengers on commercial airlines around the world.

(3) Vehicle batteries shall be capable of being charged without opening the vehicle through an external plug. An alternate port shall be provided inside the vehicle as an alternative option for charging. See Solicitation Amendment 0001

The camera specification states “Vehicle’s camera shall be 12 megapixels, with 71-degree field of view…” Is “71-degrees” accurate or a typo?

This is not accurate. It should be 51 degrees (in water). 71 degrees (In air)- Corrections made via Solicitation Amendment 0001

Will NOAA consider a solution with alternate technologies that provide similar or comparable performance? For example:

A vehicle equipped with USBL acoustical positioning vs LBL

Yes, we will consider alternative acoustic positioning systems that meet the following minimum requirements:

(1) The precision of the vehicle’s position solution shall be equal to or less than +/- 5 meters horizontally at up to 300 m depths.

(2) Vehicle shall have an integrated internal navigation system, which includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU), acoustical communication system (such as LBL or USBL) and a Doppler Velocity Log (DVL). These systems shall be integrated internally and output a single position and navigation solution for the vehicle. See Solicitation Amendment 0001

Our light would be slightly less powerful than the 3000 lumen requirement No, we will not consider torch lighting below 3000 lumens.

Our remote mission control system would employ radio vs

WIFI

Yes, we will consider alternative topside comms unit that meet the following minimum requirements: (1) Vehicle shall connect to wireless communications (such as UHF radio or Wi-Fi) and be controlled through the mission software while at the water surface. (2) The wireless communication range of the vehicle shall exceed 100 meters from the vessel/operator without additional hardware. See Solicitation Amendment 0001.