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This document is a solicitation for commercial items issued by the United States Coast Guard. It requests quotations for Windows 10 upgrades for the USCG ALC Engine Test Cell, the purchase and replacement of a dynamometer, and annual technical support services. Quotations are due by July 11, 2022 and award is anticipated to occur on or around September 6, 2022. The contract will be a firm-fixed price requirements contract for one base year and four optional one-year periods. The NAICS code is 541512 with a small business size standard of $30 million. Questions are due by June 16 and quotations should be emailed to the address provided, referencing solicitation number 70Z03822QK0000004.

The document also provides information on filing agency protests with the United States Coast Guard Ombudsman Program, including both informal and formal protest procedures. Formal protests must be submitted electronically or by hand delivery and will suspend contract award or performance during the protest period unless justified for urgent reasons or in the government's best interest. The agency aims to resolve protests within 35 days of filing.