COMBINED SYNOPSIS_SOLICITATION-0025 (1).pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/ARL NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) requires a vendor to conduct scientific research flights in the Baltimore-Washington and southwest Marcellus shale regions.

Non-personal services are required to support the Greenhouse Gas program and AIRMAPS 2025 field campaign to measure urban emissions that impact air quality and climate, the NOAA Air Resources Lab (ARL) will deploy a fully instrumented research aircraft in the Baltimore- Washington and southwest Marcellus shale regions in 2024-2025. An airborne instrument package will measure short-lived air pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted from Baltimore/Washington as well as the southwest Marcellus shale. Data from the research flights will be used to characterize the meteorology and chemistry leading to air pollution events and emissions of GHGs from these areas. The Greenhouse Gas program and AIRMAPS 2025 field campaign will provide the scientific basis for effective air quality and climate policies.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Submit written quotes on RFQ Number _145022-24-0025_.

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 (May 2024).

(iv) This solicitation is being issued as unrestricted and open to all sources. The associated NAICS code is _541715_. The small business size standard is _1,000_.

(v) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for purchase of the following commercial services:

(Service) CLIN 1001 – Base Year Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for approximately 13 research flights (~4 hours each flight, totaling 50 flight hours.

NOAA/ARL will choose flight plans in coordination with other participating partners. The measurements from these flights will augment data from other ground monitoring sites along Baltimore-Washington, DC and southwest Marcellus. Each flight will last 3 to 4 hours, and we expect to fly about 2-3 missions out of WV and PA. Emissions of air pollutants and GHGs can be calculated based on the mass balance approach as well as enhancement ratios among the air pollutants. The flight crew will help ARL scientists to collect meteorological and chemical data during those flights to evaluate emission inventories of GHGs and air pollutants from urban areas and will deliver to ARL data sets containing all measured platform parameters (meteorology, winds, 3-dimensional aircraft position and attitude, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds) in coordination with NOAA/ARL in College Park, MD, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

(Service) CLIN 2002 – Option Year 1 Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for approximately 13 research flights (~4 hours each flight, totaling 50 flight hours.

NOAA/ARL will choose flight plans in coordination with other participating partners. The measurements from these flights will augment data from other ground monitoring sites along Baltimore-Washington, DC and southwest Marcellus. Each flight will last 3 to 4 hours, and we expect to fly about 2-3 missions out of WV and PA. Emissions of air pollutants and GHGs can be calculated based on the mass balance approach as well as enhancement ratios among the air pollutants. The flight crew will help ARL scientists to collect meteorological and chemical data during those flights to evaluate emission inventories of GHGs and air pollutants from urban areas and will deliver to ARL data sets containing all measured platform parameters (meteorology, winds, 3-dimensional aircraft position and attitude, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds) in coordination with NOAA/ARL in College Park, MD, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

(vi) Description of requirements is as follows:

See attached Statement of Need/Work which applies to Base Year and Option Year, and Department of Labor Wage Rates: WD _2015-4265_, Revision No. _26_, dated (04/04/2024), which can be found on:

https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations

(vii) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance:

Period of performance shall be:

Base Year for a twelve month period (07/01/2024) through (06/30/2025).

Option Period 1 for a twelve month period (07/01/2025) through (06/30/2026).

Place of Performance is NOAA Air Resources Laboratory R/ARL - NCWCP - Room 4266;

5830 University Research Court; College Park, Maryland 20740.

(viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sept 2023), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.

(ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.

(x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision with its offer.

(xi) FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.

(xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2024), applies to this acquisition apply can be found in full text on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.

(xiii) Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions that apply can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment.

https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_1 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_2 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_4 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_5

(xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating does not apply.

(xv) Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 12:00PM EST/EDT on (06/12/24). All quotes must be submitted electronically via email to (Barbara.Shifflett@noaa.gov).

(xvi) Any questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted electronically via email to (Barbara.Shifflett@noaa.gov

UTILIZATION OF FEDCONNECT® FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

The Department of Commerce will utilize the FedConnect® web portal in administering this award. The contractor must be registered in FedConnect® and have access to the FedConnect® website located at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect® questions please call the FedConnect® Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. There is no charge for registration in or use of FedConnect®.

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1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010)

OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING

VIA EMAIL TO BARBARA.SHIFFLETT@NOAA.GOV. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO

LATER THAN MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2024. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

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FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive.

Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror.

1. Submit PDF or Microsoft Word format quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Email quotes are required and can be sent to

BARBARA.SHIFFLETT@NOAA.GOV.

2. Offeror shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at https://sam.gov/content/home) in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award. Must provide their UEID/CAGE CODE with their quote.

3. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability.

4. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with FAR 52.212-2. Offerors who do not provide all evaluation criteria will not be accepted.

1. Technical Acceptability/Capability. Quote shall include at least two references from at least two separate contracts for similar and relevant services including the phone number, full address, and e-mail address to demonstrate the offeror’s capability to successfully perform the services listed in the Statement of Work. The offeror's past performance on related contracts will be evaluated to determine, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services, cost management, communications between https://sam.gov/content/home contracting parties, proactive management and customer satisfaction. The Government will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation, and the information may be obtained from references provided by the Offeror, the agency’s knowledge of Offeror performance, other government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases, and will be based on responsiveness, quality, and customer services.

2. Price.

“THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES.

IT IS THE CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION

OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT”.

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a).

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Evaluation will be based on the following;

1. Technical Acceptability/Capability. Quote shall include at least two references from at least two separate contracts for similar and relevant services including the phone number, full address, and e-mail address to demonstrate the offeror’s capability to successfully perform the services listed in the Statement of Work. The offeror's past performance on related contracts will be evaluated to determine, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services, cost management, communications between contracting parties, proactive management and customer satisfaction. The Government will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation, and the information may be obtained from references provided by the Offeror, the agency’s knowledge of Offeror performance, other government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases, and will be based on responsiveness, quality, and customer services.

2. Price.

The Government intends to award a low priced, technically acceptable, single firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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The Government reserves the right not to award a purchase order depending on the quality of the quote(s) submitted and the availability of funds. Furthermore, the Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities or omissions in quotes received.

The Government intends to award a firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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