Marine_Engineer_Support_Sought_.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)

Licensed and Unlicensed Mariner Support Service Personnel

This is a Sources Sought Notice for planning purposes only. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice. The acquisition, if issued, will be issued as a Request for Quote

(RFQ) in accordance with FAR Part 12 and Part 13.5. A DRAFT Statement of Work is provided for informational purposes only.

In preparation for an upcoming procurement, the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division, Norfolk, VA on behalf of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), is performing market research to determine potential sources for providing mariner support to fulfill staffing requirements onboard NOAA vessels. The North American

Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541330, Engineering Services (Marine Engineering and

Naval Architecture). The size standard for this NAICS code is $41.5 million.

All types of business concerns, large businesses, small businesses, and nonprofit and educational institutions are encouraged to submit a brief (no more than three pages), typed Capability Statement in response to this sources sought announcement. The nature of the work to be performed is to provide up to ten (10) ) Licensed and Unlicensed Mariner Support Service personnel at any one time for shipboard assignments as described in the attached DRAFT Statement of Work. This is not a request for technical or cost proposals.

Standard brochures shall not be considered a sufficient response to this notice. Submitted Capability

Statements shall include the following:

a) Company name and address

b) DUNS number

c) Type of business (e.g., large business, small business, 8(a), veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and/ or women owned small business) as validated via the System for Award Management

(SAM) and based on the anticipated NAICS code identified above

d) Company point of contact – name, phone, and e-mail address

e) A description of the company’s ability to fulfill the requirements of the DRAFT Statement of Work.

Describe how (and from where) staff is provided and any challenges faced when augmenting vessel staffing for positions as are needed with this requirement.

Interested sources shall submit an electronic copy of their Capability Statement to Tamara Horton, Contract

Specialist, via e-mail at tamara.horton@noaa.gov no later than 3:00 PM EST on January 4, 2023. This is not a request for quotation. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Notice or reimburse for costs incurred by interested parties providing the information requested herein. Capability

Statements will not be returned. Information received will be considered solely to make an informed decision regarding a potential procurement. Submit any questions or responses to this Sources Sought announcement to Tamara Horton, Contract Specialist, via e-mail at tamara.horton@noaa.gov. Responses to the Sources Sought announcement are not offers and cannot be accepted by NOAA to form a binding contract. The responses received to this sources sought notice will help determine any potential socio-economic set-asides for this requirement.