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The document is an Offeror Instructions file for a NOAA solicitation (No. 141016-25-0026) seeking 5 Aqua TROLL 200 Data Loggers and associated equipment for the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services in Chesapeake, VA. This is a firm fixed-price purchase order that will be awarded using a "best value" approach, with the lowest price technically acceptable quoter expected to receive the contract.

Key submission requirements include emailing quotes to Tyran.Claypool@NOAA.gov, being registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), providing a unique entity identifier, completing contractor representations and certifications, addressing organizational conflicts of interest, and responding to evaluation factors. Contractors must verify their business size under NAICS code 334513, provide contact information, and submit specific documentation. Quotes that do not comprehensively address all eight specified submission requirements may be deemed non-compliant and rejected from consideration. The solicitation specifically requires the In-Situ Aqua TROLL 200 Level Sensor, which has been extensively tested and determined to be the most reliable and compatible sensor for NOAA's oceanographic monitoring systems.

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OFFEROR INSTRUCTIONS

FAXED OR MAILED QUOTES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. QUOTES SHALL BE EMAILED TO TYRAN.CLAYPOOL@NOAA.GOV.

EMAILED QUOTES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DUE DATE AND TIME TO BE CONSIDERED WITHIN THE DEADLINE.

QUOTERS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION BY MAIL WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS SOLICITATION.

THIS IS A FIRM FIXED PRICE PURCHASE ORDER.

"BEST VALUE" MEANS THE EXPECTED OUTCOME OF AN ACQUISITION THAT, IN THE GOVERNMENT'S ESTIMATION, PROVIDES THE GREATEST OVERALL BENEFIT IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUIREMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF QUOTES IN DETERMINING BEST VALUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 13.106-2(B)(3).

CONTRACTORS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) AT THE TIME THE QUOTE IS SUBMITTED. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN SAM THAT YOU START THIS PROCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU MAY REGISTER AT HTTPS://WWW.SAM.GOV. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR REGISTERING IN SAM.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS TO BE RETURNED:

1) PAGE 1 (COMPLETE BLOCKS 17A, 30A, 30B, AND 30C)

2) PAGE 1- AND 4-LINE ITEMS 0001 - 0004 (FILL IN YOUR QUOTE/PRICES)

3) YOUR UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI) NUMBER

4) CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (WWW.SAM.GOV). CONTRACTORS SHALL PROVIDE A STATEMENT THAT THEY EITHER ARE OR ARE NOT REGISTERED AND ACTIVE IN SAM.

5) YOUR RESPONSE TO 1352.209-74(C), ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. CONTRACTORS SHALL PROVIDE A STATEMENT THAT THEY EITHER DO OR DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

6) AS REQUESTED IN CAR CLAUSE 1352.213-70, PROVIDE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE FACTORS USED TO EVALUATE QUOTES.

7) THE NAICS FOR THIS SOLICITATION IS 334513. VERIFY YOUR BUSINESS SIZE IS A SMALL BUSINESS UNDER THIS NAICS (YES OR NO).

8) AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN BE REACHED FOR FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE.

CONTRACTORS WHO DO NOT RESPOND TO #1-8 MAY BE CONSIDERED NON-COMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SOLICITATION AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER FOR AWARD.

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