Synopsis 1305M321QNAAJ0072.pdf

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE

SYNOPSIS

N‐Wave ESRL Information Technology Support (NEITS) Services

SYNOPSIS:

This is a notice of intent to negotiate on a sole source basis. The NEITS Support Services requirement is hereby synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.207 Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses:

Solicitation #: 1305M321QNAAJ0072

(1) Action Code: N/A

(2) Date: 11 August

(3) Year: 2021

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 80305

(5) Product or Service Code: R425

(6) Contracting Office Address: 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305

(7) Subject: Radar Engineering Support

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: 1305M321QNAAJ0072

(9) Closing Response Date: 12 August 2021

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer:

Contracting Officer: Darrin Moore

Email: darrin.moore@noaa.gov

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number:

Solicitation Number: 1305M321QNAAJ0072 (proposed)

Contract Number: To be determined at time of award.

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD

(13) Contract Line Item Number: 0001

(14) Contract Award Date: 31 August 2021

(15) Contractor: ANG Signal LLC

(16) Description:

The Government requires continued information technology Information Technology (IT) Support (NEITS) services for the N-WAVE program. N-WAVE support is a critical requirement under NOAA’s shared services operating model, which provides national IT network infrastructure support for NOAA and Other Government Agencies (OGA). N-WAVE leverages partnership within the Science, Research, and Education community and provides a large set of IT technical services ranging from national network transport, Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) services, direct connect to Cloud services, and facility/campus-level network services. For this portion of the NEITS services, NOAA requires services to both maintain and obtain specialized IT engineering, architecture, security, and Cloud and network

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE

administration that support the Transport and Network Services portfolios of N-Wave operational services critical to NOAA's mission. The contractor must have immediate and intricate knowledge of the current N-Wave program in order to be successful from the time of award.

Proposed period of performance is 1 September 2021 – 30 June 2022. The contracting officer has determined the use of a sole source is required because there is only one source. Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.

The proposed contract action is for equipment for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 13.501(a), 41 U.S.C. 1901. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any firm that believes it can meet this requirement may provide written notification to the Contracting Officer. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

The subject solicitation will not be made available through the Government Point of Entry (GPE).

Interested parties may request a solicitation by email from the Contract Specialist identified in this document.

(17) Place of Contract Performance: Boulder, Colorado

(18) Set-aside Status: The Government intends to set-aside this procurement 100% for the small business program.