Cold Storage Services - Miami, Florida

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service, (NMFS), Office of Law Enforcement (OLE), is soliciting quotes for Cold Storage Services for one (1) year, to include storage, on-site processing, and transport of perishable goods in the  Miami, FL area,  accordance with the Statement of Work.

The proposed award is 100% set aside for small business concerns. The associated NAICS code is 493120, Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage, with a size standard of 30.0M. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07, effective August 11, 2021.

The RFQ is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13 via the Sam.Gov website http://www.sam.gov. The solicitation number is 1333MF21QNFFK0066.  Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued.

Firms offering a response to this notice shall ensure that they are registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov, prior to submission of proposals. All vendors doing business with the Government are required to be registered with the SAM.  Award will not be issued to vendors not actively registered within SAM.  For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site:  https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. In order to register with the SAM and be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors shall also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet online at: http://www.dnb.com/ or by phone at (866) 705-5711.

The anticipated award date is on or about July 27, 2021. This acquisition will be awarded as a firm fixed price order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13 (Commercial Acquisition).

All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Quotes must be submitted via electronic means (e-mail) by 10:00 A.M. Eastern on August 20, 2021. Quotes must be submitted electronically via e-mail to susan.henderson@noaa.gov.

All questions must be submitted in writing to susan.henderson.@noaa.gov by 12:00 P.M. Eastern on August 18, 2021. Telephone inquiries will not be honored.