Engineering Support Services

Added: May 08, 2018 11:12 am Modified: May 09, 2018 10:41 amTrack Changes The National Weather Service (NWS) Engineering Support Services is hereby synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.207 Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses:

(1)Action Code: R - Professional, administrative, and support services
(2)Date: Synopsis date: 05/08/2018
(3)Year: 2018
(4)Contracting Office ZIP Code: 80305
(5)Product or Service Code: R425- Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical
(6)Contracting Office Address: 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305
(7)Subject: National Weather Service (NWS) Engineering Support Service for site preparation
(8)Proposed Solicitation Number: 1305M318QNWWV0001
(9)Closing Response Date: Please reference the solicitation for more information.
(10)Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Contract Specialist: Sue Bratton Email: sue.bratton@noaa.gov Contracting Officer: Bianca Blau Email: Bianca.H.Blau@noaa.gov
(11)Contract Award and Solicitation Number:
Solicitation Number: 1305M318QNWWV0001
Contract Number: To be determined at time of award.
(12)Contract Award Dollar Amount: To be determined.
(13)Contract Line Item Number: 0001
(14)Contract Award Date: Please reference the solicitation for more information.
(15)Contractor: To be determined.
(16)Description:
The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS) requires engineering support services for site preparation on eleven Alaskan automated weather balloon launching Sites. The National Weather Service (NWS) plans to install an automated weather balloon launching system on NWS property at Annette Island, Anchorage, Bethel, Cold Bay, Fairbanks, King Salmon, Kotzebue, McGrath, Nome, St Paul, and Yakutat, Alaska; see Exhibit 1 for site addresses. All sites are considered remote with the exception of the Anchorage Weather Forecast Office (WFO). The automated weather balloon launching system is a "packaged-unit" that will be purchased and installed separately by the NWS. This requirement is for the engineering services required to support the design, to conduct and support permitting/right of way, provide support site prep construction, support facilities disposal, and support autosonde installation at each of the sites. The period of performance shall be for one (1) year from date of award. It is expected, the Engineer will spend more than 100 days in the field at remote sites not including the Anchorage site which is not remote.

This procurement is anticipated to be a Woman Owned Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with the associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 541330 - Engineering Services, with a corresponding size standard of $15.0M.

The Contract Period of Performance (POP) will be 12 months. FAR Parts 12 and 13 are expected to be used for this requirement.

(17)Place of Contract Performance: See attached list of sites
(18)Set-aside Status: This procurement shall be a Woman Owned Small Business Set-Aside.

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