Evaluate and Repair the following equipment: KLYSTRON, COMM POWER PN:VKS-8287, LITTON PN: L-5782-20, ASN: R400-3V1.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), National Reconditioning Center (NRC) intends to solicit for evaluation and repair of the following equipment: 2 each KLYSTRON, COMM POWER PN:VKS-8287, LITTON PN: L-5782-20, ASN: R400-3V1. This solicitation is open to Small and Large Businesses. The intended acquisition is for repair service to furnish labor and material to place in like new operating condition and good appearance to meet the original manufacturer's specifications and/or tolerances of the equipment listed above. After repair, if the equipment does not meet these conditions, it will be returned to the vendor for rework at no additional cost to the government. Only firms that can provide the exact repair service described herein will be considered. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered by the Agency. This acquisition is being processed under the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This constitutes the only Request for Quotation (RFQ) written offers are being requested; and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is hereby issued as RFQ No. NWWG9160-10-091-399. This RFQ and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-36. The line items shall be provided in accordance with the specifications listed below. The price shall be all inclusive of costs. The FAR clauses incorporated into this acquisition shall be the following: 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Aug 2009), 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Mar 2009), 52-212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Feb 2010) (Sections 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 30, 33, 38, 42 ii 5), 52.247-65 F.O.B. Origin, Prepaid Freight - Small Package Shipments (Jan 1991), 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998), 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority (Apr 2010), 1352.209-73 Compliance With The Laws (Apr 2010), 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest (Apr 2010) and 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance (Apr 2010). The FAR provision is incorporated into this acquisition by reference is as follows: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Jun 2008). FAR clauses and provisions are available on the Internet Website http://www.acquisition.gov/far/. All contractors doing business with the Eastern Acquisition Division-Kansas City (EAD-KC) must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). For information and to register, please access the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or by phone at (800) 333-0505. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this request to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforms to the request resulting in the best value to the Government, lowest price and delivery schedule. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334411. Signed and dated quotes must be submitted to the National Reconditioning Center, ATTN: Marjorie A. Sabbagh, 1520 East Bannister Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64131. Quotes must be received on or before 5:00 PM CST, July 26, 2010. Quotes may be faxed to 816-926-3105 ATTN: Marjorie Sabbagh. Quotes submitted in response to this notice must include the following in order to be considered responsive to this request:

1. Delivery Schedule. Provide a delivery schedule for the equipment.
2. Completed price schedule for the line items identified in this notice. This is a firm-fixed price request.
3. Completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Representations & Certifications-Commercial items or certification of registration with the Online Representations & Certifications Application (ORCA) database.

Multiple searches of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Dynamic Small Search did not identify any small business available to compete for this required repair service. Search parameters included a combination of NAICS code and key words: 334411 ‘repair klystron, repair electron tube, 5960-01-368-4620'. A search of ‘Repair of klystrons' and ‘Repair of electron tubes' in GSA's eLibrary also returned no matches.