National Weather Service (NWS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Amendment #1 hereby:

1) Removes the requested Yuneec brand drones from the requirement and brand name justification.

2) Increases the requested quantity of Parrot brand drones from one (1) to three (3).

3) Changes the requested Autel brand drones model from EVO to EVO II Rugged and increases the quantity from two (2) to three (3)

4)  Revises the attached equipment list to incorpate the required addtional parts.

5) Changes the response due date from August 7, 2020 to August 12, 2020.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with FAR Part 12 Commercial Items and additional information included in this notice and the attached solicitation document.

This synopsis/solicitation 1305M220QNWWN0257 constitutes a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-08.

This solicitation is conducted as a total small business set-aside and the associated NAICS code is 336111 with a small business number of employees standard of 1,500.  All information required by FAR 12.603(c)(2) is included in the attached RFQ document.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division is seeking to procure four (4) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with miscellaneous parts for the inspection of NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) broadcasts antennas and heliax cable inspections in accordance with the attached RFQ document.

Primary Point of Contact:

Elliott Waxman

Contracting Officer

elliott.waxman@noaa.gov

Phone: 816-426-2068

Secondary Point of Contact:

Tyrone Lewis

Contracting Officer

tyrone.m.lewis@noaa.gov

Phone: 816-426-7453

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with FAR Part 12 Commercial Items and additional information included in this notice and the attached solicitation document.

This synopsis/solicitation 1305M220QNWWN0257 constitutes a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-08.

This solicitation is conducted as a total small business set-aside and the associated NAICS code is 336111 with a small business number of employees standard of 1,500.  All information required by FAR 12.603(c)(2) is included in the attached RFQ document.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division is seeking to procure four (4) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with miscellaneous parts for the inspection of NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) broadcasts antennas and heliax cable inspections in accordance with the attached RFQ document.

Primary Point of Contact:

Elliott Waxman

Contracting Officer

elliott.waxman@noaa.gov

Phone: 816-426-2068

Secondary Point of Contact:

Tyrone Lewis

Contracting Officer

tyrone.m.lewis@noaa.gov

Phone: 816-426-7453