Nylon rope, prestretched and measured

TITLE: Nylon Rope

LOCATION: FOB Destination, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) 7600 Sands Point Way, Seattle, WA

NAICS CODE: 314991 - Rope, Cordage, Twine Mills, Small Business Size Standard 500 employees.

SET-ASIDE STATUS: This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set Aside

DESCRIPTION: NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) has a requirement for nylon rope, nominal 11/16 inch diameter, 8 strand plaited, high-energy absorption rope of a torque-balanced construction. The rope shall be steam heat stabilized after fabrication to stabilize the rope structure. The rope shall be designed and manufactured to meet the Cordage Institute International Standard CI 1500-02, Test Methods for Fiber Rope. The nylon rope must meet or exceed the Pre-stretched and Measured Nylon specifications that will be identified in the solicitation.

NOAA anticipates awarding a single award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. The Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of 300 reels over the life of the contract. The maximum number of reels placed per year shall not exceed 150. The amount of all orders shall not exceed 450 reels over the life of the contract.

All reels are to be delivered, FOB Destination, to the NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-6349. Delivery shall be made FOB-Destination, at the expense of the offeror, within 60 calendar days after receipt of a signed delivery order. Order(s) will be placed based on a specified number of reels.

TENTATIVE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE: July 10, 2012

TENTATIVE PROPOSAL DUE DATE: July 24, 2012

ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: October 10, 2012

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: NOAA anticipates awarding an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with a one year base and two one-year option periods.   POP is October 15, 2012 to October 14, 2013

CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: To be eligible for award, a contractor must (1) be registered in the Central Contractor Registry at www.ccr.gov and (2) must complete the Online Representations and Certifications Application at https://orca.bpn.gov/. All offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) identifier. A DUNS number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet at (800) 333-0505 or online at https://eupdate.dnb.com, then click on "D&B D-U-N-S Number".

Once the solicitation is issued, all responsible and fully responsive sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency. Any resulting contract will be awarded as an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract. Solicitation documents are estimated to be available for download on or around July 24, 2012 at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties should use the FedBizOpps [Add To Watchlist] and [Add Me To Interested Vendors] features which provide a notification when the RFP becomes available for download as well as all postings of information associated with this solicitation, thereafter. Each potential offeror is responsible for checking the FedBizOpps website to gain all current information related to the solicitation. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/.

No collect calls will be accepted. All responses to this notice may be submitted via e-mail to Sue Bratton, Contract Specialist, at Sue.Bratton@noaa.gov. The phone number is (303) 497-6155.