Overhaul and Repair of OCTANS Fiber Optic Gyrocompass

The United States Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center intends to issue a Commercial Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the Overall and Repair of OCTANS Fiber Optic Gyrocompass. The Coast Guard intends to conduct this procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. In accordance with FAR 52.232-18, the contract will be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. The solicitation will be issued electronically as a Best Value Request for Quotation (RFQ) on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web page at http://www.fbo.gov on or about February 19, 2013 with quotes due on or about March 4, 2013. Please sign up for the Auto Notification Service to receive an e-mail from FedBizOpps when an action is taken under this solicitation. This commercial item requirement is set-aside for small business concerns and will be evaluated where as Past Performance is more important than Price. For information concerning this acquisition, contact Tracy Crump at (410) 762-6303 or by e-mail at Tracy.A.Crump@uscg.mil