Provide Weather/Hurricane Buoy Racks, Equipment Wells and Bridles

The Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), has a requirement to purchase the following Weather/Hurricane buoy racks, equipment wells and bridles in support of the NDBC's Weather/Hurricane buoy network:

(1) Fifteen (15) each weather buoy equipment wells;
(2) Fifteen (15) each weather buoy bridles and
(3) Seven (7) weather buoy equipment racks.

The required delivery time for all of the items identified above is 90 calendar days after receipt of order.

The Government anticipates awarding an all or none firm fixed price contract to the responsible offeror who submits an offer conforming to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to award a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA), firm fixed-price contract on an all or none basis.

The solicitation will be competed as a 100% Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside.  This set-aside is only for companies that are classified as Service Disabled and does not apply to Veteran-owned small businesses. The Website for the Association of Service Disabled Veterans is: www.asdv.com. Email is: asdv@asdv.com .

The North American Industry Classification Code System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 332999, All other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, and the size standard is 750 employees. All responsible and fully responsive SDVOSB Companies may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency.

A Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation will be made available for download on or about April 9, 2015 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 RFQ becomes available for download. These features also inform interested parties of 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. Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. Electronic submission of the contractor's proposal is hereby authorized, but must be transmitted by the posted response date and time. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The estimated response due date is April 17, 2015; however, the actual date offers are due will be stated within the solicitation documents.

All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. For information concerning this acquisition, please forward inquiries via e-mail to Kurt Weilbaecher, Contract Specialist, at kurt.weilbaecher@noaa.gov or via telephone at (228) 688-2825. Only e-mail submissions will be accepted for this RFQ.

E-mail the submission to: e-mail: kurt.weilbaecher@noaa.gov with a copy to andrew.hildebrandt@noaa.gov.

NO award shall be made unless the vendor is registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. In order to register with the SAM and be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors shall also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at: http://www.dnb.com/ or by phone at (800) 333-0505. This procurement also requires offerors to file veteran employ reports at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fcp/main.htm.

Amendment 0002 is attached.

Reissued Request for Quote (RFQ) as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside

Amendment 0003 attached

Amendment 0001 is attached.

The Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), has a requirement to purchase the following Weather/Hurricane buoy racks, equipment wells and bridles in support of the NDBC's Weather/Hurricane buoy network:

(1) Fifteen (15) each weather buoy equipment wells;
(2) Fifteen (15) each weather buoy bridles and
(3) Seven (7) weather buoy equipment racks.

The required delivery time for all of the items identified above is 60 calendar days after receipt of order.

The Government anticipates awarding an all or none firm fixed price contract to the responsible offeror who submits an offer conforming to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government intends to award a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA), firm fixed-price contract on an all or none basis.

The solicitation will be competed as a 100% Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside.  This set-aside is only for companies that are classified as Service Disabled and does not apply to Veteran-owned small businesses. The Website for the Association of Service Disabled Veterans is: www.asdv.com. Email is: asdv@asdv.com .

The North American Industry Classification Code System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 332999, All other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, and the size standard is 750 employees. All responsible and fully responsive SDVOSB Companies may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency.

A Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation will be made available for download on or about April 9, 2015 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 RFQ becomes available for download. These features also inform interested parties of 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. Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. Electronic submission of the contractor's proposal is hereby authorized, but must be transmitted by the posted response date and time. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. The estimated response due date is April 17, 2015; however, the actual date offers are due will be stated within the solicitation documents.

All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. For information concerning this acquisition, please forward inquiries via e-mail to Kurt Weilbaecher, Contract Specialist, at kurt.weilbaecher@noaa.gov or via telephone at (228) 688-2825. Only e-mail submissions will be accepted for this RFQ.

E-mail the submission to: e-mail: kurt.weilbaecher@noaa.gov with a copy to andrew.hildebrandt@noaa.gov.

NO award shall be made unless the vendor is registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. In order to register with the SAM and be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors shall also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at: http://www.dnb.com/ or by phone at (800) 333-0505. This procurement also requires offerors to file veteran employ reports at http://www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fcp/main.htm.