Repair and Calibration of Test Equipment.

Sources Sought:  The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), National Reconditioning Center (NRC) sent out for repair and calibration of the following equipment: 6 each FM/AM COMMUNICATION MONITOR/SPECTRUM ANALYZER, IFR MODEL 1200 SUPER S, WITH OTIONS 2, 7 & 12, ASN: T342, 2 EACH GENERATOR, SYNTHESIZED RF SIGNAL, HP MODEL 8648C, ASN: T229A, 7 EACH OSCILLOSCIPE, DIGITAL TEKTRONIX TDS 420, ASN: T374, 3 EACH SENSOR, POWER HEWLETT PACKARD MODEL HP8481H, ASN: T331-2, 2 EACH ATTENUATOR, STEP, HEWLETT PACKARD PN: 8494A W/OPTION 1, ASN: T605, 9 EACH SENSOR, POWER HEWLETT PACKARD MODEL 8481A, ASN: T313-1, 1 EACH OSCILLOSCOPE, 300MHZ 4-CHANNEL, DIGITAL, COLOR PHOSPOR DISPLAY, TEKTRONIX TDS3034B W/ADV TRIGGER, ASN: T378 and 1 EACH METER, POWER, DIGITAL, HEWLETT PACKARD MODEL 436A, ASN: T331.  This is an all or nothing sources sought.  The intended acquisition is for repair and calibration services 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 and calibration, if the equipment does not meet these conditions, it will be returned to the vendor for rework at no additional cost to the government.  The intended acquisition is for the repair and calibration services for which the Government intends to acquire from one source under the authority of 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a Single Source.  The only known proven source is LDDF, Inc., Cedar Park, TX.  This is not a request for proposals and there is no solicitation available at this time. The Government reserves the right to solicit bids based on receipt of affirmative responses to this notice or issue a purchase order to LDDF, Inc. whichever is determined to be more advantageous to the Government, without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for this requirement and future repairs. In order to be considered, firms must furnish detailed information concerning their capability to repair the equipment. This acquisition is being processed under the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Interested firms should submit its name, address, point of contact, telephone number and a brief statement regarding its capability to repair the specified equipment. Also include the name, telephone number and point of contact for businesses or other Government agency to which it has previously repaired the items. Firms must respond to this announcement within seven (7) calendar day of its publication. All responses must be in writing and may be mailed to the National Reconditioning Center, ATTN: William Roberts, 14200 Merritt Rd, Grandview, Missouri 64030 or sent to the email address nws.nrc.contracts@noaa.gov. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered by the Agency. The quote shall include the repair and calibration cost for each piece of equipment, return shipping, if applicable, and estimated delivery schedule. The NAICS code for this requirement is 811210. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. For additional information and to register in SAM free of charge, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/ In order to register with SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this office, all contractors must have an Unique Entity ID. To learn more, access the following website: https://SAM.gov/content/entity-registration.