Marcerator NOAA ship RON brown

Closed Special Notice Posted Mar 10, 2025

Solicitation number: 1333MK25Q0064
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
Responses due: Apr 25, 2025, 1:00 PM ET
Set-aside: Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 333310 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
PSC: 4540 Waste Disposal Equipment
Place of performance: Pascagoula, Mississippi 39581, United States
Points of contact: Alexander Cancela alexander.cancela@noaa.gov (757) 441-6811

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Apr 21, 2025.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Apr 21, 2025

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Office of Marine & Aviation Operations, has issued a Special Notice (Solicitation 1333MK25Q0064) seeking a marine-grade, high-capacity food waste macerator for the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown. This combined synopsis/solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a commercial item, specifically targeting the procurement of a food waste processing system for maritime use. The solicitation is structured as a 100% small business set-aside under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 333310, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The notice was originally posted on March 10, 2025, with subsequent amendments updating the solicitation details and requirements. The procurement is for a single unit to be delivered to Bollinger Marine Repair in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Contractors interested in this opportunity must submit their quotes by March 17, 2025, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time to Alexander.Cancela@noaa.gov, with all questions due by March 12, 2025. Eligible vendors must be manufacturers, distributors, or authorized dealers, with no third-party vendors permitted. To be considered, contractors must provide comprehensive documentation including their unique entity ID, SAM registration, tax ID, detailed cost breakdown, manufacturer documentation, and proof of authorized dealer status. The government will award a firm fixed-price contract based on best value, evaluating factors such as vendor authorization, product availability, and pricing. Successful contractors must deliver the macerator within 60 days of receiving the order, and the system must meet specific technical requirements outlined in the Statement of Need, including a 5.5kW motor, 480V power supply, and ability to grind food waste into chunks smaller than 1 inch for sea disposal in compliance with MARPOL regulations.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest · Apr 21, 2025

Amendment 0002 to solicitation 1333MK25Q0064 is for the following:

1. Change the posting requirement from Request for information to a Regular Solicitation under the original SF 1449 Solicitation 1333MK25Q0064.

2. Extending the solicitation, please refer to SAM.gov.

3. All of the terms and conditions remain the same.

4. End of Amendment 0002.

Amendment 0001 to solicitation 1333MK25Q0064 is for the following:
1. Change the posting from Solicitation to request for information only.
2. Update the Statement of need.
3. Provide answers to questions from interested vendors.
Q1. What is the name of the vessel?
A1. NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown.
Q2. Will the system be placed in a hazardous location that requires explosion proof components?
A2. Does not require explosion proof components.
Q3. Are there any footprint constraints?
A3. No appreciable footprint constraints.
Q4. Are you replacing an existing unit?
A4. We are replacing a very old hand-me-down unit that was never fully functional and has been disposed of. I don't know what kind it was.
4. All of the terms and conditions remain the same.
5. End of Amendment 0001

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED INACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONALINFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEINGREQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

THIS COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333MK25Q0064 CONSTITUTES A REQUEST FORQUOTATION (RFQ) AND INCORPORATES PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES IN EFFECT THROUGHFEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 2025-03.

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF MARINE &AVIATION OPERATIONS (OMAO), MARINE OPERATION CENTER ATLANTIC, NOAA SHIP RONALDBROWN IS REQUESTING A MARINE GRADE HIGH CAPACITY FOOD WASTE MACERATOR FOR THESHIPS DECK.

CLIN DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

CLIN 0001 PROVIDE A MARINE GRADE, HIGH CAPACITY FOOD WASTE MACERATOR PERATTACHED STATEMENT OF NEED.

DELIVERY ASAP NO LATER THAN BY 60 DAYS FROM AFTER RECEIVE OF ORDER.

PLACE OF DELIVERY:
NOAA SHIP VESSEL RONALD H. BROWN
C/O BOLLINGER MARINE REPAIR
601 BAYOU CASOTTE PKWY.
PASCAGOULA, MS 39581

THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT BASED ON BEST VALUE TO THEGOVERNMENT: 1. AUTHORIZED DEALER/ VENDOR/DISTRIBUTOR/ 2. AVAILABILITY/DELIVERYFROM AFTER RECEIVE OF ORDER (ARO), AND 3. PRICE.

THIS ACQUISITION IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE UNDER THE NAICS CODE 333310,COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING WITH A SIZE STANDARDOF 1000 EMPLOYEES AND THE PRODUCT SERVICE CODE IS 4540.

PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED RFQ AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH YOUROFFER, FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION MAY BE EXCLUDED FROMCONSIDERATION.

1. PLEASE PROVIDE NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, UNIQUE ENTITY ID, CAGE #, ANDTAX ID.
2. PROVIDE PAGE ONE OF YOUR SAM REGISTRATION; ENSURE IT IS AN ACTIVE ACCOUNT.
3. PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED/DETAIL BREAKDOWN COST OF THE QUOTE THAT WILL REFLECT THEENTIRE PRICE UNDER THIS RFQ. (INCLUDING SHIPPING/FREIGHT, ETC.).
4) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS (SF-30) IF ANY.
5) INCLUDE STATEMENT SPECIFYING THE EXTENT OF AGREEMENT WITH ALL THE TERMS,CONDITIONS, AND PROVISION INCLUDED IN THIS RFQ. QUOTES THAT REJECT THEGOVERNMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON THIS SOLICITATION MAY BE EXCLUDED FROMCONSIDERATION.
6) VENDOR SHALL BE EITHER THE MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR OR AN AUTHORIZEDDEALER/ RESELLER FROM THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER, NO THIRD-PARTY VENDOR ISAUTHORIZED OTHER THAN WHAT IS MENTION ABOVE.
7) VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE PROOF OF THE ABOVE AS AN ATTACHMENT.
8) FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES, PLEASE SUMMARIZE THE PROPOSED PRODUCTS ON THEVENDOR’S LETTERHEAD THIS MUST CLEARLY CONVEY PER THE GOVERNMENT STATEMENT OFNEED.
9) ON THE VENDOR LETTERHEAD SHALL ALSO INCLUDE PRODUCT AVAILABILITY AND DELIVERY
FROM AFTER RECEIVE OF PURCHASE ORDER.
10) VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE MANUFACTURE DOCUMENTATION/ DATA SHEET OF THE ACTUALPROPOSED PRODUCT WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS WHERE THE PROPOSED PRODUCT CLEARLYMEETS THE SPECIFICATION ON THE STATEMENT OF NEED.

ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THEAGENCY AND BY MARCH 17, 2025 AT 12:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET.) TOALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV.

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF EMAIL. IT IS THECONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST A CONFIRMATION OF THE EMAIL RECEIPT.

ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV NOLATER THAN BY MARCH 12, 2025, AT 12:00 P.M. ET. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BEHONORED.

CONTRACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER WITH THE HTTPS:// BETA.SAM.GOV/VENDORNOTIFICATION SERVICE AS WELL AS THE INTERESTED VENDORS LIST FOR THIS ACQUISITION(SEE APPLICABLE TAB WITHIN HTTPS://BETA.SAM.GOV/ WHERE THIS SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATIONIS POSTED). QUOTERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE SAM DATABASE TO BE CONSIDERED FORAWARD. REGISTRATION IS FREE AND CAN BE COMPLETED ON-LINE AT HTTPS://BETA.SAM.GOV/.

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SF1449 1333MK25Q0064 WITH CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS.

Update #1 · Mar 10, 2025