Upper Air Observations - Chatham, MA

A0001a: The purpose of this amendment is to change the quantity of hours in Section 2.2 of the Performance Work Statement from 3.25 hours to 3 hours. All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

Amendment 0001: The purpose of this amendment is to add the Vendor Questions and Responses document to the notice. All other terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.

General Information

Document Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation: WC-133W-18-RQ-0183
Posted Date: 09 March 2018
Quote Due Date/Time: 2:00 PM Central Time, 27 March 2018
NAICS: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Size Standard: $15.0 million
Set Aside: 100% Small Business

Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer: Sarah Appleman, sarah.appleman@noaa.gov

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with FAR Part 12 Commercial Items and additional information included in this notice and the attached solicitation document.

This synopsis/solicitation WC-133W-18-RQ-0183 constitutes a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-97.

This solicitation is conducted as a total small business set-aside and the associated NAICS code is 541990-All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services with a small business size standard of $15.0 million.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division - Kansas City, is seeking to purchase upper air observation services using the NOAA Radiosonde Replacement System (RRS) for the Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory (WSCMO) located in Chatham, MA, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) included in the solicitation document.

The requirement is for taking, documenting, and disseminating upper air Rawinsonde observations and taking and reporting cooperative and supplemental weather observations for the National Weather Service (NWS).

The deadline for vendor questions is 21 March 2018 at 2:00 PM Central Time.