Weather Buoy Equipment Wells/Bridles/Racks

This Request for Information and Sources Sought is for Planning Purposes Only

This Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought notice is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with FAR Provision 52.215-3 provided at: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_215.html#wp1144503. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Your response to this Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

The Eastern Region Acquisition Division (ERAD) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Norfolk, VA, on behalf of the NOAA's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), is conducting market research in an effort to identify all potential industry sources with the capabilities to provide 15 each weather buoy equipment wells; 7 each weather buoy racks and 7 each weather buoy bridles as described in the attached drawings. The NAICs code for this acquisition is 332999 - All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing and the size standard is 750 employees.

NOAA contemplates award of firm fixed-price contract and the anticipated delivery time to build a total of fifteen (15) each weather buoy equipment wells; seven (7) each weather buoy racks and seven (7) each weather buoy bridles is 60 calendar days FOB Destination - Stennis Space Center Mississippi 39529 after receipt of order.

The interested Contractor response should include the following in their response:

1. Potential respondents shall provide written capability statements confirming they can provide 15 each weather buoy equipment wells; 7 each weather buoy racks and 7 each weather buoy bridles in accordance with the design drawings and deliver to Stennis Space Center MS 39529 within 60 calendar days after receipt of order;

2.  A positive statement of your intent to submit an offer as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice; 

3.   A statement regarding current size of the company under the NAICs code, 332999 - All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing and the size standard is 750 employees. The applicable NAICS code of 332999 must be included in the vendor's NAICS listing within the System for Award Management (SAM) for NOAA to verify your size status;

All responses and response contents to this RFI/Sources Sought Notice will be considered information only and will not be binding on the parties. Contractors responding to this request will not be obligated to provide the products/services described herein.  All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States government.

Responses to this RFI/Sources Sought are due no later than February 13, 2015 at 4:00 PM (Central Time). Responses shall be sent via e-mail to Kurt.Weilbaecher@noaa.gov. The electronic copy of your response must be in ".pdf format" and readable by the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Questions pertaining to this notice may be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Kurt.Weilbaecher@noaa.gov or the Contracting Officer, Andrew Hildebrandt@noaa.gov.