Western Great Lakes Water Level Gauging Network

Western Great Lakes Water Level Gauging Network Support

The Eastern Region Acquisition Division (ERAD) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) 200 Granby Street, Suite 800, Norfolk, VA 23510, is soliciting quotes for The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) for maintenance and repair of its Western Great Lakes Water Level Gauging Network Support Systems. NOAA contemplates award of a Time-and-Materials type contract resulting from this solicitation. The period of performance for the maintenance services shall begin on or about March 11, 2013 through March 10, 2014 with four (4) 1-year option periods.

This procurement is being issued as a 100% Small Business set-aside in accordance with FAR 52.219-6. The acquisition is being issued as Request for Quotations (RFQ) EA133C-13-RQ-0186 in accordance with FAR Part 12 and the test procedures identified in FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program For Certain Commercial Items pursuant to Department of Commerce, Procurement Memorandum 2013-06 - FAR Class Deviation: Extension of Test Program for Certain Commercial Items (FAR 13.5). The applicable NAICS Code is 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, which has a corresponding size standard of $19Million. The Government anticipates awarding a time and materials contract to the vendor whose proposal represents the best overall value based on price and non-price factors (technical qualifications) with non-price factors being significantly more important than price. The RFQ will be issued via electronic posting at Federal Business Opportunity (FEDBIZOPPS) web page www.eps.gov on or about February 20, 2013 with a receipt date of February 22, 2013 and an award date to be made on or about February 26, 2013. Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor FEDBIZOPPS for the release of the RFQ, Statement of Work, and all subsequent amendments. To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov; offerors must also obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and provide it with the offer. 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 Cory Worley, Contract Specialist, at cory.worley@noaa.gov or via telephone at (757) 441-6886.