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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 13, 2005 FBO #1325
SOLICITATION NOTICE

20 -- Research on a semi-submersible unmanned test platform.

Notice Date

7/11/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
 

ZIP Code

20910
 

Solicitation Number

DG133R-05-RP-1182
 

Response Due

7/29/2005
 

Archive Date

8/13/2005
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subparts 12.6 and Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number DG133R-05-RP-1182 is issued as a request for proposals and is a 100% set aside for Small Business. The NAICS Code is 541710. The government has budgeted $3,000,000.00 for 36 months. The DOC/NOAA, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research is seeking research, design engineering, and construction services for a NOAA research semi-submersible unmanned vehicle. This requirement includes the design, fabrication and testing of a semi-submersible unmanned vehicle. Key issues to be addressed include: hull design, modularity (and compatibility with other semi-submersible unmanned vehicles), power sources, propulsion, endurance, buoyancy, payload integration and launch and recovery of the vehicle. See the attached Statement of Work. The solicitation document and incorporated clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2005-04. The provisions and clauses may be downloaded at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation and planned resultant award: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition and there is no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items - The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offer or whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - Offerors must include a completed copy of Offeror Representations and Certifications along with the offer; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there are no addenda to this provision; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans for the Vietnam Era; 52.232-1, Payments; 52.232-38, Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer; 52.249-2, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed Price) (Short Form), and, 52.246-24, Limitation of Liability ? High-Value Items. The proposal shall include an approach to perform and manage the work, five past performance citations of relevant quality work with references, and a firm fixed price to perform the work. These evaluation factors are approach, past performance, and price and include: 1. Qualifications of the research team. 2. Past Performance of related work with semi-submersible unmanned vehicles. 3. Familiarity with NOAA?s Office of Ocean Exploration (OE) in geophysical survey. 4. Subcontract management. All responsible sources with the capabilities to provide the items listed above may respond to this solicitation by submitting a proposal electronically to Sandra.Shaffner@noaa.gov and in hard copy that is no longer than 25 pages, addressed to Sandy Shaffner, 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, Suite 7144, to be received no later than Noon, July 29, 2005. Facsimiles will not be accepted. It is the offerors responsibility to confirm NOAA?s electronic receipt of proposal. The resulting award shall be made on a firm fixed price basis. The applicable terms and conditions for the resulting award are current through FAC 2005-04 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD

Zip Code: 20910

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00844428-W 20050713/050711211738 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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