SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Water Vapor Soundings
- Notice Date
- 11/5/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- 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, Maryland, 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- DG133W-11-RQ-TAMDAR
- Archive Date
- 11/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- LaMar J Carlson, Phone: 301-713-3405x194
- E-Mail Address
-
lamar.carlson@noaa.gov
(lamar.carlson@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is DG133W-11-RQ-TAMDAR, and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-46. This solicitation is a small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 334519, and the small business size standard is 500 employees. Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001: Minimum of 4,800 each and Maximum of 19,200 each TAMDAR Soundings or equal during the one-year period commencing with purchase order award. Soundings shall be ascent soundings from the following airports: UNK, MCG, ANI, AKN, DLG, SDP, CDB, DUT, SNP, PBV, ANC, FWA, PAH, PIA, APN, BRD, MLU, COU, MQT, RHI, CWA, MCW, SUX, HIB, FSD, LSE, MKG, GFK, ABR, INL, PIR, BJI, TLH, TRI, CRW, ILM, JMS, CLE, LEX, SBN, and other airports to which the Contractor and the Government mutually agree to include. Soundings shall have a profile which extends from surface to at least 7500 feet above ground level. Soundings from an individual site shall not be more frequent than every once two hours. Sounding data shall be transmitted to the Government in real-time in a mutually agreed-upon manner. Sounding data can be used by the Government in real time and can be combined with other datasets by the Government to produce derived products (model output and forecast products); these derived products can be publicly distributed without restrictions provided that the sounding data is not viewable in these derived products. After 48 hour delay, the sounding data can be distributed freely. The salient characteristics which must be met in order for the Government to determine a product to be equal to a TAMDAR sounding, it must be an aircraft observation containing at a minimum high-quality (as determined by the Government) water vapor data (relative humidity, temperature, pressure altitude) and wind data. FAR Provision 52.212-1 applies to this acquisition, and there are no addenda to this provision. FAR Provision 52.212-2 does not apply to this acquisition. Any purchase order awarded as a result of this RFQ will be to the lowest-priced technically acceptable quotation from a responsible quoter. In order for a quotation to be technically acceptable, the Government must determine that the quoted product is TAMDAR Soundings or an acceptable equal product in accordance with the terms of this RFQ and the offeror has acceptable past performance. The quoter shall include a completed copy of FAR Provision 52.212-3 in its quote. FAR Clause 52.212-4 applies to this acquisition, and there are no addenda to this clause. FAR Clause 52.212-5 applies to this acquisition, and the following additional FAR clauses cited in Paragraph (b) of FAR Clause 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.203-6; FAR 52.204-10; FAR 52.219-6; FAR 52.219-8; FAR 52.219-14; FAR 52.219-28; FAR 52.222-3; FAR 52.222-21; FAR 52.222-26; FAR 52.222-35; FAR 52.222-36; FAR 52.222-37; FAR 52.223-18; FAR 52.225-1; FAR 52.225-13; and FAR 52.232-33. Additionally, FAR Provision 52.211-6 applies to this acquisition and is incorporated in this RFQ by reference. With respect to Paragraph (c) of FAR 52.211-6, it is understood that, as noted above, a demonstration of the offeror's System may be required for the Government to determine that the offeror's System is technically acceptable. There are no additional contract requirements or terms and conditions that apply to this acquisition. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition. Quotations must be submitted to the attention of LaMar Carlson by e-mail to Lamar.Carlson@noaa.gov. Quotes are due by 2:00 pm Eastern Time on November 15, 2010. The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding this solicitation are LaMar Carlson and (301) 713-3405 extension 194.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: As stated in RFQ, United States
- Record
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