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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 02, 2002 FBO #0182
SOLICITATION NOTICE

54 -- Tower Construction Kit to Reconstitute a NEXRAD Radar Site

Notice Date

5/31/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Administrative Support Center, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, CO, 80303-3328
 

ZIP Code

80303-3328
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-NWWG9420200908
 

Response Due

6/15/2002
 

Archive Date

6/30/2002
 

Point of Contact

Susan Labovitz, Contract Specialist, Phone (303) 497-7943, Fax (303) 497-3163, - Brenda Summers, Contract Technician, Phone (303) 497-5588, Fax (303) 497-3163,
 

E-Mail Address

susan.l.labovitz@noaa.gov, brenda.s.summers@noaa.gov
 

Description

Synopsis for Fed Biz Ops Tower Construction Kit. In the absence of other qualified sources, it is the intent of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Weather Service (NWS) to acquire a tower construction kit to reconstitute a NEXRAD radar site from Valmont-Microflect, 3575 25th Street, SE, Salem, OR 97302-1123. The WSR-88D Radar Operations Center (ROC) has management responsibility for the tri-agency network of NEXRAD radars located throughout the United States and at select overseas locations. The NEXRAD program currently has no replacement tower parts in its inventory to support reconstitution of a damaged or destroyed radar tower. The purpose of this procurement action is to acquire the tower components necessary to completely and expeditiously reconstitute an entire 30-meter tower or any portion thereof destroyed by an unforeseeable catastrophic event. Component materials are defined as all parts, fasteners, ladders, platforms, wave guide bridges, decking, radome rings, stairs, and major and minor components necessary to assemble one complete tower in any configuration from 5 meters to 30 meters or restore specific subsections thereof. This requirement qualifies as a sole source because the government does not own any of the necessary manufacturing data associated with the WSR-88D Tower. This limits the government's ability to adequately specify the design of compatible components to another contractor. Valmont-Microflect, the original equipment manufacturer, is the only source that possesses the necessary technical information to meet the requirements for specification compatibility and structural integrity for integration of materials into the existing NEXRAD tower configurations currently in the tower network. This acquisition is for a commercial item. Interested concerns must submit a written qualification statement that clearly establishes the firm's capability to meet the above requirements. This qualification statement shall be submitted to the individual and office cited above within 15 days from the date this synopsis is posted on the Internet. This is not a formal solicitation.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Valmont-Microflect, 3575 25th Street, SE, Salem, OR

Zip Code: 97302-1123

Country: United States
 

Record

SN00085883-W 20020602/020531213152 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

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