SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Satellite Communications
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, 109 T W Alexander Drive, Rtp, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-04-00340
- Response Due
- 8/13/2004
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Terri Shook, Purchasing Agent, Phone (919) 541-3699
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(shook.terri@epa.gov)
- Description
- NAICS Code: 513340 This is a combined synopsis/request for quotation (RFQ) 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 request; quotes are being requested. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a requirement for Satellite Course Delivery, Request for Quotations (RFQ-RT-04-0340). The Contractor shall deliver, via satellite, EPA environmental control classroom training courses, seminars, and seminars to EPA for a variety of clients and environmental programs including, but not limited to, State and local governments, industry, EPA offices, and other Federal Agencies, educational institutions at the elementary, high school and college level, and other private sector institutions involved in activities related to environmental measurement, monitoring and control. The Contractor shall perform work in the following areas: 1) Satellite Course Delivery: The Contractor shall provide digital satellite uplink and downlink turnaround support for the delivery or a wide variety of EPA environmental control training courses to EPA's current 129 Air Pollution Distance Learning Network (APDLN) sites and any additional sites added in the future. The network shall be closed with the ability to remotely activate and deactivate a site within the network. Support shall not require replacement, retrofit or repositioning of any existing antenna or receiving equipment at any of the existing APDLN downlink facilities. Using GE-1Satellite and Velocity receiving equipment, the Contractor shall supply and guarantee uninterrupted service. A dedicated channel and an encoder capable of relocation shall be provided for off-site productions. Digital uplink services shall be provided by an ad hoc basis as opposed to pay in advance or long term contracting and advance scheduling; and 2) The Contractor shall be capable of providing a studio for live broadcasts or broadcast with live question and answer components. The uplink facility shall be linked or capable or being linked to the EPA, Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC studio or any other commercially available studio inside a 35 mile radius of RTP. EPA anticipates the award(s) of Blanket Purchase Agreement(s) with a period of performance from October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2007. The award will be full and open competition, NAICS code number 513340 applies, with a size standard of $11M in average annual receipts of the last three years. Telephone inquiries may be directed to the Contract Specialist, Terri Shook, 919-541-3699. Interested parties should review the Statement of Work for complete requirements and additional information posted with this Request for Quotation on EPA's website at the following address, http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp. Please review the EPA website for additional details on this procurement. Representations and Certifications can be found on the EPA Website under "Commercial Buy Clauses". Enter this page and click on FAR 52.212-3 Offer Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (JUN 2003). To check the status of this procurement and to ascertain when and if any amendments have been issued, go to the EPA website and click on the RFQ. Please submit two (2) copies of the quotation and three references to Terri Shook, Contract Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RTP Procurement Operations Division, E105-02, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Courier delivery address is U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attn: Terri Shook, RTP Procurement Operations Division, E105-02, 4930 Page Road, Durham, NC 27703. All offers are due by August 3, 2004 at 4:30 PM EST. Please allow sufficient time for your mailed quotation to arrive in a timely manner. No telephone or faxed quotations will be honored.
- Record
- SN00632411-W 20040730/040728212859 (fbodaily.com)
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