MODIFICATION
R -- Study for OPUS Software
- Notice Date
- 9/15/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 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
- Reference-Number-NCNL2000-4-0002
- Response Due
- 9/23/2004
- Archive Date
- 10/8/2004
- Point of Contact
- Phillip Harrell, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-713-0820, Fax 301-713-0806, - Mitchell Ross, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-713-0820 x141, Fax 301 713-0806,
- E-Mail Address
-
Phillip.Harrell@noaa.gov, Mitchell.J.Ross@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Amendment 0001: This amendment is being issued to state what type of contract will be awarded for this requirement. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price purchase order. All interested contractors shall provide a price for each of the deliverables listed in the attached Deliverable/Payment Schedule. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED. Solicitation number NCNL2000-4-0002 is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ). The NAICS code for this procurement is 541690. This procurement action is being set aside exclusively for small business concerns. A firm is a small business for the purpose of this requirement if its size standard is $6.0 million. The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA/National Geodetic Survey has a requirement for a contractor to conduct a study of RTK technology and support infrastructure suitable for long range instantaneous, centimeter-level positioning as related to the U.S. National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) network. The study will focus on a number of problems inherent in RTK technology and the support infrastructure necessary for instantaneous, centimeter-level positioning. The real time GPS software which is based on dual frequency data shall serve as a platform to develop an enhanced ambiguity resolution method based on multi-base station configuration, provided by real time Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) network, and to increase the possible range of RTK beyond the operational range of the technique currently implemented. The research topics shall combine study of theoretical aspects with computer simulation and experimentation. The working methods include: 1. Establishing the theoretical foundations, 2. Definitions of mathematical models, 3. Improvement of existing methods, 4. Using a real or simulated data set to illustrate the measurements problem solutions and to test the output (which includes software development and field measurements. The period of performance is twelve months. The Statement of Work and Deliverables schedule is attached. The quote shall be no more that 12 pages and shall include the following: (1) Description of Firm B a. Summary b. Primary line of business c. Ownership d. Management e. Location f. Financial capability g. Key personnel (2) Capacity to Perform the Work B a. Summary (3) Past Performance B a. Familiarity with NOAA b. Similar Projects- (4) Price B a. Labor rates per hour b. Discounts c. Statement of Price Reasonableness. The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) web site is www.arnet.gov/far/. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors B Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Evaluation Factors are Technical, Past Performance, and Price. All factors are determined to be equal in weight. Complete FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications B Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders B Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Interested contractors are hereby advised that contractors shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Please register in the CCR at the following website: http://www.ccr.gov. Quotes may be sent electronically to Phillip Harrell at Phillip.Harrell@noaa.gov and one original copy shall be mailed to U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Phillip Harrell OFA65, 1305 East-West Hwy., Station #7143, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281. Quotes must be received no later than 3:00 pm on September 23, 2004.
- Record
- SN00673760-W 20040917/040915211734 (fbodaily.com)
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