SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Portman- electronic chart updates
- Notice Date
- 10/19/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Direct Reports, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer (C2EC), USCG Command and Control Engineering Center 4000 Coast Guard Boulevard, Portsmouth, VA, 23703-2199
- ZIP Code
- 23703-2199
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG44-06-Q-JEN06001
- Response Due
- 10/28/2005
- Archive Date
- 11/11/2005
- 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. The USCG intends to purchase on a non-competitive basis with Offshore Systems LTD of Vancouver, BC for PortMan - a chart portfolio management service for up to date electronic charts and chart updates. This requirement is for distribution of charts and chart updates for one (1) year through Portman?s Internet -based chart service to update NTX charts used on ECINS equipped units. It is necessary for the performance of US Coast Guard Cutters missions to navigate in US and Canadian waterways. Regulations require cutters use up-to-date electronic navigational charts whose source is from an official hydrographic organization or the National Imagery and Mapping Agency when navigating with Electronic Integrated Navigation systems (ECINS). This announcement constitutes the ONLY solicitation; Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) number HSCG44-06-Q-JENS06001. Solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-06. This acquisition is an unrestricted purchase. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing). The SBA size standard in number of employees is 750. Business interested in proposing on this requirement must respond in writing no later than 10 days from the date of this publication. Business must provide a system that will perform within the same parameters as the specified equipment. This proposed action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one (1) source under the authority of the FAR Subpart 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice received would be considered, solely for the purposed purchase based upon responses to this notice received would be considered, solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The electronic charts will be delivered to various coastal Coast Guard Cutters nationwide and one support facility. The provisions at 52.212-1 instructions to Offers-Commercial and 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. Clauses 52.212-5 Contract Terms and conditions required to implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial items, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding which, if any of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition, including the following FAR clauses incorporated by reference: 52.225-3 Items (Jan 2005)(1). The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible bidder quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers price and technical (products literature). The procurement is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. Parties responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quote form, etc. but must include the following information: (1) Companies complete mailing and remittance address; (2) Dun & Bradstreet number (DUNS); (3) Taxpayer ID number (TIN); (4) Representations and Certifications and (5) Catalog or literature showing that the offered items meet all the above requirements. Responses to this solicitation may be fax to C. Houck at (757) 686-4018, or mailed to the Contracting Officer, USCG, C2CEN 4000 Coast Guard Blvd. Portsmouth, VA23703. Quotes are due 28 October 2005 at 3:00pm (EST). Fax questions regarding this solicitation to (757)686-4018 or email Couck.Houck@USCG.MIL. Telephone requests will NOT BE accepted. Note 1 & 22 applies.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Command and Control Engineering Center, C2CEN 4000 Coast Guard Blvd, Portsmouth, VA 23703-2135
- Record
- SN00917632-W 20051021/051019211531 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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