SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- NOAA National Weather Radio Maintenance and Logistical Support
- Notice Date
- 11/1/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 811213
— Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- 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
- DG133W-06-RP-0001
- Response Due
- 11/30/2005
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?s (NOAA?s) National Weather Service (NWS) intends to acquire Maintenance and Logistical support for the NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Transmitter Network via Solicitation No DG133W06RP0001. A NWR system consists of an audio control console located by NOAA Weather Forecast Offices. The transmitter systems, including antenna and transmission line are located at a remote site usually collocated with and hosted by a commercial or educational TV/radio transmitter and tower with a communication link (telephone line, microwave or UHF link) between the two locations. The Offeror selected for award will provide scheduled regular service maintenance, including on-site repairs, emergency and non-emergency miscellaneous services, logistical support, and depot repairs for approximately 381 transmitter locations throughout the United States. In addition, the Offeror selected will provide logistical support and depot repairs for approximately 430 other transmitters at various locations throughout the United States. Other services to be included in the contract are equipment modifications, the storage and replenishment of spare parts, antenna repair, RF signal testing, locating suitable antenna sites and installation and relocation of equipment. The transmitters associated with the sites were manufactured by Scientific Radio Systems, Inc. (SRS), Energy Onix (EO), Crown Broadcast (IREC) and Armstrong Transmitter Co. There is a possibility that the number of sites will increase during the life of the contract. At this time, the exact size of the increase is unknown. In addition, some of the logistical/ depot sites could be converted to full service maintenance sites during the life of the contract, but, the exact number is unknown at this time. Plus, some of the transmitters will be replaced each year with newer units. At this time the exact number of replacements is unknown. The Government anticipates awarding a Commercial Fixed Price Incentive Fee Performance Based Service contract (with a small percentage of the total value being on a Time and Materials (T&M) basis). The period of performance for the contract will a base period of nine (9) months and four (4) twelve month option periods for a total of fifty-seven (57) months, including a Phase-In and Phase- Out periods, if necessary. Contract performance is anticipated to begin March 01, 2006. The services required in this procurement have been successfully provided in the past by small businesses. Accordingly, this follow-on procurement will be conducted as a total small business set-aside. Affirmative written proposals must be received by the Contract Specialist, at 1325 East West Highway, Suite 17349, SSMC 2, Silver Spring, MD 20910, no later than 30 days, November 30, 2005, after the publication of this notice. The Request for Proposal will be available in the near future via the Internet at the following site: www.ofa.noaa.gov/amd/. Any and all questions from Offerors must be submitted in writing no later than ten (10) days, November 10, 2005, after the publication of this notice. See note 1 and 26.
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Ofices, United States
- Record
- SN00924256-W 20051103/051101211642 (fbodaily.com)
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