SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Technical & Administrative Support for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Task Force
- Notice Date
- 5/18/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 813920
— Professional Organizations
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (G-ACS), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW, Washington, DC, 20593-0001, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG23-07-R-TMY039
- Response Due
- 6/1/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/16/2007
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT: The United States Coast Guard (USCG) intends to enter into negotiations on a sole source basis with The Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), 1800 N Kent Street Suite 1060, Arlington, VA 22209. The proposed acquisition will be for one base year with four one-year options for technical and administrative support for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Task Force; to include developing plans to resolve GMDSS implementation problems, facilitating meetings, and supporting development of recommendations for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Subcommittee on Communications, Search and Rescue (COMSAR). The GMDSS now being implemented by the IMO has charged the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention to provide a major upgrade of maritime safety communications procedures and equipment. This upgrade will affect not only SOLAS ships over 300 tons, but all users of marine radio services. The GMDSS transition period ended February 1999 with most ships converted, however many shore implementation actions are incomplete. Therefore, the USCG and other government agencies cognizant of this issue have sponsored a National GMDSS Implementation Task Force to facilitate the transition and recommend further action. The most appropriate North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 813920, Professional Organizations, with a small business size standard not to exceed $6,500,000. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement. All capability statements received by 5:00 PM EST on 01 June 2007 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determination whether to conduct a competitive procurement. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR COSTS INCURRED IN THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF DATA OR OTHER COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
- Record
- SN01298033-W 20070520/070518220452 (fbodaily.com)
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