SOLICITATION NOTICE
L -- Upper Air Observations
- Notice Date
- 10/29/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- WC133W08RB0005
- Response Due
- 11/13/2007
- Archive Date
- 11/28/2007
- Point of Contact
- Jacquelyn Shewmaker, Contracting Officer, Phone (816)426-7462 , Fax (816) 426-5067, - Kevin Buum, Procurement Tech, Phone 816-426-7461, Fax 816-274-6949
- E-Mail Address
-
jacquelyn.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov, kevin.j.buum@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to acquire services to take, document and disseminating upper air rawinsonde observations and the taking and reporting of cooperative and supplemental weather observations for the National Weather Service, located at the Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory (WSCMO) in Denver, CO. The contractor shall provide an adequate number of personnel who are certified upper air weather observers to perform the services. The contractor is required to have one certified upper air observer on duty at the contract office between 1030 and 1230 and between 2230 and 0230 UTC daily. At least two contract employees shall have at least one year experience or more in taking upper air observations within the last three years. A third contract employee shall have at least six months experience in taking upper air observations within the last three years. All contract employees shall be certified by the NWS and have an upper air observing certificate by the commencement of a contract. The supervising official assigned by the contractor shall be responsible for promulgating instructions and information; for developing quality control techniques; maintaining established quality control procedures; preparing the reports required by a contract; filing revisions to the instruction manuals; working with other staff to review performance and provide training; preparing work schedules to be reviewed by the Boulder NWS Office and the Contracting Officer?s Representative; and for performing all other supervisory and managerial duties required. All upper air observations shall be performed in accordance with the most recent revisions of the FMH #3, WSOH #10, Microart Training Guide (for Vaisala Radiosondes), the appropriate sections of EHB #9, and other related manuals and instructions provided by the NWS. Upper Air observations shall be taken two times daily, each day of the contract period. The Government will provide the facilities, equipment, and supplies directly related to the taking, documenting and disseminating of upper air observations. The Government intends to award a contract to the contractor that meets the requirements stated in the solicitation and offers the lowest bid. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. An Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be available on or about November 9, 2007. The proposal due date and time will be stated in the IFB. Any small business interested in a copy of the IFB, should submit a request in writing to jacquelyn.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov. Vendors will be notified when the IFB and postings associated with the IFB become available for download. No paper copies of the solicitation will be issued. It is the responsibility of interested parties to download the IFB and related documents from Fed Teds, and to revisit the site frequently to obtain any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Technical questions regarding this solicitation should be addressed to jacquelyn.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov. All responsible responsive small businesses may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency. All contractors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Information for getting registered may be obtained at http://www/ccr/gov/ and http://www.bpn.gov, respectively. In order to register with the CCR and ORCA to be eligible to receive an award, all Offerors must have a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) number. A D&B number may be required free of charge by contacting D&B on-line at https://www.dnb.com/oroduct/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. The applicable NAICS code is 541990.
- Place of Performance
- Address: DOC/NOAA/NWS, Weather Service Contract Meteorological Observatory, 10230 Smith Road, Denver, CO
- Zip Code: 80239-3238
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 80239-3238
- Record
- SN01442309-W 20071031/071029223159 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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