Combine Solicitation – Tri- Axial Sensor for National Data Buoy Center

Notice Type: Combine Solicitation

Posted Date: 09-JUL-14

Office Address: Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Acquisition and Grants Office; SSMC2 - 11th floor /OFA611325 East West Highway, 11th Floor Silver Spring MD 20910

Subject: Tri- Axial Sensor for National Data Buoy Center

Classification Code: B - Special studies and analysis - not R&D

Solicitation Number: NWWG9502-14-02765

Contact: STACY P. HILL, Phone 757-441-3839 , Fax 757-664-3656 , Email [email protected]

Setaside: N/AN/A

Place of Performance (address): Stennis Space Center, MS

Place of Performance (zipcode): 39259-6000

Place of Performance Country: US

Description: Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Acquisition and Grants Office

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is NWWG9502-14-02765. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72. This procurement is for full and open competition. The FSC for this is 6660 and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334513, instruments and related products manufacturing for measuring, displaying, and controlling industrial process variables.

The U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA National Weather Service, National Data Buoy Center Operations Branch, Stennis Space Center MS, has a requirement for the following services: Required items are to be manufactured by Lord Corporation or equal. Vendors to supply required brand name or equal. Quotes for other than brand name requested shall be provided with descriptive literature of proposed item. This acquisition will be issued as an RFQ and awarded as a firm-fixed price order under simplified acquisition procedures.

LI 0001: Lord Part # 6205-0020 3DM-GX1-M inertial motion sensor tri-axial sensor, combining angular rate gyros, accelerometers, magnetometers, and embedded processor 30 EACH Unit Price $__________ TOTAL Price $____________

LI 0002: Lord Part # 6206-0020 3DM-GX1-CBL Interface cable to 3DM-GX1 30 EACH Unit Price $__________ TOTAL Price $____________

LI 0003: Shipping: Shipping over $100.00 must have proof of waybill with insurance as stated in quote. 1 JB $__________

**Please note order lead time in days: ____________**

BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION: Lord Corporation is the manufacturer of the 3DM-GX-1 Tri-Axial Sensor that are used by the National Weather Service. The Lord Tri-axial and cable parts are needed to as part of the National Data Buoy Center's (NDBC) Hurricane Sandy Supplemental project to recapitalize NDBC's offshore buoys in Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico to improve ocean observations for hurricane forecasting.

The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and any resulting purchase order:

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JUN 20078) FAR 52.212-3 - Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items (APR 2011) - NOTE: Offerors may include paragraph (b) through (k) with quote OR enter electronically at http://www.acquisition.gov and submit paragraph (l) with quote. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (JUN 2010), with addenda: FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (NOV 1991) FAR52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (APR 2011) {Fill-in: Part B, Check Items 4, 6, 8, 23, 26, 28, 29, 31, 38, and 48} FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal CAR 1352.201-70 CO Authority CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance with Laws CAR 1352.209-74 Org. Conflict of Interest CAR 1352.233-70 Agency Protests (Solicitations)

No Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating is assigned.

The resulting purchase order will be negotiated as a firm-fixed price Purchase Order. In order to comply with the debt collection improvement act of 1966, ALL CONTRACTORS must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for an award of a federal contract. For information regarding registration in SAM contact the SAM website at www.sam.gov. Additionally, each offeror must obtain, and PROVIDE WITH THE QUOTE, their nine-digit Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number.

All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Offers must be submitted in writing to the Eastern Region Acquisition Division, 200 Granby Street, Room 815, Norfolk, Virginia 23510 by 11:00 A.M EST, Monday, July 14, 2014. Offers maybe faxed to 757-664-3656 or electronically to [email protected]. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service. Potential offerors may direct all inquiries pertaining to the solicitation in writing to Stacy Hill at [email protected] or faxed to 757-664-3656. Telephonic requests will not be honored.

Link/URL: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/AGAMD/NWWG9502-14-02765/listing.html