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Solicitation Number:

NFFN7600-10-16252SLW

Notice Type:

Solicitation

Synopsis:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric and Administration (NOAA), and National Marine Fisheries in Miami, FL, intends to procure services to provide 25 Pop-Up Archival Transmitting Satellite Tags:

Specifications:
• weigh 53 grams or less in air, excluding tether and attachment (to animal) material, and positively buoyant when released from tether
• operational range in open ocean environment attached to moving animals with highly-accurate measurements from -40 to +1000m, an actual measured temperature range of -5° to +45°C, and placed globally
• lithium battery sufficient to sample data for one year and transmit more than 10,000 32-byte transmissions; tag with salt-water switch and with out-of-water sensor.
• detailed data are stored in archival tag and summary data are transmitted at release. 8 Mbytes of non-volatile Flash memory to store 1.9 million records containing light, depth, and temperature samples. Approximately 1.5 years of data can be stored when sampling at 25-second intervals, or up to 4.5 years when sampling at 75-second intervals. Data are maintained in memory for more than 25 years even if the battery is exhausted.
• 12-bit analog-to-digital converters to provide high-accuracy depth and temperature readings
• 8-bit analog-to digital converter for light level and battery voltage readings
• depth accuracy of +/- 1% of the reading +/- 0.1% of the range or better, measurable between 0-1000 m with a resolution of 0.5 m. Measurements from 1000 to 1800m may be made with a lesser degree of accuracy.
• temperature accuracy of 1% or better, measurable from -5 to +45 deg. C with a resolution of 0.05C
• on-board real-time clock temperature-compensated to accurately time data readings and release date
• withstand at least 2000m of pressure

This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this action is 541711. Small Business Size Standard 500. Request for Quotation documents will be available on or about August 8, 2010. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation should send an email to the contracting officer, referencing this announcement number or visit this website to download a copy. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by the agency. This service is being procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items Procedures. The Eastern Region, Acquisition Division (ERAD), requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. The government encourages all contractors submit their Certification and Representation thru the on-line Business Partner Network (BPN). The BPN is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Contractors should go on-line at www.bpn.gov. No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. Responses should be faxed to 816-426-7530. Attn: Sharon Walker. Requests for the solicitation may be made by fax (816)426-7530 or e-mail.

AMENDMENT TO ADD SOLICITATION AND EXTEND RESPONSE DATE TO 8/27/2010

Contracting Office Address:

601 East 12th Street, Room 1756
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
United States

Primary Point of Contact.: