SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Technical Evaluation and Support Services for Life Cycle Maintenance and Catastrophic Recovery of the Radome in the NEXRAD Program, National Weather Service's Weather Radar Network
- Notice Date
- 5/26/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Region Acquisition Division, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- RA133W-06-RP-0093
- Response Due
- 6/12/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2006
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/ National Weather Service (NWS) intends to establish an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide technical evaluation and support services for life-cycle maintenance and catastrophic recovery of the radomes existing in the NEXRAD Program's weather radar network managed by the NWS's Radar Operation Center. The contract is anticipated to be awarded for a base period and four one-year options. General: The WSR-88D Radar Operations Center (ROC) has support management responsibility for the Weather Surveillance Radar - 1998 Doppler (WSR-88D) radars for the tri-agency Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) program. Part of the support management responsibility associated with these radars is the maintenance of the Radome structure in a fully operational condition to ensure the mission of the tri-agency radar network of 158 operational and 8 non-operational radars can be continuously met. The WSR-88D Radome was designed and manufactured by L3 Communications-ESSCO. The Radome configuration is Model S38-90, Part Number 8531-1, CAGE: 15175, and its associated subsystems whose design and engineering data is the proprietary property of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), L3 Communications-ESSCO. Consistency in the radome configuration baseline is mandatory at all WSR-88D sites to sustain the quality of meteorological products generated as a result of the radar antenna sending and receiving signals at the specific frequency assigned to NEXRAD. It is necessary to periodically inspect the soundness of the radome and lightning protection system conditions at various WSR-88D sites, which are located throughout the continental United States (CONUS) and outside CONUS, which are exposed to extreme environments or have experienced a catastrophic event. Some radomes are located at remote mountainous sites that are only accessible at certain times of the year. Timeliness of inspection and subsequent repair are critical to restore the WSR-88D radome to its original operational condition. WSR-88D radars must be 96% operationally available to meet the diverse meteorological missions of the NEXRAD tri-agency partners. The Government does not own data rights to the engineering and maintenance data associated with the WSR-88D Radome. Consequently, the Government does not have permission to distribute engineering and maintenance data outside of the Government. Additionally, the Government does not have the resources ( i.e., personnel, funding or facilities) to acquire, replenish and manage supplies and materials as Government Furnished Material. SPECIFIC: This proposed IDIQ contract provides for the initial WSR-88D Radome inspection and engineering evaluation services. Based on the results of these evaluation services, this contract provides for the WSR-88D Radome Installation and Repair Services for timely restoration of the inspected radome to its original condition, and WSR-88D radome Supplies and Materials required for restoration of the inspected radome to its original condition. The work under this contract provides for the delivery of WSR-88D Radome Engineering Data and Engineering Change Proposals resulting from the inspection and engineering evaluation services in the event the current WSR-88D radome data and configuration identification cannot continue to support the requirements of the WSR-88D radar as it evolves in its life cycle. Finally, the work statement requires the Contractor to store Government Property at the Contractor's facility. As a condition for award, offerors shall include in their proposal a letter from the OEM (L3 Communications-ESSCO) stating that the OEM will sell the required panels to the offeror, together with the proper statement concerning OEM permission to use the proper manuals and the engineering and maintenance data associated with the WSR-88D Radome, Model S38-90, Part Number 8531-1, CAGE 15175. All supplies and materials must be in new condition and meet the OEM specifications. This acquisition is expected to be awarded under NAICS Code 811219, size standard of $56.5 million on the basis of full and open competition. The estimated date for release of this solicitation is on or about June 12, 2006, with a planned closing date of July 12, 2006. Questions regarding this procurement may be directed to Susan Labovitz, Contract Specialist at: Susan.Labovitz@noaa.gov or (303)497-7943. Parties interested in this solicitation should utilize the FedBizOpps features to register to receive notification and register as an interested vendor. Parties registered to receive notification will be notified by FBO via email of the documents availability. Mandatory Clause: As of October 1, 2003, the Mountain Region Acquisition Division requires that all contractors doing business with this acquisition office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). After this date, NO award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following web site: 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. See Note 26.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Multiple sites throughout the United States and the world.
- Record
- SN01057991-W 20060528/060526220259 (fbodaily.com)
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