MODIFICATION
V -- Vessel Services to Retrieve Two (2) NOAA Buoys
- Notice Date
- 2/26/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 483111
— Deep Sea Freight Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region-National Data Buoy Center, National Data Buoy Center, Building 1007 - Procurement Team, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, 39529-6000, United States
- ZIP Code
- 39529-6000
- Solicitation Number
- NWWG9502-14-RFI-0001
- Point of Contact
- Kurt Charles Weilbaecher, Phone: 228-688-2825, Brendon Johnson, Phone: 757-441-3344
- E-Mail Address
-
kurt.weilbaecher@noaa.gov, brendon.johnson@noaa.gov
(kurt.weilbaecher@noaa.gov, brendon.johnson@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The following responses are provided to the vendor questions: 5. QUESTION: How is it verified that the 1-1/2" Chain (38') is definitely on the deck of the buoy for disconnection to the mooring? RESPONSE: The last time we visited the buoys (42A55 in 2012 and 42A56 in 2013), the retrieval pendant was still attached and the 38 ft chain still faked out on deck. However, due to the age of the buoy, the Government cannot guarantee that these retrieval chains are still present and still usable. Please refer to the mooring diagrams on the Statement of Work (SOW), Appendix 1 & 2. The Contractor will be responsible for disconnecting the buoy from the mooring. Refer to the SOW, under "Requirements", 1st paragraph. 6. QUESTION: Is the mooring system simply being left on the seafloor? RESPONSE: The mooring system can be left on the sea floor. Leaving a small section of chain attached to the nylon after cutting the buoy free will weigh the nylon down and drag it below any ship or submersible traffic. Or the contractor has the option to retrieve the mooring and bring back to shore. But if retrieved, the Government will not take possession of the mooring. 7. QUESTION: Is it preferable that the buoys come back to US port or doesn't it matter? RESPONSE: It does not matter what country the buoys are brought to. However, the vendor's technical proposal must give reasonable assurance that the buoy will be brought ashore, rendered incapable of going adrift at sea again, and disposed of according to local laws and regulations. THE RESPONSE DATE FOR THIS NOTICE REMAINS UNCHANGED, MARCH 4, 2014 (5:00 PM - EASTERN STANDARD TIME)
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/NDBC/NWWG9502-14-RFI-0001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), Bldg 3205, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, 39529-6000, United States
- Zip Code: 39529-6000
- Zip Code: 39529-6000
- Record
- SN03297143-W 20140228/140226234349-35872cf11d821080377dc894993911d1 (fbodaily.com)
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