SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- Refurbishment of Antenna Pedestals
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Acquisition Division - Boulder, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NWWG1300-16-PEDESTAL
- Archive Date
- 8/26/2016
- Point of Contact
- Sue Bratton, Phone: 303-497-6155
- E-Mail Address
-
Sue.Bratton@noaa.gov
(Sue.Bratton@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SUBJECT: MARKET RESEARCH FOR REFURBISHMENT OF ANTENNA PEDESTALS FOR ALL NEXRAD WEATHER RADARS DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is conducting market research for the refurbishment of Antenna Pedestals supporting operation of all NEXRAD Weather Surveillance Radars (WSR-88D). This refurbishment is part of the WSR-88D Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). GENERAL: The National Weather Service (NWS) maintains and operates 144 NEXRAD WSR-88D radars throughout the continental United States, and an additional 15 radars outside the continental United States. The radars were installed between 1992 and 1997. The WSR-88D was designed in the 1980's with a projected 20-year service life. With an average run-time of 17 years, the pedestals are expected to begin experiencing metal fatigue failures in the gears, gear boxes and other mechanical systems. Pedestal motors, slip rings and other electromechanical devices have been refurbished and put back into service, but many of these aging parts can no longer be economically refurbished and must be replaced with new hardware. As such, a contract supporting pedestal refurbishment is not required and is being implements under this SLEP. The WSR-88D pedestal is a 22,000 lb piece of equipment that is mounted to the top of a tower, the height of which varies from 5 meters to 30 meters. The antenna/pedestal assembly is covered with a large radome to protect it from the elements. Four spare pedestals will be provided to the contractor as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) to support pedestal replacement in a "round robin" fashion. These 4 pedestals will be refurbished by the contractor and used to replace the pedestals at the next 4 WSR-88D NEXRAD radars as scheduled by the Government. The contract scope will include: (1) refurbishment of up to 169 pedestals; (2) disassembly of the antenna and connecting waveguide and removal of the radome prior to removal of the installed pedestal; (3) replacement of the removed pedestal with a refurbished pedestal along with re-installation of antenna, waveguide, and radome; and (4) transportation of pedestals between the refurbishment facility and the radar sites. The contractor shall provide all cranes, personnel, materials, resources necessary to remove, replace, and transport all material required to support this task. All mechanical wear items shall be replaced in each pedestal. Additionally, the contractor shall evaluate the condition of other components and make recommendations regarding replacement or overhaul of each pedestal element. The major pedestal components subject to replacement or overhaul include the following; this • Pedestal Cables • Azimuth Bull Gear • Elevation Bull Gear • Elevation Bearing • Gear Box • Servo Motor • Data Package (Encoder) • Slip Rings • Azimuth Rotary Joint • Elevation Rotary Joint All materials required to refurbish the pedestals are believed to be commercially available, although most must be manufactured to order requiring some manufacturing lead times. The NWS currently has a single source of supply for many items such as gears, bearings, encoders, rotary joints, etc. A complete parts breakdown with part numbers will be provided with the forthcoming solicitation which is planned for release in the February 2017 timeframe. One emphasis of this procurement will be to minimize radar downtime. Due to the criticality of the resulting radar data in the forecast of severe weather. Responses to this market survey must include; (1) Company profile, (2) a description of similar work performed under other contracts, (3) a statement regarding current industrial and logistical capabilities relative to this requirement, (4) customer points of contact for similar work cited in (2) above, and cost summary for similar work cited in (2) above. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of contractor's information. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Please submit information to include: 1) Your firm's DUNS number & CAGE code; 2) Your firm's SBA certified small business concern status. Specifically identify if your firm is HUBZone-certified, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or SBA 8(a) program certified; 3) A brief description of your firm's recent past experience for similar requirements (within past 5 years); 4) Your firm's capabilities, specifically whether your firm has the ability to provide the required project management of this magnitude; 6) Identify any proposed work that your firm would likely subcontract out. Any subsequent contract will contain the mandatory FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, which limits subcontracting costs to 50% of the price of the contract. This RFI does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals or Request for Quotes. All information should be submitted via email Sue Bratton, Affiliate, U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA/Western Acquisition Division at sue.bratton@noaa.gov. Responses should be received no later than 21 days from the date of this announcement. No telephone calls will be accepted or returned. Interested parties can request pedestal drawings by sending a request via email to sue.bratton@noaa.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Various Locations, Norman, Oklahoma, 73069, United States
- Zip Code: 73069
- Zip Code: 73069
- Record
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