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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF OCTOBER 31, 2020 SAM #6911
SOURCES SOUGHT

R -- Transponder Bandwidth on a Geostationary Satellite

Notice Date

10/29/2020 2:57:49 PM
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

517410 — Satellite Telecommunications
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
 

ZIP Code

20899
 

Solicitation Number

NB688000-21-00155
 

Response Due

11/17/2020 1:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

12/02/2020
 

Point of Contact

Angela Hitt, Phone: 3034977305
 

E-Mail Address

angela.hitt@nist.gov
(angela.hitt@nist.gov)
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD), Team E-Boulder, CS seeks information on vendors that are capable of providing Transponder Bandwidth on A Geostationary Satellite per the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).� The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a need to purchase non-preemptible Ku-band transponder capacity on a geostationary communications satellite for a Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) network.� This network involves phase coded time transfer and data transmissions (1.0 or possibly 2.5 Mchips/s, depending on price) among 18 European and North American Stations.� Note that this is a code division multiple access (CDMA) network and that more than one station will be transmitting at the same time.� The purpose of this notice is to identify organizations capable of providing the necessary service and meeting the minimum contractor qualifications now and /or in the near future. � This announcement is not a Request for Proposals or Quotes (RFP/RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. The information contained in this notice is DRAFT only and as such, is subject to change prior to issuance of a solicitation. No solicitation is available at this time. � This requirement is assigned a North American Classification System (NAICS) code of 517410 with a small business size standard of 32.5M. A request for quotation is tentatively planned for announcement and award of a Firm-Fixed-Price in the 1st quarter of fiscal year 2020. The purpose of this notification is to gain market research information regarding the interest, capabilities and, socioeconomic classification (if any) of potential pool of responsible companies/organizations. Interested business organizations that believe they are capable of meeting the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to four (4) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: Company/Organization Name. Point of Contact Position and Name. Point of Contact email and phone number. Company/Organization DUNS number. Is your company registered and active in the System for Acquisition Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov? Note: Your company MUST be registered and current in SAM to be eligible for an award. Is your company part of a socio-economic program for NAICS 517410? If so, identify the specific program which your company is qualified. For example: qualifications may include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUB-Zone), and/or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or another program. Can your company provide the services per the DRAFT PWS as a Prime Contractor? Provide a Statement of Capabilities which demonstrates your company�s/organization�s ability to perform the requirements in the draft PWS. This statement may include previous experience performing similar projects or tasks. Provide any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum requirements and finalizing its market research. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contract Specialist, Angela Hitt by email at Angela.Hitt@nist.gov no later than 2 p.m. MST Tuesday, November 17, 2020. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. No quotes will be accepted at this time and will not be considered.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/2970a1c4fa134038916f119367366769/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Boulder, CO 80305, USA

Zip Code: 80305

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05841786-F 20201031/201029230154 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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