NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) has a requirement for three types of ATLAS Toroid Buoys. The buoys shall be fiberglass over foam oceanographic buoy with type 316 stainless steel framework and three (3) attachment points on top and bottom of buoy. All welds shall be made using type 316>rod with no voids. Upper and lower attachment points shall be made on jigs to ensure 120 degree alignment, which will allow for interchangeability of existing buoy towers and bridles onto buoys. Fiberglass: The fiberglass lay-up shall be layered with a combination of bulk fiberglass, applied by chopper gun, and 24 OZ Roving. Resin to glass ratio shall be approximately 65 to 35. Buoy Construction: The Fiberglass shall have a nominal thickness of 3/8 inch (unless specifically specified). Urethane Foam: Foam type - Burtin Corporation, BUC 400-20-ML-P-26514E; Type II Class 1 and ML-P-21929B or equal.The period of performance will begin on date of contract award for a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract type, with a Base Year and Two One-year Options. A Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation may be available on or about February 10, 2005, through this website. The approximate closing date may be 30 days after issuance of the RFP. Interested parties should use the FedBizOpps REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION and REGISTER AS AN INTERESTED VENDOR feature which provides notification when the RFP becomes available for download and all postings associated with the solicitation. No paper copies of the solicitation will be issued. No telephone, facsimile, or written requests will be accepted. It is incumbent upon interested parties to register at the solicitation's site for notification and to review the site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Technical questions regarding this solicitation should be addressed in writing to [email protected]. All responsible responsive sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside and is under the North American Industry Classification System Code 334513, Business Size Standard 500 employees. All responsible, responsive sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency. See Numbered Note 1.**** CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR)- In accordance with Section I, FAR clause 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration, all vendors wishing to do business with any Federal Government Agency must be registered in CCR after October 1, 2003. The CCR system is intended to be a highly secure, single repository of current and accurate vendor data. Vendor registration is required in the CCR to be eligible for award of any contract. Annual renewal is required to remain active. There is no cost to register in CCR. CCR registration data will be used to streamline contract payments and to assist Federal Agencies in complying with the mandate that all Federal payments are to be made by EFT (Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996). Registration can be completed via the World Wide Web at http://www.ccr.gov. There is a CCR Handbook available to provide detailed information on data you will need prior to beginning the on-line registration, as well as steps to walk you through the registration process. You must have a DUNS number in order to begin your registration. If you do not already have a DUNS number, you may obtain one by calling Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., at 1-866-705-5711 or 610-882-7000. There is no cost to obtain a DUNS number. A copy of the solicitation will be available on or about February 10, 2005, through the Government website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Interested parties should use the FEDBIZOPPS register to receive notification@ and register as an interested vendor feature which provides notification when the RFP becomes available for download and all postings associated with the solicitation. No paper copies will be available. It is incumbent upon interested parties to register at the solicitation’s site for notification and to review the site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Technical questions regarding this solicitation should be addressed to [email protected]. All responsible, responsive sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency.

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