The U. S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to issue a three (3) year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for VSAT satellite communication system bandwidth services and network connectivity between the earth-station and NOAA Network Operations Center to enable 24/7 network and voice communications between NOAA ships at sea and shore facilities. Also installation, maintenance and training services to implement and support Government-owned VSAT systems on NOAA vessels and selected shore facilities will be required. Services will be ordered via task orders and may cover a wide variety of line items to support NOAA’s VSAT communication needs. The NOAA intends to conduct this procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The simplified acquisition will be issued on a full and open basis as a best value Request for Quote (RFQ), on or about March 29, 2007 with quotes due on or about April 20, 2007. NOAA intends to make a single award as a result of this RFQ, which will be subject to the Service Contract Act. The NAIC code is 517410 and the small business size standard is $13.5 Million. The RFQ will be issued via electronic posting at Federal Business Opportunity (FEDBIZOPPS) web page www.eps.gov. Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. It is incumbent upon vendors to monitor FEDBIZOPPS for the release of the RFQ, specification, drawings and all subsequent amendments. The specification will be uploaded via www.eps.gov with the RFQ. Prospective vendors who are interested in quoting this acquisition are asked to relay such intent to the below listed Contract Specialist via e-mail so that all applicable wage determinations can be included in the RFQ. Vendors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov and obtain (and provide with the offer) a DUNs number. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. For information concerning the acquisition, please forward inquiries via e-mail to Melissa R. Sampson, Contract Specialist at [email protected] or via telephone at (757) 441-6561.

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