Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Best Value)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations/Marine Operations Center – Atlantic requires a new KVH Tracvision HD11 Satellite television receiver with Tri-Band LNB. Manufacturer is KVH.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) Solicitation number NMAN2120-22-01253 is issued as a firm fixed price, commercial, request for quotation (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06.

(iv) The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334220 – Antennas, Satellite, Manufacturing; the small business size standard is 1,250 Employees. This procurement is set aside for small businesses.

(v) Line items are as follows:

CLIN 1:  KVH Tracvision HD11 Satellite television receiver with Tri-Band LNB and accessories.

(vi) Description of requirements for the items to be acquired:  The vendor is to provide the brand name or equal items per the attached statement of need.

(vii) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point. 

FOB Destination Delivery is required no later than September 30, 2022 to:

             NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
             1050 Register Street
             North Charleston, SC 29405     
              Attn: Chief ET

(viii) All applicable provisions and clauses are attached in a separate document.

(ix) Defense Priorities and Allocations Systems (DPAS) and assigned ratings is not applicable.

(x) Offers shall be submitted electronically to: [email protected]

 No later than 1600 hrs PST, July 11, 2022. 

NOTICE TO OFFERORs: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror.

(xi) Contact Jason Jenks at (541) 283-5138 or [email protected]  for information regarding this solicitation.

Update: 30-Jun-2022 - Questions and Answers posted on the requirement. For clarification purposes - this solicitation only covers the procurement of one (1) KVH HD11 Tracvision Satellite antenna and any peripherals that come with the antenna from the manufacturer. 

Update: 09-Jul-2022 - Addtional questions and answers posted, along with rough diagram of the current system and pictures of the wiring layout. Solicitation has been extended through to 18-Jul-2022 at 1600 PDT.

Update 18-Jul-2022 - Requester is working on providing additional clarification of the requirement, so this solicitation is hereby extended through 1600 PDT on 25-Jul-2022.