Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Eastern Acquisition Division, Norfolk, VA 23510 intends to award a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price and Time-and... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Eastern Acquisition Division, Norfolk, VA 23510 intends to award a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price and Time-and-Materials Purchase Order utilizing policies and procedures of FAR Subpart 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The Government intends to procure a new video wall and distribution systems at the NOAA Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center (GoMDRC). These services shall include the acquisition of system components and software for a new video wall and smaller video display, removal of the existing video systems, testing and training on the use of the new systems, and support to maintain operation of the new systems. All program files and source code delivered with the system shall be open source software or, if not, provided to the GoMDRC facility at the completion the project in an uncompiled format. The purchase and installation of the video wall and distribution systems shall include system maintenance and repairs. If an on-site visit is necessary for resolution of a non-critical repair, the contractor shall be on-site within 2 business days of notification. Critical issues shall require an on-site response time of not more than 4 hours from notification. The video wall systems will be for the Incident Response Room (RM128) and Command Control Room (RM135) located at 7344 Zeigler Blvd., Mobile, AL 36608. The Incident Response Room and Command Control Room play a vital role in the GoMDRC mission and are the primary rooms activated during emergency events. These rooms with the associated video wall system is intended to deliver live, immediate and vital information to NOAA team members and public participants during an emergency. The end result should be a fully integrated, configurable, scalable video architecture that can support the needs of the GoMDRC during emergency response situations. The Request for Quote (RFQ) number is 1305M220QNCNR0222 and will be issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a size standard of $16.5M. A complete RFQ package will be available on or about July 8, 2020 by downloading the documents on beta.SAM at beta.SAM.gov. Potential contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will only be available for download at the above site; this office will not issue hard copy solicitations. By submission of a quote, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any purchase order resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. AMENDMENT 0001 IS ISSUED ON JULY 23, 2020; SEE ATTACHED. AMENDMENT 0002 IS ISSUED ON JULY 29, 2020; SEE ATTACHED.