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A0001 Changes the Period of Performance and Due Date for Quotes THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTE... A0001 Changes the Period of Performance and Due Date for Quotes THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This synopsis/solicitation 1305M223QNCNR0320A constitutes a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-2. Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Simplified Acquisition Division National Ocean Service (NOS) and the Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) has a requirement for annual maintenance and support of two installed Nimble Network Storage Arrays for OR&R offices. These hardware storage arrays are installed in OR&R’s Seattle, WA and Mobile, AL offices. This maintenance and support contract is to cover both hardware and software failure as well as provide software updates to the array’s software to remain compliant and address potential vulnerabilities and exploits. This contract will be a Base Year plus Three Option Years. Period of Performance for Base Period is June 1, 2023 – October 31, 2023. Base Period will include reinstatement fees from September 11, 2022. Total contract period of performance if all options are exercised in June 1, 2023 – October 31, 2024. The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price Contract based on the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) offer. This RFQ is being issued unrestricted. The associated NAICS code is 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a Size Standard of $34M. Please see Statement of Work/Requirement/Schedule for details. Additionally, each offeror must provide the following information with the quote: The Request for Quote (RFQ) number; The Name, Address, Telephone Number, and DUNS Number of the Offeror; Technical Information Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the RFQ. Quotes that reject the terms and conditions of the RFQ may be excluded from consideration; Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments (SF-30), if any. A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3. Address the ability of meeting the requirements per the Statement of Work/Schedule/Requirement. All questions must be submitted in writing to Wendy.Culbreth@noaa.gov by 4:00 P.M. Eastern on May 3, 2023. Telephonic requests will not be honored. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Quotes must be submitted via electronic means (e-mail) by 2:00 P.M. Eastern on May 15, 2023; any award resulting from this RFQ will be made based on the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. Offers must be submitted to the Contract Specialist, Wendy Culbreth at Wendy.Culbreth@noaa.gov. The anticipated award date is on or about May 15, 2023. All interested parties wishing to submit a quote must be registered in the SAM database at the time of submission to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/. The Government does not accept responsibility for non-receipt of quotes. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to request and receive a confirmation of the quote receipt.