Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for non-personal annual life raft inspection services for NOAA's Great Lakes lab, issued as a total small business set-aside. The requirement includes a base year and four option years, with services to be performed at the contractor's own facility. The base year period of performance is from award through December 31, 2026, with all inspection services required to be completed by April 1, 2026; each option year has a similar structure with services due by March 1 of that year. Life rafts will be shipped from the government facility in Muskegon, Michigan, to the contractor's location for service. The evaluation will be based on a trade-off between technical approach, past performance, and price, with non-price factors being significantly more important.