66 -- Acoustic Water Level Sensors

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared and processed in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this announcement. This is a Solicitation from the United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to provide Acoustic Water Level Sensors and Controllers, as provided herein, for the National Oceanic Services (NOS), Requirement and Development Division, Chesapeake, Virginia. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334519, with a Size Standard of 500 employees. This is a 100% small business set aside procurement. This constitutes the only Request for Quote (RFQ), written offers are being requested; and a written RFQ will not be issued. All future information regarding this acquisition, including amendments, will be distributed solely through this website. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. Interested parties are responsible for downloading their own copy of amendments (if any) and monitoring the website to ensure that they have the most up to date information regarding the acquisition. All questions resulting from this solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to Sybil.S.Custer@noaa.gov. Reference the solicitation number in the subject line of your email. Offers and all required documents maybe submitted electronically, mail carrier, or via fax (757)664-3642, however; the Government shall not be responsible for the malfunction of electronic machinery or mail carrier error. The award will be made around August 20 2007. Submit all documents to the NOAA/Eastern Region Acquisition Division, 200 Granby Street, Suite 815, Norfolk, Virginia 23510, Attn: Sybil Custer. Contractor must have a valid DUNS number and be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, with an active status, to be eligible for award. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following website: http://www.ccr.gov. In order to register, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. This notice is hereby issued as RFQ No EA133C-07-RQ-0674. This RFQ and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-18. The line item(s) will be provided in accordance with the specifications listed herein. The prices shall be all inclusive of costs. All offers in response to this RFQ must be submitted NO LATER THAN AUGUST 14, 2007, 4:00 pm EST. The FAR clauses incorporated into this acquisition shall be: 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors ? Commercial Items (Nov 2006), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (Nov 2005), 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items (Feb 2007), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items (Jun 2007). Provisions and clauses are available for full text viewing and downloading by accessing the following website: www.arnet.gov. SPECIFICATIONS: This requirement for an Acoustic water level sensor and controller is for use with the Government owned Sutron Xpert family of Data Collection Platforms (DCP). The sensor must fit in a standard NOS/CO-OPS protective well (4 or 6 inch schedule 80 PVC pipe with centering bails for the sounding tube) system. The controller must be able to output data in user selectable formats including but not limited to Single Measurement, Computed NOS DQA average on at least 181 samples at a 1 sample per second with the sample number user selectable (See the note below for the NOS DQA standard). The controller must be able to accept commands via the SDI-12 bus from the DCP and output the results via the SDI-12 bus such as but not limited to Sensor address change (0-9), Set and change measurement offset, Set polarity of rising level (up or down), Select cal tube length, Select output values (metric or English). ??????. Measurement Principle/Technique: Self-Calibration Air Acoustic Range 10 meters or better Resolution 1mm (0.001ft) Ping rate 1/sec Accuracy +/- 0.025% Repeatability +/- 0.01% Temperature Drift 1ppm deg C or better Power 12.5 VDC +/- 2 volts Current 30 ma or less Size (sensor) 4 inch Dia, 8 inch height Size (controller) 9 inch x 3.5inch x 2.5 inch (must fit inside the Sutron Xpert G3 system, and NOS Hydro Gauge) Operating Temperature -40 to 55 Deg C Humidity 0 to 100% Connector 5 pin Impulse Connector, model MCBH-5-MP (CFE)Located on the top of the sensor Communication Baud rate 300 to 9600 or better Interface Switch selectable RS-232/SDI-12 RS-232 Conf. N-8-1 SDI-12 Conf. E-7-1 Output Values Metric/English User selectable NOS DQA Measurement Standard: Each water level measurement consists of an average of 181 one-second water level samples centered on each tenth of an hour, a three standard deviation outlier rejection test applied, the mean and standard deviation are recalculated and reported along with the number of outliers rejected from the sample. Pricing Schedule Line Item 0001 Controller with 4.0 firmware or higher to include 3 ft. SDI12 and 3ft RS 232 cable. Qty: 25 Unit Price _______ Amt ________ Line Item 0002 Transducer with top mounted bulkhead waterproof connector, calibrated to 4 ft. Qty: 25 Unit Price _______ Amt ________ Line Item 0003 Installation Kit, to include four range tubes with coupling, one trim tube, one red brass section,five type 316 centering clips and mitre box. Qty: 25 Unit Price _______ Amt ________ Offers submitted in response to this notice must include the following in order to be considered responsive to this request: ??????? 1) Sign copy of offer identifying compliance with the above specifications 2). Pricing Schedule 3) FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (completed), or verification of Online Representations and Certification Application (ORCA). 4). Certification of registration in CCR. 5). The offeror must include their Duns and Bradstreet number on their offer.