71 -- Communication Consoles

The Department of Defense, through the Acquisition Department at the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center in Norfolk, Virginia, plans to issue a firm fixed-price contract for the procurement and installation of communication consoles for the Commander Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (Mid-LANT) in Norfolk. The contract will be conducted following the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 for commercial items and FAR Subpart 13 for Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The communication consoles are to be delivered and installed at the specified location, Building N26, 1510 Gilbert Street, Norfolk, VA, with a required delivery date of May 31, 2005. This procurement is identified under NAICS code 337211 and is exclusively set aside for small business concerns, encouraging qualified small business offerors to participate. Solicitation documents and amendments will be accessible solely via electronic download from the Navy's designated website, as hard copies will no longer be issued. Vendors submitting proposals must self-certify that neither they nor their principal corporate officials and owners are suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible from federal contracting. Contact points for the solicitation include Contract Specialist Patricia E. Munroe and Supervisory Contract Specialist Marlene K. Chambley, both reachable via email or phone. The solicitation number is N00189-05-T-0255, posted on April 13, 2005, under a total small business set-aside, emphasizing support for small business participation in this Department of Defense acquisition.