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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a separate solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number NAAJ1533-13-00277 is issued as a request for quotation and is solicited as a Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 517919 and size standard of $30M. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA OCIO has a requirement to provide Call Xpress Voice-mail System Hardware and Software Maintenance for the period per the statement of need for 08/27/13 through 08/26/14. The attached Statement of Need is incorporated into this posting. Offerors proposing to furnish - brand name' services shall insert the following description for the product: Manufacturer's Name; Address; Product name and Catalogue Description. Offerors shall be responsible for submitting all additional information on the above service necessary for the Government to determine whether it meets the salient specifications of the "brand name" as listed in the solicitation. The resulting purchase order shall awarded on a firm fixed price. The award shall be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-63. The provisions and clauses may be downloaded at http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following clauses apply: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certificates - Commercial Item, FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of segregated facilities, 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contract Registration, 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration; 52.232-39, Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer, 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires; The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: CAR clauses may be downloaded at http://www.ecfr.gov. CAR 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer's Authority; CAR 1352.209-73, Compliance with the Laws; CAR 1352.209-74, Organizational Conflict of Interest; CAR 1352.246-70, Place of Acceptance. All responsible sources that can meet the requirements and provide the items as listed above may respond to this solicitation by submitting a proposal addressed to michael.iszard@noaa.gov to be received no later than August 22, 2013, 10:00am local time. The Government reserves the right to make one award or no award at all as a result of this solicitation.