Evaluation, Repair and/or Rebuild of the following equipment: KLYSTRON, COMM POWER PN:VKS-8287, LITTON PN: L-5782-20, ASN: R400-3V1.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), National Reconditioning Center (NRC) intends to send out for evaluation, repair and/or rebuild of the following equipment: 2 each KLYSTRON, COMM POWER PN:VKS-8287, LITTON PN: L-5782-20, ASN: R400-3V1. This solicitation is open to Small and Large Businesses. The intended acquisition is for repair service to furnish labor and material to place in like new operating condition and good appearance to meet the original manufacturer's specifications and/or tolerances of the equipment listed above. After repair, if the equipment does not meet these conditions, it will be returned to the vendor for rework at no additional cost to the government. Only firms that can provide the exact repair service described herein will be considered. This acquisition is being processed under the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This constitutes the only Request for Quotation (RFQ) written offers are being requested; and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is hereby issued as RFQ No. NWWG9160-13-197-226. This RFQ and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-36. The line items shall be provided in accordance with the specifications listed below. The price shall be all inclusive of costs including return shipping costs. The FAR clauses incorporated into this acquisition shall be the following: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Feb 2012), 52-212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Apr 2012) (Clauses Only if Applicable: 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.209-10, 52.219-6, 52.219-13, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222.21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.222-51), 52.232-99 Providing Accelerated payment to Small Business Subcontractors (Deviation)(Aug 2012), 52.247-65 F.O.B. Origin, Prepaid Freight - Small Package Shipments (Jan 1991), 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference (Feb 1998), 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Sep 1999) and 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013). The CAR clauses incorporated into this acquisition shall be the following: 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority (Apr 2010), 1352.209-73 Compliance With The Laws (Apr 2010), 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest (Apr 2010), 1352.233-70 Agency Protest (Apr 2010), 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests (Mar 2000) and 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance (Apr 2010). The FAR provisions are incorporated into this acquisition by reference as follows: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Feb 2012), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Apr 2012) and 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications (Dec 2012). FAR clauses and provisions are available on the Internet Website http://www.acquisition.gov/far/. All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. For information and to register, please access the following website: http://www.sam.gov/. In order to register with the SAM, offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or by phone at +1 (555) 000-0000. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this request to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforms to the request resulting in the best value to the Government with delivery schedule and lowest price. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334419. All responses must be in writing and may be mailed to the National Reconditioning Center, ATTN: William N. Roberts, 1520 East Bannister Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64131 or sent to the email address contact@example.gov. Quotes submitted in response to this notice shall also include the following in order to be considered responsive to this request: 1. DUNS number, company name, address, point of contact, telephone number 2. Brief statement regarding its capability to repair the specified equipment. 3. Include the name, telephone number and point of contact for businesses or other Government agency to which it has previously repaired the item. 4. Delivery Schedule. Provide a proposed delivery date for the repair return of the equipment. 5. Completed price schedule for Evaluation, Minor Repair, Major Repair and Total Rebuild of the line item identified in this notice including the return shipping cost. This is a firm-fixed price request. 6. Completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Representations & Certifications-Commercial items or certification of registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Multiple searches of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Dynamic Small Search did not identify any small business available to compete for this required repair service. Search parameters included a combination of NAICS code and key words: 334419 - repair klystron, repair electron tube, 5960-01-368-4620'; and just key words: - repair klystron, repair electron tube, 5960-01-368-4620'; - repair klystron'; and - repair electron tube'. A search of - Repair of klystrons' in GSA's eLibrary also returned no matches. A search of - Repair of electron tubes' returned three source categories: Hardware Superstore; Shipping, Packaging and Packing Supplies; Total Solutions For Law Enforcement, Security, Facilities Management, Fire, Rescue, Clothing, Marine Craft and Emergency/Disaster Response. None of these categories offers repair service for the Klystrons.