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Microwave Data Link hardware required to network remote Automatic Identification System (AIS) receive stations
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This solicitation, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, seeks firm fixed-price quotations for microwave data link hardware to network remote Automatic Identification System (AIS) receive stations. The procurement supports a project in collaboration with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Georgian Coast Guard to install AIS equipment, enhancing maritime domain awareness and illicit activity detection in the Black Sea region. The effort encompasses systems requirements, design review, testing, procurement, installation, verification, and sustainment training, with a focus on integrating the hardware into the Volpe Center’s Maritime Safety and Security Information System (MSSIS). The solicitation is conducted under FAR Part 12, with a NAICS code of 423430 and a small business size standard of $15 million. Offers must be submitted electronically to the contracting officer by June 12, 2026, with all required provisions and clauses incorporated by reference from the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Transportation Acquisition Regulation. The contract period extends from award date through October 31, 2026. Vendors must maintain active SAM registration throughout the contract duration. Only brand-name items listed in the contract line items will be accepted, and no alternate products are allowed. Questions must be submitted in writing by June 10, 2026. The solicitation emphasizes compliance with all instructions, with exceptions clearly noted in proposals. Payment requests will be submitted electronically as prescribed by the incorporated TAR clause.
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Place of Performance
Didi Dighomi , GE-TB, 0131, GEOSet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation No. 6913G626Q300032 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This solicitation document and Incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, effective 03/13/2026. The NAICS Code is 423430; the Small Business size standard is $15M.
This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses; full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul
The U.S. Department of Transportation/John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) supports the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) by collaborating with the Georgian Coast Guard to install Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) equipment. This comprehensive effort includes systems requirements development, design review and testing, materials procurement and integration, site selection, installation, verification, and sustainment training. This is critical for global maritime domain awareness and detection of illicit activity in the Black Sea. This specific procurement is for microwave data link hardware required to network remote AIS receive stations with the Volpe Center’s Maritime Safety and Security Information
System (MSSIS).
REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS
The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Please provide a firm fixed price quotation in accordance with the attached list of contract line items (CLINs), twelve (12) items and terms and conditions. An amount must be entered for each CLIN. Items cited on the attachment are for brand name only, an equal product will not be accepted.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The period of performance for this SOW is from date of award through 10/31/2026.
INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:
This combined synopsis/solicitation hereby incorporates all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions and clauses contained herein and attached.
FAR 52.212-1 (SEP 2025), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. Vendors are required to meet all solicitation requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in a vendor submission being ineligible for award. If the vendor finds it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in the solicitation, the vendor shall clearly identify where it is addressed in its proposal. Each exception shall clearly identify the specific paragraph and/or part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken.
FAR 52.212-2 (SEP 2025), Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services is hereby incorporated by reference.
FAR Clause 52.212-4 (SEP 2025), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services is hereby incorporated by reference. Additional clauses and provisions that apply to this acquisition are provided in the attached terms and conditions.
The follow Transportation Acquisition Regulation (TAR) Clause is incorporated as an attachment:
TAR Clause 1252.232-70 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, (TAR Class Deviation 2025-02_A1)
Contractors must maintain their SAM registration throughout the life of the contract through final payment. Contracting officers must validate the contractor has an active Federal Government contracts registration in SAM.
QUESTIONS
All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to the Contracting Officer in the RFQ no later than June 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
The offer should be addressed to the following: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Karen Marino, V222, 220 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA 02142. The signed offer must be submitted via e-mail to the contracting officer Karen.Marino@dot.gov. The time for receipt of offers is 3:00 PM Eastern Time on 06/12/2026. No telephone requests will be honored. The Government will not pay for any information received.