PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO REPLACE THE FIRE AND SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM ONBOARD THE NOAA SHIP GORDON GUNTER

****AWARD NOTICE**** Date Of Contract: 01 SEPT 20 Awardee: Helix Alliance, Inc. Awardee Address: 2600 Michigan Ave. Suite 451088 Kissimmee, FL. 34745. Award Amount: $13,125 Amendment 0001 to Solicitation #: 1333MK20QNMAN0046 is to address questions and answers from interested vendors and to update the Statement of work: 1. Questions and Answers from Interested Vendors: Q1: We would like to request clarification regarding Item 4.1 within the Requirements section of the subject solicitation. Specifically, the last statement of Paragraph 4.1 indicates the need to - Provide the local technical support for the selected system within 75 mile radius of Pascagoula, MS area. The solicitation indicates that the primary purpose for support is the development of a design package for a new fire detection/alarm system to replace an existing system on the NOAA vessel. Is it the intent of this requirement to ensure that any system that is specified as part of the design package have available technical support within a 75 mile radius of Pascagoula, MS or is it the intent that the contractor responsible for developing the system design / specification be located within 75 miles of Pascagoula? A1: We are deleting paragraph 4.1 from the requirements. Q2: Ref 2.5, the GA for the sister ship, was received as a .txt file. Is the GA available in AutoCad .dwg format? A2: NOAA does not have this in AutoCAD format. Q3: ABS/Coast Guard reviews typically require that an updated Electrical Load Analysis and Electrical One-Line diagram be submitted along with the drawings being submitted for review. Does NOAA want these updated; and if yes, are these in electronic format or pdf only? A3: No, but they need to include a view of the electrical removal on the removal drawing and the electrical installation view on the installation drawing. 2. Please See Updated Statement of Work. Page 3-4. 3. All of the other terms and Condition to the above solicitation remain the same. 4. End of Amendment 0001. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1333MK20QNMAN0046 CONSTITUTES A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) AND INCORPORATES PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES IN EFFECT THROUGH FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 2020-08. THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF MARINE & AVIATION OPERATIONS (OMAO), NOAA SHIP GUNTER REQUIRES ENGINEERING SERVICES TO REPLACE THE FIRE AND SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM ONBOARD THE SHIP. CLIN DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO REPLACE THE FIRE AND SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM ONBOARD THE NOAA SHIP GORDON GUNTER PER ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK. REQUESTED BENCHMARK: INITIAL DRAWING REVISION "-" (DASH) PACKAGE NLT 16 NOV 2020 TO NOAA. FINAL DELIVERY: 01 FEBRUARY 2021 THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT BASED ON BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT: EXPERIENCE/ PAST PERFORMANCE, AND PRICE. THIS ACQUISITION IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE UNDER THE NAICS CODE 541330 MARINE ENGINEERING AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE WITH SIZE STANDARDS OF $41.5 MIL AND THE PRODUCT SERVICE CODE IS C219. PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED RFQ 1333MK20QNMAN0046 AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH YOUR OFFER: 1. RFQ NUMBER, INCLUDING NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND DUNS NUMBER, CAGE CODE AND TAX ID. 2. PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED AND ITEMIZED COST TO INCLUDE THE TOTAL AMOUNT PER STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS AND PER LINE ITEMS. 3. INCLUDE STATEMENT SPECIFYING THE EXTENT OF AGREEMENT WITH ALL TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROVISION INCLUDED IN THE RFQ. QUOTES THAT REJECTS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RFQ MAYBE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION. 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS (SF-30) IF ANY. 5. PLEASE PROVIDE AT LEAST THREE REFERENCES FOR JOBS PERFORMED THAT ARE THE SAME OR SIMILAR IN SCOPE AND WAS PERFORMED WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS. VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE A POINT OF CONTACT THAT INCLUDES NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, EMAILS AND A DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE PERFORMED AND PRICE. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. QUOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA ELECTRONIC MEANS (EMAIL) NO LATER THAN AUGUST 06, 2020, AT 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET). TO contact@example.gov. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO contact@example.gov BY AUGUST 03, 2020 AT 5:00 P.M. ET. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED. CONTRACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER WITH THE HTTPS://BETA.SAM.GOV/VENDOR NOTIFICATION SERVICE AS WELL AS THE INTERESTED VENDORS LIST FOR THIS ACQUISITION (SEE APPLICABLE TAB WITHIN HTTPS://BETA.SAM.GOV/WHERE THIS SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION IS POSTED). QUOTERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE SAM DATABASE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. REGISTRATION IS FREE AND CAN BE COMPLETED ON-LINE AT HTTPS://BETA.SAM.GOV/. FOR CLAUSES AND PROVISION PLEASE SEE ATTACHED STANDARD FORM1449 1333MK20QNMAN0046. ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENTS AS FOLLOWS: DRAWING 436-6233675, REV H, ABS FIRE & SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM DRAWING 085-6233567 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT FCSLE DECK AND ABOVE DRAWING 085-6233560 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT MAIN DECK AND BELOW DRAFT DEVICE LIST (GENERAL LOCATION) - EXCEL FILE 37442. FDS.07.01 - GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - OSCAR SETTE VI AUTOCAD FILE 37442.01.01 - BLOCK DIAGRAM 37442.01.02 - DIMENSION DRAWING CENTRAL 37442.01.03 - CONNECTION DRAWING