Shallow-Water Water Quality Profiler Winch/Data Communications System

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation 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 NFFKHC40-11-05489 is being issued as a Request for Quotation. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 334511 and business size of 500. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Chesapeake Bay Program Office (F/HCX1), has a requirement to procure a Shallow-Water Water Quality Profiler Winch/Data Communications System. The statement of work is incorporated into this synopsis. Period of Performance: Date of Award through February 28, 2012. The resulting purchase order shall be awarded on a firm fixed price. The award shall be made on a best value basis. Best value evaluation factors include the following: 1) Approach - Effectively meeting the requirements; 2) Past Performance - Includes relevant experience which describes at least two (2) relevant projects performed in the last two years and quality of performance; and 3) Price - Price will be considered but not evaluated. The evaluation shall be based on use of the adjectival scheme as follows: Excellent (E) - Superior or first class; Good (G) - Beneficial and worthwhile; sound and valid; Poor (P) - Fails to meet to or more requirements; Unsatisfactory (U) - No acceptable, not adequate to carry out. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53. 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, FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items - 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. 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 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting; FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-33, Payment be Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; FAR 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards; FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act; and FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. 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 contact@example.gov to be received no later than August 3, 2011 at 11:00am. The Government reserves the right to make one award or no award at all as a result of this solicitation.