This is being issued pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 12 and 13 under simplified acquisition procedures for a commercial item as a combined synopsis solicitation prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12.6 as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This notice constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED separate from this announcement. Solicitation number EE-133E-14-RQ-1095 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). You may submit your written quote on company letter head or on a Standard Form 1449. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAR Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-75. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 335313. Size standard is 750 employees. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The U.S. Department of Commerce/National Environmental Satellite data and Information Service, Field Delegate requires the following:

The RF communications between the 13M antenna systems (3) and the satellite operations center is the critical data and control link. The Universal Switching Corporation ECL Matrix Switch G2S 1200CE and integral redundant switching required power supplies, arrays, and control CPU are key components to this communications link. This equipment will augment an original installation by NOAA. Spares for this system will be available to ensure reliability of this and the other government installed identical systems.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

This must be all inclusive and be able to stand-alone (it must have enough information so that all vendors could determine if they could supply this product or service).

G2S1200CE-D200 ECL Matrix Switch Chassis w/redundant switching power supplies: Size: 10.50"H x 19.00"W x 20.00"D
Local control: 24 position LED illuminated keypad Display: 4x20 vacuum fluorescent
Capacity: Twelve single height modules Control type: G2 compatible
Power Supply type: Hot-swappable PFC switching supplies
-D200 Redundant Supplies: +5V and +/- 5V Mounting: RETMA slots (EIA), 6RU high

G2D70-3216-25A ECL Switching Arrays, Non-blocking configuration with full fanout: Solid-State Differential ECL Switching Elements
Inputs: 16
Outputs: 16
Freq. Range: >400 MHz Connector type: SMA 1/0 Impedance: 50 ohms
C710-S3 Plug-in Control CPU & Remote Interface: Ethernet Capable (10baseT) TCP/IP
Serial Port: RS-232C, RS422A, RS385

DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE:

30-days from date of award

If a change occurs in this requirement, only those offerors that respond to this announcement within the required time frame will be provided any changes/amendments.
Offerors shall price their proposals for each component offered. The Government may make individual awards for the items or combinations of items that result in the lowest aggregate cost to the Government, including the assumed administrative costs.

The Period of Performance for the requirement will be date of award through October 30, 2014.

Questions may be submitted in writing via email to the Contracting Officer, Joel L. Perlroth at [email protected] until 11:00 AM EST on September 8, 2014 to guarantee a government response. All questions submitted after that date and time are not guaranteed a response.

Written offers and the above required information are due August 25, 2014, 2:00 PM EST. Please send responses electronically to [email protected]. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which will be considered by the agency.

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