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 NM-AN8200-21-01545 constitutes a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07.

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) and OMAO Uncrewed Aircraft System Division (UASD), Oxford Laboratory, Oxford, MD, has a requirement for a new fixed-wing Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) with visible and multispectral sensing and vertical take-off and landing capabilities. 

The delivery date is October 31, 2021. Shipping shall be FOB Destination to NOAA/OMAO/UASD, 3450 Flightline Dr. Lakeland, FL 33811, Attn: Casey Marwine.

Contract Type/Evaluation

The Government will award a firm fixed price contract based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LBTA). Quote shall include all costs associated with the CLIN unless otherwise indicated on the vendor’s quote. 

This RFQ is 100% set aside for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 336411, Aircraft Manufacturing, with a Size Standard of 1,500 employees.

Offeror Instructions

Each offeror must provide the following information with the quote:

1. The RFQ number;
2. The Name, Address, Telephone Number, and DUNS Number of the Offeror;
3. Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the RFQ. Quotes that reject the terms and conditions of the RFQ may be excluded from consideration;
4. Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments (SF-30), if any, and;

Contractors who do not respond to items 1 through 4 may be considered non-compliant with the requirements of the solicitation and no further consideration shall be given for award.

Questions

All questions must be submitted in writing to [email protected] by 11:00 A.M. Eastern on September 2, 2021. Telephone inquiries will not be honored.

Quotation Submission Response

Quotes in response to this solicitation shall be submitted electronically via email by 11AM Eastern, on September 6, 2021 to the following Government representative(s):

Jonathan Rankin, Contract Specialist [email protected]

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that any submission transmitted to the specified Government representative(s) is received prior to the due date specified herein. 

Offerors are highly encouraged to contact the Government representative(s) specified above prior to the solicitation’s stated time and date for receipt of offers to ensure the Government has received the submission.  Offers received after the date and time specified in this solicitation may be excluded from consideration.   

The anticipated award date is on or about September 8, 2021.

Contractors are encouraged to register with the Contract Opportunities Vendor Notification Service as well as the Interested Vendors List for this acquisition (see applicable tab within Contract Opportunities 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 http://www.sam.gov/.