PROVIDE A NEW GANGWAY FOR THE NOAA SHIP OKEANOS EXPLORER

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 1333MK19QNMAN0008 CONSTITUTES A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) AND INCORPORATES PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES IN EFFECT THROUGH FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 2005-101. THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF MARINE & AVIATION OPERATIONS (OMAO), NOAA SHIP OKEANOS EXPLORER REQUIRES A NEW GANGWAY. CLIN DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE CLIN 0001 PROVIDE A NEW GANGWAY FOR THE NOAA SHIP OKEANOS EXPLORER PER ATTACHED STATEMENT OF NEED. PRICE SHALL INCLUDE DELIVERY TO: NOAA SHIP OKEANOS EXPLORER NOAA Port Office � FLETC - 1050 Register St NORTH CHARLESTON SC 29405-2433 PREFFERED DELIVERY DATE: 10 JANUARY 2019. THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT BASED ON BEST VALUE THE GOVERNMENT: AUTHORIZED DEALER/VENDOR/DISTRIBUTOR ETC, DELIVERY FROM ARO, AND PRICE. THIS ACQUISITION IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE THE NAICS CODE IS 332999 WITH A SIZE STANDARD OF 750 EMPLOYEE, ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. THE PRODUCT SERVICE CODE IS 2090. PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED RFQ 133MK19QNMAN0008 AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR OFFER: 1. REQUEST FOR QUOTES (RFQ) NUMBER. 2. PLEASE PROVIDE NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, COMPANY'S DUNS NUMBER, CAGE ID AND TAX ID. 3. RETURNED THE FILLED SF1449 ATTACHED ALONG WITH AN ITEMIZED COST TO INCLUDE THE TOTAL AMOUNT PER ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK. 4. INCLUDE STATEMENT SPECIFYING THE EXTENT OF AGREEMENT WITH ALL THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND PROVISION INCLUDED IN THIS RFQ. QUOTES THAT REJECT THE GOVERNMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON THIS SOLICITATION MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM CONSIDERATION. 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS (SF-30) IF ANY. 6. FAR 52.209-11 AND REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS AT FAR 52.212-3. 7. THE VENDOR SHALL BE EITHER THE MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER/ RESELLER FROM THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER. 8. VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE PROOF OF THE ABOVE AS AN ATTACHMENT. 9. VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE MANUFACTURE DOCUMENTATION/ DATA SHEET OF THE PROPOSED GANGWAY THAT MAY INCLUDE PICTURES, DRAWINGS AND OR DESCRIPTIONS WHERE THE PROPOSED GANGWAY CLEARLY MEETS THE SPECIFICATION ON THE STATEMENT OF NEED. 10. PLEASE PROVIDE DELIVERY TIME FRAME FROM AFTER RECEIVE OF ORDER (ARO). ANY AWARD RESULTING FROM THIS RFQ WILL BE MADE BASED ON BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT: AUTHORIZED DEALER/VENDOR/DISTRIBUTOR ETC, DELIVERY FROM ARO, 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 13 NOVEMBER 2018 AT 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME (ET). TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV. ***ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO ALEXANDER.CANCELA@NOAA.GOV BY 08 NOVEMBER 2018 AT 5:00 P.M. ET. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED. **** CONTRACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER WITH THE FEDBIZOPPS VENDOR NOTIFICATION SERVICE AS WELL AS THE INTERESTED VENDORS LIST FOR THIS ACQUISITION (SEE APPLICABLE TAB WITHIN FEDBIZOPPS 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/. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED CLAUSES AND PROVISION SF 1449 RFQ 1333MK19QNMAN0008.