Weather Radio Tower Maintenance

142010-26-0081 POINT OF CONTACT: KIRSTEN KEEN U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA Western Acquisition Division 325 Broadway, SOU6 Boulder, CO 80305 EMAIL: KIRSTEN.KEEN@NOAA.GOV

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS), SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS (SR HQ) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO PART 12, WITH PENNON ORGANIZATION DBA WITF, INC. TO BE PERFORMED AT STATION WXM-33 LOCATED IN JOHNSTOWN, PA. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USE FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT.

THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 811210. THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT PENNON ORGANIZATION DBA WITF, INC. IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT CAN PERFORM THE SERVICES BECAUSE THE WEATHER RADIO TOWER IS LOCATED ON PENNON ORGANIZATION DBA WITF, INC.’S PROPERTY AND AS SUCH, THEY ARE SOLELY IN CHARGE OF THEIR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT PENNON ORGANIZATION DBA WITF, INC. IS THE OWNER OF THE FACILITY THAT THE NWR CANNOT BE ACCESSED BY ANY OTHER VENDOR.

PENNON ORGANIZATION DBA WITF, INC.’S STAFF HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE NWS TRANSMITTER AND ITS COMPONENTS DUE TO BEING ON-SITE DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS. THE PENNON ORGANIZATION DBA WITF, INC. ENGINEERS ARE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES 24 HOURS A DAY AND 7 DAYS A WEEK.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD TO 04/30/2027 WITH FOUR OPTION YEARS.

THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE.

SUCH REQUESTS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.