58--Procurement of Lars Thrane Iridium GMDSS

s in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-07. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO), NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker requires the procurement, installation, and commissioning of a new Iridium LT-3100S Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (GMDSS) by an authorized Lars Thrane Communications Systems distributor/reseller that is also a Coast Guard designated GMDSS Shore Maintenance Provider. The solicitation is being issued as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code _334511_ with a size standard of _1,350 employees_. Please include all expected costs, including shipping costs, in your quote. This solicitation has a Brand Name Requirement for: Lars Thrane Communication Systems - Iridium LT-3100S Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021). Responses are due by 4:00pm PST on 09/21/2026. There will be no exceptions to the time and date on which responses are due, unless determined otherwise by the Government. Your response, technical, and pricing should be forwarded electronically to the Contracting Specialist via email no later than the date and time specified above. When responding, please include the Requisition number in the subject line. To verify receipt of your response, please contact me either by email or phone. Isaac Bright isaac.bright@noaa.gov FIRM FIXED PRICE CLIN 0001 Replace the Furuno Felcom system with an Iridium LT-3100S GMDSS system. Removal of the Furuno Felcom GMDSS system and purchase and install of an Iridium LT-3100S GMDSS system. All offered products must meet the requirements of Buy American-Supplies to be considered. Provide verification of the country of manufacture for offered products. Statement of Need Furuno Felcom GMDSS Replacement � NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker 140802-26-0555 1. BACKGROUND: The current Furuno Felcom based Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is over 15-years-old and outdated, relying on 3� inch floppy disks for data storage. It is time for an upgrade to this system, both due to its age and increasing difficulty in finding replacement parts. 2. OBJECTIVES: Procurement of an Iridium LT-3100S GMDSS system to replace current Furuno Felcom based GMDSS. 3. SCOPE: The Iridium LT-3100S provides all three satellite GMDSS services: Distress Alert, Safety Voice, and Maritime Safety Information (MSI). Distress alerts and safety calls can be initiated quickly with a dedicated one-button operation. It provides maximum coverage using Iridium�s 66 cross-linked LEO satellites to provide reliable global coverage, including Area3 which is required for the Lasker�s operations. Being a satellite-based system, it replaces the requirement for a MF/HF radio system and combines SASS, LRIT, and VOIP communications into one system reducing overall maintenance and multi-equipment requirements. 4. SPECIAL MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS: The Lasker require an ABS GMDSS Certification. Procurement requires that vendor be a Coast Guard designated GMDSS Shore Maintenance Provide. 5. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: To be delivered by vendor to Reuben Lasker San Diego home port dock, Unified Port of San Diego 10th Ave. Marine Terminal, 1839 Water St., San Diego, CA. 6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: October-November 2026 END OF STATEMENT CAR 1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010) OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING VIA EMAIL TO isaac.bright@noaa.gov. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 4:00PM PST ON 09/16/2026. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of clause) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror. 1. Submit PDF or Microsoft Word format quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Email quotes are required and can be sent to isaac.bright@noaa.gov. 2. Offeror shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at https://sam.gov/content/home) in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award. Must provide their UEID/CAGE CODE with their quote and PAGE 1 of their SAM REGISTRATION. 3. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability. 4. Acknowledge any solicitation amendments (SF-30), if any. 5. For brand name requirements; Address the ability of meeting the requirements per the specifications with a detail material specification or data sheet, pictures of any requested supply item, and an Authorized OEM letter to sale, distribute or service their products. 6. Provide Copy of Liability Insurance for any services to be performed. 7. Provide at least two references for Jobs performed within the past three years that are same or similar in scope to this requirement. 8. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with FAR 52.212-2. Offerors who do not provide all evaluation criteria may not be considered. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR�S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a). The evaluation will consider the Non-Price Technical Solution (Technical Approach and Past Performance) to be significantly more important than price. However, as quotes are determined to be more equal in the non-price evaluation factor, price becomes more important and may become the determining factor for award. If, at any stage of the evaluation, all vendors are determined to have submitted equal, or virtually equal, Non-Price Technical Solutions, price could become the factor in determining which vendor will receive the award. The Government intends to evaluate the quotes and award a purchase order based on the Offeror�s initial quote; therefore, the Offeror�s initial quote should contain the Offeror�s best terms from a Non-Price Technical Solution and price standpoint. The Government reserves the right not to award a purchase order depending on the quality of the quote(s) submitted and the availability of funds. Furthermore, the Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities or omissions in quotes received. The Government may make award to other than the lowest-priced Offeror or the Offeror with the highest technical rating if the Contracting Officer determines that to do so would result in the best value to the Government. The Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall price to achieve only slightly superior performance capability. (a) The Government will award