Weather Radio Tower Maintenance

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<p>142010-26-0081</p> <p></p> <p>POINT OF CONTACT:</p> <p>KIRSTEN KEEN</p> <p>U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA</p> <p>Western Acquisition Division</p> <p>325 Broadway, SOU6</p> <p>Boulder, CO 80305</p> <p>EMAIL: KIRSTEN.KEEN@NOAA.GOV</p> <p></p> <p>***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION&rsquo;S (NOAA) ACQUISITION &amp; 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.</p> <p></p> <p>THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA&rsquo;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.&rsquo;S PROPERTY AND AS SUCH, THEY ARE SOLELY IN CHARGE OF THEIR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; PENNON ORGANIZATION DBA WITF, INC.&rsquo;S STAFF HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE NWS TRANSMITTER AND ITS COMPONENTS DUE TO BEING ON-SITE DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS.&nbsp; THE PENNON ORGANIZATION DBA WITF, INC. ENGINEERS ARE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES 24 HOURS A DAY AND 7 DAYS A WEEK.</p> <p></p> <p>PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD TO 04/30/2027 WITH FOUR OPTION YEARS.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>***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&#39;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.</p> Solicitation Number: 142010-26-0081KDK Type: Presolicitation Base Type: Presolicitation NAICS: 811210 Classification Code: Z1BG Response Deadline: 2026-05-02T12:00:00-06:00 Office Address: SEATTLE, WA Place of Performance: State College, Pennsylvania, 16803 POC: Kirsten Keen, kirsten.keen@noaa.gov, 3035786662

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• Source notice 5c4beb7a27b94f76a749dc9b0925e244 on SAM.gov.
• Notice published 22 Apr 2026; Tenqual indexed it 24 Apr 2026.
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