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. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is EA133W-09-RQ-0027. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-27.
This procurement is being solicited as 100% small business set-aside. The PSC for this is 6660 and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 326299, the small business size standard is 500 employees.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service Forecast Office in Albany, New York has a requirement for the following:

CLIN 0001

Provide 800 Gram Meteorological Sounding Balloons per the following specifications for the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Upper Air Program. Contractor shall deliver an average of 69 balloons per month.

Specifications:
Uncolored
Average Weight (gr): 800
Neck Diameter (cm): 3
Neck Length (cm): 12
Flaccid Body Length more (cm): 184
Barely Inflated Diameter (cm): 117
Payload (gr): 250
Free Lift (gr): 970
Nozzle Lift (gr): 1220
Gross Lift (gr): 2020
Diameter at Release (cm): 150
Volume at Release (cu. m): 1.76
Rate of Ascent (m. min): 320
Diameter at Burst (cm): 700
Bursting Altitude (km): 32.6
Bursting Pressure (hPa): 7.6

The delivery address is as follows:
U. S. Department of Commerce
NOAA National Weather Service
Albany Weather Forecast Office
251 Fuller Road, Suite B300
Albany, New York 12203

The contractor shall submit invoices in original and one copy to: Department of Commerce, NOAA, Eastern Region Acquisition Division
Norfolk Federal Building, 8th Floor
ATTN: Linda Stein
200 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23510

See FAR 52.212-4(g) for what constitutes a "proper" invoice.

The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: see FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) and FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electrically at the/these addresses: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ and http://oam.ocs.doc.gov/CAPPS_car.html.
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (June 2008) with addenda:
CAR 1352.215-73 Inquiries (MAR 2000);
CAR 1352.216-70 CONTRACT TYPE (MAR 2000) This is a FIRM FIXED PRICE type contract for SUPPLIES.
(End of clause)
CAR 1352.233-70 Harmless From Liability (MAR 2000)
CAR 1352.233-71 Service Of Protests (MAR 2000) {Fill-in: Department of Commerce, NOAA, ERAD, Attn: Linda Stein, 200 Granby Street, 8th Floor, Norfolk, VA 23510};
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (JAN 1999) {Award will be made to the responsible, responsive offeror whose offer meets the required technical specifications and offers the lowest acceptable price.}

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (NOV 2007). NOTE: Offerors may include paragraph (b) through (k) with quote OR enter electronically at https://orca.bpn.gov/ and submit paragraph (l) with quote.
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (FEB 2007), with addenda:
FAR 52.247-34, FOB Destination (Nov 1991)
CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority (MAR 2000)
CAR 1352.208-70 Printing (MAR 2000)
CAR 1352.209-71 Organizational Conflict of Interest (March 2000)
CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws (MAR 2000)
CAR 1352.215-70 Period of Performance (Mar 2000)
CAR 1352.233-70 Harmless From Liability (MAR 2000)5
CAR 1352.252-71 Regulatory Notice (MAR 2000)
CAR 1352.252-70 Regulatory Notice (Mar 2000)
FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (SEP 2008) {Fill-in: Paragraph B, Check items 5i, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24(i), 28, 31 and 36; Paragraph C (Requires no checked clauses)}
In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, ALL CONTRACTORS must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal Contract. For information regarding registration in CCR, contact the CCR website at www.ccr.gov. Additionally, each offeror must obtain, and provide with quote, their nine-digit Dun and Bradstreet (DUNs) number. CCR Registration must contain the applicable NAICS code 326299.
All responsible sources may submit a quote no later than November 10, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. local time. Quotes may be submitted by facsimile to 757-664-3653, or via email to Linda.C.Stein@noaa.gov, or via mail at 200 Granby Street, 8th Floor, Norfolk, VA 23510. Telephone quotes will not be honored. All responsible quotes shall be considered by the agency.
Quotes are to remain effective for 90 days after close of solicitation. A company representative authorized to commit the company must sign this quote. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service. All questions pertaining to the solicitation must be in writing and may be faxed to 757-664-3653, Attn: Linda Stein or emailed to Linda.C.Stein@noaa.gov.