Introduction: The St. Lawrence Seaway System (Seaway) is a marine transportation trade route comprising a series of connecting channels, canals, lakes, and locks extending from Montreal to Lake Ontario which are managed jointly by the United States Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada. The GLS is a wholly-owned government corporation within the U. S. Department of Transportation which is authorized to operate and maintain that portion of the Seaway within the territorial limits of the United States. To support this mission, the GLS owns and operates two locks, a maintenance base, an administration building, several remote RF stations, and marine and mobile equipment. Purpose: The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS or Corporation) is seeking sources for small businesses qualified to complete a Communications Study at all GLS locations to assure continuing safety, reliability and conformance to the requirements of ANSI, TIA, IEEE, FCC, P25 and OSHA standards. Background: General : The main SLSDC Facilities are comprised of 34 major operation, administrative, maintenance and storage buildings with connecting roadways and associated grounds at four separate physical locations in Massena, New York. The buildings were constructed at various dates from the late 1950’s to the 2010’s and most have been altered from their originally constructed configuration as needs have changed over the years. The predominant type of building construction is low-rise steel framed masonry for the lock operations, office and facility maintenance shop buildings, and steel for the storage and vehicle/heavy equipment shops. Specific Facility Structures : Eisenhower and Snell Locks : Upstream and downstream control houses, Hands-Free Mooring (HFM) buildings, center buildings, the Eisenhower Lock Vessel Traffic Control (VTC) building, compressor buildings, Visitors’ Center building, miscellaneous small outbuildings, associated roadways and parking areas, highway tunnel under Eisenhower Lock, concrete lock structures, steel hydraulic structures and associated operating machinery (lock gates, valves, etc.) and utilities. Marine Base/Maintenance Facility : All buildings, structures and grounds, including those comprising the spare gate facility (Snug Harbor) and the marine floating plant. Administration Building : Located in the Village of Massena, New York. Remote RF Stations : Located in various locations adjacent to the St. Lawrence River in New York State. Facility Activities : The activities carried out at the SLSDC facilities include: Operational communication and control of designated traffic sectors within the Seaway system to include all commercial, military and private marine vessels within those sectors. Operational communication and coordination with the SLSMC. Maintenance and repair of civil, mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment at the maintenance base and the locks. Maintenance of the locks, buildings and grounds and the associated physical infrastructure. Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and heavy equipment. Maintenance and repair of floating plant (tugs, barges, navigation buoys, and small craft). Maintenance and repair of remote RF stations. Administrative functions. In the near future, GLS plans to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). GLS intends to evaluate proposals based on 1) Technical Competence 2) Past Performance and 3) Price. Project Scope: The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS)intends to award a Time and Materials, not to exceed contract for offeror to complete a Communications Study at all GLS locations to assure continuing safety, reliability and conformance to the requirements of ANSI, TIA, IEEE, FCC, P25 and OSHA standards. The Contractor shall conduct and deliver a comprehensive Communications Study to include but not be limited to: Needs Assessment Identify Current Infrastructure and Performance Frequency Band Analysis RF Coverage Analysis Recommendations Report Submission: RFI: Interested firms shall submit the following for this RFI: Please e-mail a capability statement and other relevant information. Provide your company name and point of contact. Provide a list of three references and a list of three relevant projects related facilities master planning. The e-mail subject must contain Communications Study RFI in the subject line. Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to
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[email protected]. Vendors who respond to this RFI should not anticipate feedback with regards to their submission other than acknowledgement of receipt. The GLS reserves the right to review late submissions but makes no guarantee that they will be reviewed. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ or RFP. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay any cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party's expense.