Calian VeraChoke GNSS Choke Ring Antennas FY26 spa
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation #
1305M226Q0206
NAICS
334516
PSC
6640
Set-aside
Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Posted
July 16, 2026
Response due
July 27, 2026
Place of performance
Chesapeake, VA
What this opportunity is
The Department of Commerce is buying Calian VeraChoke GNSS Choke Ring Antennas as spare parts, which suits total small business concerns with a NAICS code of 334516. This combined synopsis/solicitation means that offers are being requested without a separate written solicitation, so small businesses should track and prepare to bid on this opportunity. The place of performance is in Virginia.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
Calian VeraChoke GNSS Choke Ring Antennas FY26 Spare Parts
Brand Name: “The Calian (formerly Tallysman Wireless) VeraChoke® VC6150 GNSS choke ring
antenna is the standard GNSS antenna used by CO-OPS for its Continuous Global Navigation Satellite
Systems (cGNSS) and NOAA’s Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) located at NWLON
stations in the Great Lakes region. These systems are utilized to monitor the stability of CO-OPS
environmental monitoring stations and to continuously track satellite signals, providing high-accuracy
positioning corrections that improve standard GPS accuracy. The VeraChoke® VC6150 is a high
precision, full-spectrum GNSS choke ring antenna designed for sub-millimeter positioning accuracy. The
antennas in this purchase are to be used as spare parts to support systems within the CO-OPS network that
utilize Calian VeraChoke® antennas.”
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in
accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being
requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 1305M226Q0206 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), for Calian VeraChoke
GNSS Choke Ring Antennas FY26 spare parts.
This acquisition is a total set-aside for small business concerns. The associated NAICS code is 334516.
The small business size standard is 1,000 employees.
This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses
may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul .
CLIN 0001
5 - Calian VeraChoke® Multi-Constellation Full-Band GNSS Choke Ring Antenna/ Part Number: 33-
VC6150-14
CLIN 0002
Tariff Surcharge
CLIN 0003
Shipping
QUOTE PRICING MAY BE PROVIDED ON ATTACHED SF1449 FORM OR ON COMPANY
LETTERHEAD IN THE SAME FORMAT AS REQUESTED ON THE SF1449.
Delivery date as soon as possible. Vendor to provide lead time on quote.
Delivery shall be FOB Destination. Place of performance is:
672 Independence Parkway
Chesapeake, VA 23320
A list of solicitation provisions that apply to the acquisition can be found on the Request for Quote Form
SF1449 attachment.
RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023)
(Deviation Jan 2026)
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-
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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. Quote documents shall include signed copies of the SF 1449
and SF 30(s) to acknowledge the solicitation and any applicable amendments. Email quotes are required
and can be sent to kyle.lawrence@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.
3. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability.
4. Quotes must be valid for a minimum of 60 days.
5. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with RFO 52.212-2. Offerors who do not
provide all evaluation criteria may not be considered.
RFO 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (Deviation
Jan 2026)
Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a).
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose
offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors
considered. Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Evaluation will be based on the following
pass/fail criteria;
1. Technical Acceptability.
Specification Sheet - offeror must include specification sheets for quoted equipment.
2. Price.
The Government intends to award a low priced, technically acceptable, single firm fixed-price
purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30.
(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all
options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is
unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the
Government to exercise the option(s).
(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful
offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without
further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an
offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of
withdrawal is received before award.
(End of provision)
CAM 1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010)
OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING
VIA EMAIL TO KYLE.LAWRENCE@NOAA.GOV. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO
LATER THAN 7/22/2026. 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)
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Per NOAA Deviation 2025-02/03: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award
Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that
are not included in agency solic…
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.
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