SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- OCEANIC CURRENT MONITORS FOR THE GLOBAL BUOY ARRAY - JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN OPEN COMPETITION
- Notice Date
- 4/28/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- AB133R-09-RP-0104
- Archive Date
- 6/10/2009
- Point of Contact
- J.D. Cooley,, Phone: 206-526-6032, Sharon S. Kent,, Phone: (206) 526-6035
- E-Mail Address
-
John.D.Cooley@noaa.gov, sharon.s.kent@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Justificaiton for Other Than Full and Open Competition: presented because the Government has knowledge that the items it needs are proprietary in nature and must meet exacting specifications for the whole system to operate properly or at all. Government is seeking Sontek/YSI current monitors due to the fact that Sontek systems are currently in use. To replace the systems would cost millions of dollars and many months of time, and therefore, is not viable. FedBizOpps: Pre-Solicitation Notice - Sole Source - Posted 4/28/09 Solicitation No. AB133R-09-RP-0104 NAICS: 334519; 500 employees This publication serves as a notice of intent to procure, on a sole-source basis, with Sontek/YSI Incorporated. The intended acquisition is to acquire ocean current meters and related equipment items to support the Indian Ocean Moored Buoy Array, for which the Government intends to acquire from one source under the authority of 41 USC 235(c) (1), Only One Responsible Source. NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Pacific Marine Environmental Lab (PMEL) requires the manufacture of ocean current meters that meet proprietary specifications to work with equipment in which the Government has already invested. The proposed contract will be a one-time firm-fixed price contract without options. The only known source to provide the required monitors is Sontek/YSI Incorporated., Inc. Sontek/YSI has developed proprietary products and techniques that are used together with existing proprietary equipment utilized to monitor various aspects of the climate and is a part of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). The Sontek/YSI monitors comply with PMEL's strict specifications for the monitors. All interested parties must respond to this announcement by May 13, 2009. Responses must include the contractor's name, contact information, and information indicating the contractor's capability to provide the required ocean current monitors. Documentation shall be submitted to support the contractor's capability to provide the monitors that will work with the GOOS system, along with applicable contract numbers, points of contact and phone numbers, and description cable configurations, provided under previous contracts for the same purposes. Any response that does not include this information will not be considered. The Government will evaluate each response to determine if the contractor has the experience, knowledge and capability to provide the required ocean current monitors. No solicitation is available at this time. All contractors doing business with this Acquisition Office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov/. In addition, completion of the online representation and certifications application (ORCA) is required. The applicable NAICS is 334519 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. All interested concerns must submit documentation by email at john.d.cooley@noaa.gov by May 13, 2009.
- Web Link
-
FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=34fe666c6f6bb5cd62a48035f45677f8&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 7600 SAND POINT WAY, NE, SEATTLE, Washington, 98115, United States
- Zip Code: 98115
- Zip Code: 98115
- Record
- SN01803911-W 20090430/090428221458-34fe666c6f6bb5cd62a48035f45677f8 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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