SPECIAL NOTICE
61 -- Calibration Kit, Visibility
- Notice Date
- 1/27/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 335999
— All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division-KC, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NWWA12001150627
- Archive Date
- 2/1/2011
- Point of Contact
- Karen L Christian, Phone: (816)426-7286
- E-Mail Address
-
karen.l.christian@noaa.gov
(karen.l.christian@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Special Notice: The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS) is awarding a Purchase Order for the purchase of 25 each Calibration Kit, Visibility, to Belfort Instrument Co. Sole Source Justification: The Government knows of only one source, Belfort Instrument Co. The Calibration Kit is specifically manufactured by Belfort Instrument Co. for the National Weather Service (NWS) Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) program. The ASOS Visibility Sensor was tested and selected at considerable Government's expense to be the baseline Visibility Sensor approved for the ASOS. Accurate field calibration checks performed using the Calibration Kit, Visibility Sensor, Belfort Instrument P/N 32339 is critical in ensuring the sensor reports accurate data. Any redesign and remanufacturing costs could not be recovered by using competitive processes. The Government does not have the design rights of the manufacturer drawings for this part. Market Research: The Government conducted a market research and found there are no other calibration kits that can be compared to the calibration kits manufactured by Belfort Instrument. If there were other calibration kits they could not be used without extensive testing. The Government could not recover the cost of testing if they had to compete for a replacement calibration kit. Belfort Instrument is the only known company that can provide a calibration kit using P/N 32339 that meets the Government's requirements. A sources sought was posted on FedBizOpps under NWWA12001150627KLC on January 4, 2011 for a 10-day posting and no responses were received.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NWWA12001150627/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Logistics Support Center, 1510 East Bannister Road, Bldg #1, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131, United States
- Zip Code: 64131
- Zip Code: 64131
- Record
- SN02368448-W 20110129/110127234633-05493edc9c7236aee13005badf0ea0ee (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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