SOURCES SOUGHT
J -- ASIMET SENSORS
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- NMAN7200-13-01240
- Archive Date
- 7/6/2013
- Point of Contact
- Linda L Mullen, Phone: 757-441-3436
- E-Mail Address
-
Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov
(Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with Star Engineering Inc., 1 Vaillancourt Drive, North Attleboro, Massachusets 02763 for the following requirement: AIMET sensors as follows: VO85010X RM Young wind speed/direction module, 2 each; ABS102 HRH module, 2 each; ABS103 PRC module, 2 each; ABS104 LWR module, 2 each; ABS105 SWR module (w/K&Z sensor), 2 each. Delivery date is July 15, 2013. Delivery to be delivered to NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN, 1050 Register Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29405. In order to comply with the debt collection improvement act of 1966, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for an award of a federal contract. For information regarding registration in SAM contact the SAM website at www.sam.gov. Authority: 41 USC 253(c)(1). The FSC for this is J998 and the NAICS Code is 334511, small business size standard is 750 employees. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order for this requirement. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a proposal. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received by 4:00 P.M. June 21, 2013 will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Evidence must be provided of ability to perform the required study and survey. Responses to this notice, if any, must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov. Sole Source: Star Engineering, Inc. is the only vendor to offer the new AIMET sensors. The AIMET system is comprised of an integrated set of proprietary sensors and circuits only known and only capable of being maintained, repaired, and calibrated by Star Engineering. Many of these sensors are protected by unique patents and/or processes. Only the manufacturer would have the required knowledge, expertise, and testing jigs or hardware to accomplish these tasks. These are high precision, high accuracy sensors. The year-to-year fidelity of the data they output is one of the bedrocks of NOAA's purpose in expending much time and treasure in going to sea. NOAA has to be able to have the utmost confidence in the accuracy, validity, traceability, and consistency of the data of an AIMET sensor. The nature of these instruments is that only the original equipment manufacturer is capable of satisfying those needs.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/EASC/NMAN7200-13-01240/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1050 REGISTER STREET, CHARLESTON, South Carolina, 29405, United States
- Zip Code: 29405
- Zip Code: 29405
- Record
- SN03085448-W 20130612/130611001004-e4a4e9487f6d0b2e2ecb4f80c03df43d (fbodaily.com)
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