SPECIAL NOTICE
16 -- ProSensing Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer Processor
- Notice Date
- 4/7/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- 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
- NMAN6000-14-00815
- Archive Date
- 4/21/2014
- Point of Contact
- Shelley Smith, Phone: 816-426-2066
- E-Mail Address
-
shelley.smith@noaa.gov
(shelley.smith@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City office intends to award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Prosensing Inc. for a spare processor for four ProSensing Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometers (SFMR) for the Aircraft Operations Center in MacDill AFB, FL. A Sources Sought Notice was posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on March 25, 2014 and closed on April 4, 2014. No responses were received Justification for Sole Source ProSensing Inc designed and built the Aircraft Operations Center Step Frequency Microwave Radiometers. The SFMR processor is specifically designed to operate an SFMR radiometer. This unit must interface with existing Step Frequency Microwave Radiometers and be equipped to receive, interpret, and process radiometer data into useful meteorological information used by research scientists and forecasters. The SFMR processor design and specification is ProSensing's proprietary property. ProSensing is the only manufacturer and supplier of the SFMR processor. The NOAA Aircraft Operations Center has invested a substantial amount of time, money, and effort to install the existing radiometer on the outside of the aircraft. The system is engineered and approved for use on the WP-3D aircraft. Obtaining a complete new system would not be a cost effective means to meet our science and forecasting objective. As systems age, the AOC has discovered that if the data output meets current requirements, from a logistics perspective it is much more cost effective to manage and maintain the fleet by ensuring that not only is the equipment maintained, but that ready spares are also maintained in the event of a failure during the operational season. If this spare is not acquired, then there is potential for mission degradation, inaccurate forecasting, and inaccurate data available to researchers and forecasters. While a spare SFMR was procured during the initial purchase, a spare processor was not.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NMAN6000-14-00815/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: MacDill AFB, Florida, 33608, United States
- Zip Code: 33608
- Zip Code: 33608
- Record
- SN03331888-W 20140409/140407234515-a792a635c9a4a9fb057c6bed978cd471 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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