SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- EXO2 Multi-Parameter Water Quallity Sondes
- Notice Date
- 2/5/2016
- 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-KC, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NRMAF000-16-00379
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2016
- 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 negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Fondriest Environmental, Inc., 2091 Exchange Court, Fairborn, OH, for five YSI Inc., EXO2 multi-parameter water quality sondes with six sensor ports and one wiper port as well as compatible cond/temp, pH/ORP, ODO, turbidity, total algae/fDOM sensors for the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) in Ann Arbor, MI. Pursuant to HABHRCA Legislation S: 1254; PL-113-124, GLERL is required to monitor harmful algal bloom growth and toxicity in the Great Lakes. To meet this requirement, a Bluetooth requirement exists to limit cabling to the sensors from a vessel on the water, providing for less labor, better safety, and highly accurate readings as part of the Quality Assurance/Quality Control requirements. The algae sensors measure chlorophyll and blue/green an alga, which reports the levels of toxic algae in the water. YSI Inc., is the only manufacturer of sensors that employ Bluetooth technology in their sondes, as well as internally stored calibration coefficients in their individual sensors. These features make field swapping of sensors and communications accurate. YSI Inc. is the only manufacturer to provide sondes that include a Total Algae sensor. YSI Inc.'s software interface uses Smart QC quality assurance checks to search for and prevent faults, errors, and lost data before the Sondes are deployed. This is an invaluable service that no other company provides for this type of Sonde and associated sensor suite. Sole Source Justification YSI Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xylem Corporation, is the only manufacturer of the EXO2 sondes, their compatible sensors and accessories. Fondriest Environmental is the only authorized distributor for selling the EXO2 sondes and compatible sensors and accessories in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. Sources Sought This sources sought notice is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the required sondes may submit substantiating documentation in writing within five days of this notice. Responses can be faxed to Shelley Smith at (757) 664-3633 or sent via e-mail to shelley.smith@noaa.gov. Documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. DOC, Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number. A Dun and Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on-line at http://www.dnb.com/eupdate or by telephone at (800)333-0505.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NRMAF000-16-00379/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, 4840 S. State Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48108, United States
- Zip Code: 48108
- Zip Code: 48108
- Record
- SN04012199-W 20160207/160205234610-6c37bcae4dfdf018c2b4ed79dc31444b (fbodaily.com)
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