SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- AWAC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2022 11:26:04 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA SEATTLE WA 98115 USA
- ZIP Code
- 98115
- Solicitation Number
- NRMAF0002201139S1C
- Response Due
- 7/30/2022 2:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Shana Cochran, Phone: 3035786998
- E-Mail Address
-
shana.cochran@noaa.gov
(shana.cochran@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- ***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH NORTEKUSA, INC OUT OF BOSTON, MA FOR AWAC ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT NORTEKUSA, INC IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDER OF THE SPECIFIC AWAC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER NEEDED. �NORTEKUSA IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT PROVIDES A PROLOG BOARD AND NECESSARY FIRMWARE TO COMPUTE THE LARGE AMOUNT OF RAW DATA AND OUPUT ONLY THE FINAL VALUES. This is a very small amount of data which is required for communications. Other support equipment within our array of instrumentation has Nortek software that is used to process the information retrieved from the equipment, and render known results. Were we to go with another vendor other than Nortek, whose software is proprietary, we would have to reprogram a multitude of equipment, as well as purchase software for the equipment. Our entire ReCon Network for the Great Lakes is built around and compatible with Nortek equipment and software. In addition to that, Nortek USA AWAC products are also the only other vendor that uses a Prolog board to calculate waves internally in the instrument. This saves cost and memory space in the instrument for our real time systems. The Nortek USA AWAC acoustic doppler current profilers also is unique by providing on board wave processing. Not having to pay to transmit large amounts of data back to the lab for processing will save the laboratory a vast amount of money during the lifetime of the instrument. Not having to transmit large amounts of raw data through Iridium or CDMA modems will save us money annually by using this current meter as part of our underwater instrumentation platforms. NORTEKUSA HAS CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THis awac doppler current profiler AND THEY HAVE NO AUTHORIZED RESELLERS IN THE UNITED STATES. . ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH 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 RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06390320-F 20220717/220715230116 (samdaily.us)
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