SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Kipp and Zonen Pyranometers and Pyrgeometers for the National Data Buoy Center at Stennis Space Center, MS
- Notice Date
- 8/5/2022 1:20:11 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334513
— Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Contracting Office
- COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NW-WG2100-22-00578
- Response Due
- 8/20/2022 1:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Abigail Green, Phone: 8164267469
- E-Mail Address
-
abigail.green@noaa.gov
(abigail.green@noaa.gov)
- 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(b)(1), with OTT Hydromet Corp. located in Sterling, VA, a purchase order for Kipp and Zonen SP21 Pyranometers (Part Number�0374930-100), SMP10 Pyranometers (Part Number�0374905-102), and SGR4 Prygeonmeters (Part Number�0376900-100). The Government intends to utilize the authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will statisfy agency requirements, unless, as a result of this announcement, acceptable responses to this notice are received and a determination is made by the Government to issue a competitive solicitation. The Government intends to award a purchase order to OTT Hydromet Corp. located in Sterling, VA. Sole Source Justfication: The current vendor who supplies sensors for the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) is preparing to close its business and will no longer be selling new sensors or repair existing sensors.� The Kipp and Zonen sensors have been identified as good candidate to replace the existing solar radiation sensors.��Not only does it meet the specifications above, the SMP/SGR are the overwhelming choice of the climate community for monitoring short wave and long wave radiation. To confirm the candidate sensor is the best fit for NDBC engineering and science requirements, NDBC will integrate it with the existing TAO technology and complete a minimum one year sideby- side field test comparing it with the existing sensor. The goal of the side-by-side field testing is to confirm the engineering burden of integrating this sensor with NDBC technology is minor and to verify the stated accuracy, durability and longevity of the replacement sensor that will be deployed autonomously in a remote marine environment. This procurement will allow NDBC to complete an extensive lab and field testing of a candidate sensor that is a feasible alternative to the obsolete existing solar radiation sensor prior making a final selection. If another vendor were selected that was close but doesn�t match the engineering specification and the science requirements, considerable re-engineering, testing, and shoreside processing would be required by the NDBC. For example, the selected solar radiation sensor must be able to be powered by + 11.5 VDC to +12.5 VDC supply or the power system of the TAO buoy would have to be modified. The power consumption must be < 100 mW at the required VDC. The sensor must have a digital output via RS-485. In addition, the sensor must weigh no more than five (5) lbs or the buoy design will need to be modified to prevent capsizing. Furthermore, if the sensor is unable to meet the science requirements given above, the NDBC would then have to develop a transfer function algorithm to correct the sensor output. This process is very timely and labor intensive, and essentially requires simulating the environmental conditions of the deployment locations and developing a curve fitting algorithm to compensate for the shortcomings in the sensor response. Once this algorithm is developed in a lab environment it will then need to be tested in the field at multiple locations for an annual cycle. The cumulative cost for these engineering modifications to the power system, sensor interface, and a redesign of the buoy structure, along with the corrections to the sensor output would be a minimum a few hundred thousand dollars. In addition, the time necessary to design, test, evaluate and implement these changes would put NDBC at a high risk of running out of solar radiation sensors to deploy in the TAO array, as the existing�sensors are no longer available and NDBC stock is very limited. If NDBC were unable to deploy solar radiation sensors within the TAO array the NOAA mission to support climate research and El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) predictions would be severely crippled, as solar radiation sensors provide a critical observation to the mission. This special notice is not a request for competitive offerors and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide this supply may submit substantiating documentation in writing within fifteen business days of this notice. The Federal Government always gives preference to US manufactured products.� Responses can be sent via e-mail to Abigail.green@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. If no documentation is received, award will be made directly to OTT Hydromet Corp. DOC, Eastern Region Acquisition Division 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. Contractors active in SAM have a unique entity identifier (UEI) that is used to do business with the federal government. The Government has moved to a free new, non-proprietary identifier that will have to be requested in, and assigned by, the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). You can register and access the site by going to www.sam.gov.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/00fdcda7f003406696399419bf563fbe/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, USA
- Zip Code: 39529
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 39529
- Record
- SN06415865-F 20220807/220805230115 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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