SPECIAL NOTICE
20 -- MAREL M1100 PL2262 SCALES AND WEIGHTS
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2023 5:56:21 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334513
— Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA SEATTLE WA 98115 USA
- ZIP Code
- 98115
- Solicitation Number
- NFFS7600-23-02665JRW
- Response Due
- 7/25/2023 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 07/26/2023
- Point of Contact
- Jamie Rosales, Phone: 3035786951
- E-Mail Address
-
jamie.rosales@noaa.gov
(jamie.rosales@noaa.gov)
- Description
- ***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION�S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), FISHERIES MONITORING AND ANALYSIS (FMA) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH MAREL, INC. OUT OF BELLEVUE WASHINGTON FOR MAREL M1100 PL2262 SCALES AND WEIGHTS TO BE DELIVERED TO SEATTLE WA. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA�S REQUIREMENT THAT MAREL, INC. IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS MAREL M1100 PL2262 MOTION-COMPENSATING MARINE PLATFORM SCALES AND WEIGHTS. THE MAREL M1100 PL2262 MOTION COMPENSATED PLATFORM SCALE IS THE ONLY SCALE AVAILABLE THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF BEING PORTABLE (LIGHT WEIGHT), FIELD PROVEN IN THE WEST COAST AND NORTHEAST OBSERVER PROGRAMS AND HAS THE ABLILITY TO ACCURATELY WEIGH UP TO 40KG ON A MOVING COMMERICAL FISHING VESSEL. MAREL MARINE DIGITAL MOTION-COMPENSATING SCALES ARE CURRENTLY IN USE BY ALL OBSERVERS DEPLOYED ON COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS. THE GOVERNMENT HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE COLLECTION OF DATA BY FISHERIES MONITORING AND ANALYSIS (FMA). MARINE DIGITAL MOTION-COMPENSATING SCALES HAVE HELPED ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVED WEIGHT COLLECTION IN A MORE EFFICIENT AND SAFE MANNER. NOAA OBSERVER PROGRAMS ARE REQUIRED TO COLLECT ACCURATE DATA ON COMMERICAL FISHING VESSELS AND TO BE USED FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.� IT IS MISSION CRITICAL TO HAVE ALL OBSERVERS USING DATA FROM THE SAME SCALES AND HAVE THE SAME CALIBRATION STANDARDS TO MAINTAIN DATA INTERGRITY.� THE MAREL SCALES ARE USED ON THE NOAA VESSEL SURVEYS AND ARE ALSO USED BY OTHER NOAA OBSERVER PROGRAMS DUE TO THEIR HIGH LEVEL OF ACCURACY. MAREL OTHER DIGITAL SCALES DO NOT HAVE THE MOTION COMPENSATION TECHNOLOGY AND SO FISH WEIGHED FROM OTHER SCALES WOULD NOT BE ACCURATE FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND COULD NOT BE USED. THERE ARE NO OTHER SCALES THAT HAVE THE MOTION COMPENSATING TECHNOLOGY. MAREL INC, DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORIZED RESELLERS AND THEY ARE THE SOLE SOURCE. DELIVERY BY 09/30/2023. ***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: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06743332-F 20230713/230711230048 (samdaily.us)
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