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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 13, 2002 FBO #0254
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Manual Flask Knobs

Notice Date

8/11/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Administrative Support Center, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328
 

ZIP Code

80305-3328
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-MAP000200336BJ
 

Response Due

9/3/2002
 

Point of Contact

BJ Roberts, Purchasing Agent, Phone 303 497-3799, Fax 303 497-3163, - David Groton, Supervisory Purchasing Agent, Phone (303) 497-3107, Fax (303) 497-3163,
 

E-Mail Address

barbara.roberts@noaa.gov, David.S.Groton@noaa.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory (CMDL) proposes to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with High Precision Devices (HPD), Boulder , CO, for a quantity of 6,200 HPD Manual Flask Knobs. The CMDL Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases air sampling network utilizes custom glass valves manufactured by Glass Expansion, Ltd. (GE), which are the only valves that have been found compatible with the sample gases collected. In order to obtain the required durability and flexibility necessary to prevent failure under the extreme temperature conditions encountered in field sampling, the standard GE valve handles are replaced by manual flask knobs designed specifically for this purpose. GE does not manufacture an alternative valve handle, the valve components from other glass valve manufacturers are not interchangeable, and market research has not identified any other manufacturers of commercially available manual flask knobs for which the required performance test data is available. HPD currently manufactures a replacement manual knob that has been tested extensively in the CMDL Global Air Sampling Network. The HPD replacement knob meets the requirements for functionality and durability. Therefore, NOAA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with HDP for the required manual flask knobs. This procurement is being conducted under the authority of FAR Part 13 (NTE $100K) as a simplified acquisition. No solicitation is available. Responses to this notice will be used solely to determine whether or not a competitive procurement would be in the best interest of the Government and should include test data pertinent to product performance under conditions of extreme temperature and pressure. The anticipated award date is September 9, 2002.
 

Place of Performance

Address: High Precision Devices, 1668 Voltec Lane, Unit C, Boulder, CO

Zip Code: 80301

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00138204-W 20020813/020811213054 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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