SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- PROVIDE 5 CURRENT PRESSURE INVERTED ECHO SOUNDERS TO BE UTILIZED BY AOML
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NRMAD000716350CMM
- Response Due
- 8/1/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/16/2007
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) located in Miami, FL, intends to establish a fixed price purchase order for five (5) Current Pressure Inverted Echo Sounders (CPIES) with the Paros 410K pressure option and Internal radio/Flasher that will be utilized by AOML on a sole source basis from the University of Rhode Island (URI), Kingston, RI based on the following reasons: 1) AOML has acquired several of these instruments in recent years from URI and needs to acquire 5 additional systems; 2) URI is the only known manufacturer of these systems and most certainly is the only known vendor that has the extensive knowledge and experience required to build field proven IES; 3) AOML has already acquired nearly all the supporting equipment needed to prepare, trouble shoot, maintain, operate and communicate with the URI IES; 4) This instrument is deployed from a ship at the site of interest where it sinks to the bottom of the ocean and must remain there for periods of up to 5 years while it acquires and logs the data, while on the ocean bottom, the CPIES periodically transmits an acoustic pulse, which travels from the bottom of the ocean to the surface then back to the bottom where it is detected by the instrument. The scientists and engineers at the URI have devoted a lot of time and effort to the design and develop the CPIES and are acknowledged as the leaders in the use of these instruments in oceanographic research and the analysis and interpretation of the data. They have refined their design based on the results of these deployments to improve the measurement accuracy, reliability, and the resulting data quality. 5) Since these instruments are deployed for periods of up to 5 years an acoustic telemetry system must be built into the CPIES so that a synopsis of the data can be obtained periodically from a ship without retrieving the instrument. URI developed a technique of condensing the data and transmitting it acoustically to a ship so that the instruments do not have to be brought to the surface to get the data; 6) The system URI developed uses a complicated structure of various acoustic frequencies, pulse width, and timing differences to transmit the information to the ship. The ship then uses a deck set to decode these acoustic signals into digital information that is recorded and converted by a computer into data values for the scientists; 7) To change vendors would require an expensive duplication of effort and resources. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source using the acquisition processes set forth in FAR part 12, Commercial Items. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive responses. However, all responses received within fifteen days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Responses can be faxed to Carey Marlow at (816) 274-6923 or submitted via email to carey.m.marlow@noaa.gov . Interested firms shall include, in writing, the company name, and address, point of contact, telephone number, and business size; a statement regarding their capabilities and qualifications; and any additional supporting literature describing its product in sufficient detail for the Government to determine whether competition exists for a CPIES that meets all the requirements in form, fit, and function. Submissions received in response to this notice shall be evaluated based on the following criteria: 1) Demonstrated technical ability to successfully provide the required CPIES equipment with Paros 410K pressure option and internal radio/flasher. The applicable NAICS code is 334516. DOC, CRAD requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made to a company not registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov. In order to register, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505.
- Place of Performance
- Address: ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC & METEORLOGICAL LAB (AOML), 4301 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI,FL 33149
- Zip Code: 33149
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 33149
- Record
- SN01343993-W 20070719/070717220346 (fbodaily.com)
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