SOURCES SOUGHT
61 -- Electro-Optical Tether
- Notice Date
- 8/5/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334417
— Electronic Connector Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Region Acquisition Division, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NRMA0006-8-43583DT
- Response Due
- 8/19/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/20/2008
- Point of Contact
- Doris P Turner,, Phone: 303-497-3872
- E-Mail Address
-
doris.p.turner@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ***NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Mountain Region Acquisition Division, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Tyco Electronics Corporation, 2800 Fulling Mill Rd, Bldg. 38, Middletown, PA 17057-3142 for the purchase of an ROV tether and reel. ***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) requirement for a cable to be used as a replacement for the existing cable. This cable is used as a tether for the ROV on the Okeanos Explorer. Specifically, no other vendor can meet the NOAA requirement with these unique specifications: the design of the power conductors in this tether cable with respect to voltage capacity of 3600 is required and this cable uses a unique Electro-Light type fiber/electrical conductor which allows a small diameter in the cable and minimizes the weight. Tyco has designed this cable which was slightly modified from cable used for the same purpose by Woods Hole Oceanographic and has a proven reliable track record. Cable designs using individual power conductors that are entirely separate from the single mode fibers, single mode fibers encapsulated in steel tubing, or single mode fibers not physically incorporated into the power conductor assembly will not be considered for this application. As a result, Tyco is the only authorized manufacturer of this tether ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment that fully meets 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.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN01631102-W 20080807/080805221132-c8d7c3fac02ca16666d49c49a0f51898 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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