SPECIAL NOTICE
H -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 4/26/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- WAD-12-2755_NFFP7410-12-02755
- Point of Contact
- Randall Brown, Phone: (206) 526-6226
- E-Mail Address
-
randall.w.brown@noaa.gov
(randall.w.brown@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE ON A SOLE-SOURCE BASIS WITH BIOSONICS. PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE USE OF BIOSONICS INC. TOWFISH, TRANSDUCERS, AND ECHOSOUNDER TO TEST WITH LIQUID ROBOTICS WAVE GLIDER AUV FOR 7-10 DAYS AT LIQUID ROBOTICS TESTING FACILITY. DR. CHARLES GREENE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND BIOSONICS HAVE DEVELOPED A TOWFISH AND DUAL FREQUENCY ECHOSOUNDER TO BE CARRIED BY THE LIQUID ROBOTICS WAVE GLIDER AUV. THIS SYSTEM IS THE ONLY KNOWN ECHOSOUNDER AND TOWFISH DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE WITH THE LIQUID ROBOTICS WAVE GLIDER AUV. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN USED BY CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND IS A CUSTOM-DESIGNED TOWFISH AND ACOUSTIC SYSTEM TO BE USED WITH THE LONG DURATION SOLAR AND WAVE POWERED WAVE GLIDER AUV. THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE AN OPTION YEAR IN 2013 FOR 45 DAYS USE OF THE BIOSONICS TOWFISH SYSTEM WITH THE WAVE GLIDER AS THE SECOND PHASE IN THE PROOF OF CONCEPT. TO THIS NOTICE MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 15 CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY EXPRESS INTEREST WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. RESPONSES WILL BE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO ISSUE A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $150,000.
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-
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- Record
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