SOURCES SOUGHT
20 -- Annual Performance Assessment, Replacement, Testing, Evaluation, Repair, Certification and Calibration Services of Marine Instruments for Measurement of Salinity, Temperature, Pressure, Dissolved Oxygen and Related Oceanographic Variables
- Notice Date
- 5/29/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- EA-133M-13-RQ-0418
- Archive Date
- 5/22/2014
- Point of Contact
- Charles Hartley, Phone: 757-441-6457
- E-Mail Address
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charles.hartley@noaa.gov
(charles.hartley@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk, VA (ERAD) on behalf of NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) and National Weather Service's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) seeks information on companies who are capable of providing and maintaining marine instruments for measurement of salinity, temperature, pressure, dissolved oxygen, related oceanographic variables. The rigorous use of these instruments on ships throughout NOAA's field research season (February - November) and the continuous year-long use of the instruments on Tropical Atmospheric Ocean (TAO) BUOYS in the ocean causes the equipment to deteriorate and degrade, which results in less accurate data collection. As such, NOAA is seeking companies that can perform annual assessments, testing, evaluation, repair, re-certification and calibration to keep the instruments in good working condition in order to maintain the accuracy of the data collected. Consistency in the specifications and methods to maintain the instruments functionality and operation is a major factor in the accuracy of the data collected. NOAA uses SeaBird Electronics (SBE) instruments for oceanographic data collection. Many of the NOAA's shipboard research projects and NDBC's Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) buoy systems collect data over a number of years using the same methodology and comparing the results against previous years. All interested businesses shall provide information that demonstrates capabilities in the following areas: 1. Information that demonstrates the company can provide instruments that meet the requirement stated below and capability to perform annual assessments, testing, evaluation, repair, re-certification and calibration to include furnishing replacement units, parts, and accessories, Ocean sensors must meet the following minimum requirements: Materials PET Plastic or Titanium TemperatureConductivityPressure Range-5 to 35 degree C0 to 7 S/mUp to 7000m depth Accuracy±0.002 degree C0.0003 S/m0.1% full scale Resolution0.0001 degree C0.00001 S/m0.002% full scale Stability (typical)0.0002 degrees per month0.0003 S/m per month0.05% full scale per year CommunicationInductive and Serial options SamplingPolled and Autonomous Memory64 Mbyte non-volatile FLASH (32 Mbyte useable)8 Mbyte non-volatile FLASH Supply Voltage7.2 VDC Depth Rating600 or 10500 m MaterialPET Plastic or Titanium Dimensions (max)56 mm X 106 mm X 387 mm68 mm X 140 mm X 5277 mm Weight in Air1.1 or 1.6 kg2.9 or 4.0 kg Weight in Water.5 or 1 kg1.3 or 2.4 kg NOAA requires an instrument that samples temperature. The instrument must provide an external I/O port for communicating with a SBE9plus CTD system. The manufacturer must provide repair and calibration services. Depth rating: more than or equal to 3000 m. Range: -3 to +20 degrees C Accuracy: 0.002 degrees C Resolution: 0.0005 degrees C Power required: 11 - 16 VDC, 25 ma Signal output: +/- 0.5 V square wave NOAA requires an instrument that samples conductivity. The instrument must provide an external I/O port for communicating with a SBE9plus CTD system. The manufacturer must provide repair and calibration services. Depth rating: more than or equal to 3000 m. Range: 0 - 7 Siemens/meter Accuracy: 0.0003 Siemens/meter Resolution: 0.0004 Siemens/meter Power required: 6 - 24 VDC Signal output: 1 V square wave capacity coupled NOAA requires an instrument that receives a constant 250 VDC and regulates it to a constant 64 VDC. The manufacturer must provide repair and calibration services. Weight: < 10 pounds Length: < 12 inches Diameter: < 5 inches Depth rating: 600 m One standard 2-pin connector (XSG-2-BCL-HP) - to interface with a sea cable One standard 4-pin connector (XSG-4-BCL-HP) - to interface with a SBE49 FastCAT (pin 1- return; pin 2 - transmit to FastCat; pin 3- receive from FastCAT; pin 4 - 15V out) 2. A price sheet or other commercial pricelist or catalog with a description of the instruments that can be provided. 3. A statement or other documentation as to whether the respondent can be represented as a small business concern under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing with a size standard is 500 employees. The applicable NAICS of 334519 must be included in the vendor's NAICS listing within the System for Award Management (SAM) for NOAA to verify your size status, if needed. All response and response contents to this Sources Sought will be considered information only and will not be binding on the parties. Interested businesses responding to this request will not be obligated to provide the services described herein and it is understood by the NOAA that the costs provided as a result of this request are "best" estimates only. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; NOAA will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information in response to this Sources Sought. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals and the Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice. A determination by the Government as to whether a competitive acquisition can be conducted for the supplies and services described are solely within the discretion of the Government. The Point of Contact is Chas Hartley, Contract Specialist who can be reached by phone at 757-441-6457 if you have any questions. No collect calls will be accepted. All sources may identify their interest and provide adequate evidence of their capability to perform this requirement to Mr. Hartley at charles.hartley@noaa.gov no later than June 12, 2013. Provide all responses in MSWord 2000 (or later version) or Adobe.pdf. Thank-you for your interest in NOAA's acquisition requirements and we look forward to hearing from you.
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