SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334511
— Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division-KC, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NRMAD000-14-01144
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2014
- Point of Contact
- Shelley Smith, Phone: 816-426-2066
- E-Mail Address
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shelley.smith@noaa.gov
(shelley.smith@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City office intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Teledyne RD Instruments for two Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP) for the Atlantic Operational and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, FL. AOML requires the following LADCP's: One (1) LADCP, Product Code WHM300-LADCP, 6000m depth-rated, WH 300 kHz Monitor Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP), with 256MB Memory, WM 15. One (1) LADCP, Product Code WHM150-LADCP, 6000m depth-rated WH 150 kHz Monitor, 6000m PS, WM 15. Justification for Sole Source This procurement is for the purchase of two current profilers to be used on hydrographic cruises. On its hydrographic cruises, AOML uses two LADCP's mounted on a rosette frame. These LADCPs, used in a dual configuration mode, measure vertical profiles of the horizontal velocity components from near the ocean surface to near the bottom. The observations provide absolute velocity estimates including the geostrophic component of the flow. The LADCP units are broadband, self-contained 300 kHz and 150 KHz LADCP instruments manufactured by Teledyne RD Instruments. The data from this configuration is output via a star cable up a sea-cable to a computer. This instrument will routinely be pressure cycled to 6000 meters depths and must be designed to work under these conditions without adversely affecting data collection. Teledyne RD Instruments is the only known provider of LADCP equipment that can be integrated into a dual LADCP configuration utilized by AOML during full-ocean depth profiling (two units together in tandem, collecting a common data set). Additionally, AOML has designed and built 4 frames (at a cost of ~ $16,000 a frame) with dimensions specifically for use with the Teledyne RD Instruments LADCPs so that the beam pattern of the LADCP are not obstructed by other sensors mounted on the frame. Also, the broadband signal processing technology which Teledyne RD Instruments holds the patent on, enables the LADCP instruments to perform significantly better than other instruments that do not use broadband signal processing. The LADCP must have 4-beams, convex with a beam angle of 20 degrees. The Teledyne RD Instruments ADCP uses four acoustic transducers (other manufacturers typically use 3). The fourth transducer provides a means for quality control of the collected data. This is especially important in current profiling applications. Any instrument purchased must be able to run Teledyne RD Instruments 52xx firmware and output data in a format that is compatible with custom processing software used and maintained at AOML (identical to the Teledyne RD Instruments format). Switching to another manufacturer would not be practical and very costly because it would take approximately 1 year for new software to be written and tested and new frames would have to be built. As mentioned above Teledyne RD Instruments has a patent for the broadband signal processing technology. These instruments are used by multiple divisions of NOAA and are proven to help NOAA meet its goals. Sources Sought This sources sought notice is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the Transtrike Strips may submit substantiating documentation in writing within ten days of this notice. Responses can be faxed to Shelley Smith at (757) 664-3633 or sent via e-mail to shelley.smith@noaa.gov. 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 response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. DOC, Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number. A Dun and Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on-line at http://www.dnb.com/eupdate or by telephone at (800)333-0505.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Atlantic Operational and Meteorological Laboratory, 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida, 33149, United States
- Zip Code: 33149
- Zip Code: 33149
- Record
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