SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Replacement Acoustic Doppler Current Proflier
- Notice Date
- 2/24/2017
- 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 Acquisition Division - Kansas City, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NRMAD000-17-00424
- Archive Date
- 4/4/2017
- Point of Contact
- Elliott Waxman, Phone: 816-426-2068
- E-Mail Address
-
Eliott.Waxman@noaa.gov
(Eliott.Waxman@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division office intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Teledyne Instruments, Inc. (TRDI) for the replacement of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) for the Atlantic Oceanic and Meteorological Laboratory Physical Oceanography Division (AOML/PhOD) in Miami, FL. Justification for Sole Source NOAA/AOML/PhOD owns seven (7) TRDI ADCP's. One of the ADCP's has suffered extensive damage. The damaged unit was returned to TRDI and determined to be beyond economical repair and must be replaced. AOML has invested over 1000 man-hours into developing software that specifically utilizes the TRDI data format. TRDI is the only provider of ADCP equipment that can be integrated into the dual ADCP configuration utilized by NOAA/AOML/PhOD during full-ocean depth profiling (two units together in tandem, collecting a common data set). The government does not know of any other ADCP that can be integrated. TRDI is the sole manufacturer for Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling instruments. TRDI is the original equipment manufacturer of the WHS300- I-UG510 ADCP and maintains proprietary rights to all of their equipment. They possess the technical knowledge and patents covering the intricate designs of the instruments and any accessory items associated with that instrument. 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 ADCP may submit substantiating documentation in writing within ten days of this notice. Responses can be sent via e-mail to elliott.waxman@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 Acquisition Division 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. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division office intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Teledyne Instruments, Inc. (TRDI) for the replacement of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) for the Atlantic Oceanic and Meteorological Laboratory Physical Oceanography Division (AOML/PhOD) in Miami, FL. Justification for Sole Source NOAA/AOML/PhOD owns seven (7) TRDI ADCP's. One of the ADCP's has suffered extensive damage. The damaged unit was returned to TRDI and determined to be beyond economical repair and must be replaced. AOML has invested over 1000 man-hours into developing software that specifically utilizes the TRDI data format. TRDI is the only provider of ADCP equipment that can be integrated into the dual ADCP configuration utilized by NOAA/AOML/PhOD during full-ocean depth profiling (two units together in tandem, collecting a common data set). TRDI is the sole manufacturer for Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling instruments and the sole source for repairs. TRDI is the original equipment manufacturer of the WHS300- I-UG510 ADCP and maintains proprietary rights to all of their equipment. They possess the technical knowledge and patents covering the intricate designs of the instruments and any accessory items associated with that instrument. 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 software may submit substantiating documentation in writing within ten days of this notice. Responses can be sent via e-mail to elliott.waxman@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 Acquisition Division 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 Oceanic and Meteorological Laboratory, 4301 Rickenbacker Company, Miami, Florida, 33149, United States
- Zip Code: 33149
- Zip Code: 33149
- Record
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