SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Intent to Award
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334513
— Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- 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
- NWWG3400-17-00342
- Archive Date
- 8/18/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Priebe, Phone: 816-426-7470
- E-Mail Address
-
Jennifer.Priebe@noaa.gov
(Jennifer.Priebe@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Special Notice: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service's National Logistic Support Center located in Grandview, MO is awarding an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract for five years for ASOS Calibration Kits to Belfort Instrument Company located in Baltimore, MD for replenishment of stock supply. Sole Source Justification: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS)/National Logistics and Support Center (NLSC) located in Grandview, MO intends to purchase Calibration Kits for the Visibility Sensor on the Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) PN 32339 Model 6200s directly from Belfort Instrument Company to replenish logistics supply stock. Belfort Instrument Company has been identified as the only known source that can provide Calibration Kits for the Visibility Sensor on the Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) as specified below that will meet the Government's intended use. This acquisition will procure calibration kits for the Visibility Sensor for the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) that NWS does not possess. Belfort Instrument Company is uniquely qualified to provide these supplies to the National Weather Service based upon the fact that they are the original equipment manufacturer and only authorized source of supply of proprietary calibration kits currently integrated into the ASOS. To meet the logistical support requirements needed to maintain ASOS systems, it is required to purchase calibration kits that are designed specifically for the system. All spares for this system are required to be identical to the item which was provided with the original equipment. It is not possible to substitute for this item; any logistical spares must be form, fit and function identical to the original equipment item. Acceptance of any item other than the original equipment would require that testing be completed again and would require significant funding and time to accomplish causing the ASOS system to be unavailable during this period which would be unacceptable. Due to budgetary constraints and exemplary performance of this calibration kit on the ASOS, there are no plans to begin the extensive development process to find a replacement. Therefore, to meet the logistical support requirements needed to maintain sensor operation it is required to purchase repair parts that are designed specifically for that make and model of sensor. The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain spare calibration kits for the ASOS program. All spares for this system are required to be identical to the item which was provided with the original equipment. It is not possible to substitute for this item; any logistical spares must be form, fit, and function identical to the original equipment item. Belfort Instrument considers this item as proprietary and so is the only known source of supply. The Government is not aware of any other vendors that can provide this specialized piece of equipment while also meeting all of the requirements listed above. Belfort Instrument Company is the only known source that can provide ASOS Calibration Kits needed in order to complete this task. The Government is not aware of any other vendors that can provide this specialized piece of equipment while also meeting all of the requirements listed above. To the best of the Government's knowledge there are no other vendors available who can meet the requirements needed in order to compete for this project. A sources sought notice was posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website https://www.fbo.gov/ on 6/13/2017 under Solicitation #NWWG3400-17-00342. The posting closed at 11:59 PM CT on 6/26/2017 with no responses. It is the Government's intent to award a purchase order to Belfort Instrument Company.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NWWG3400-17-00342/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 14200 Merritt Rd, Grandview, Missouri, United States
- Record
- SN04641002-W 20170824/170822232553-64a389e935937316c53660f41bd97072 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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