SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Mintaka Star Dual Sensor Precision Barograph, Custom Mounting, and Support
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device 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
- NWWG3300-17-00916
- Archive Date
- 9/14/2017
- Point of Contact
- Shelley Smith, Phone: 816-426-2066
- E-Mail Address
-
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 Barber Creations, LLC, for seventy-five (75) Mintaka Star Dual Sensor Precision Barographs, custom mounting plates, and cables with the National Weather Service (NWS) Observations Program Management Branch, U.S. Volunteer Observing Ship (VOS) Program in Silver Spring, MD. Background The VOS Program requires the procurement of the Mintaka Star Dual Sensor Precision Barographs to replace aging and non-functioning instruments currently deployed by NWS on VOS ships. The Mintaka Star Barometers will improve the quality of on board ship observations by improving data integrity with digital equipment that fully integrates with the World Meteorological Organization compliant maritime electronic logbook/encoding software TurboWin 2.4.+ for transmitting meteorological observations. Sole Source Justification Barber Creations, LLC is the company who created and engineered the Mintaka equipment and internal software. They are the sole integrator who created and assembles the Mitaka Star Baragraph with the custom NWS mounting bracket. The Mintaka Star Precision Barograph solely meets the NWS needs as a barometer/hub for VOS Program as it fully integrates with the World Meteorological Organization compliant maritime electronic logbook and encoding software TurboWin 2.4.+ for transmitting meteorological observations from VOS ships while at sea. The NWS VOS program has direct access to the engineer who developed the product at Barber Creations for high quality service and support at no additional cost to Government. Field support and firmware updates are also included as part of the service. There is no other source that can provide the needed barographs, custom mounting bracket, and support and service for the Mintaka Star product. 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 required barographs, mounting brackets and support may submit substantiating documentation in writing within five days of this notice. Responses can be 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.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NWWG3300-17-00916/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Weather Service Evaluation Branch, 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- Zip Code: 20910
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN04643076-W 20170825/170823233234-4fb2797e0b48bbbf17555d23718de64c (fbodaily.com)
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