SPECIAL NOTICE
59 -- Noticer of Intent to Sole Source EdgeOne Mechanical Power Switches
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- 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 - Norfolk, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- 1305M2-18-00999
- Archive Date
- 9/11/2018
- Point of Contact
- Wendy Culbreth, Phone: 757-605-1263
- E-Mail Address
-
Wendy.Culbreth@noaa.gov
(Wendy.Culbreth@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Synopsis: Notice of Intent To Award A Sole-Source Contract Announcement Number: 1305M2-18-00999 Project Title: EdgeOne Mechanical Power Switches for the 8242XS Acoustic Releases The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Simplified Acquisition Branch intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with EdgeOne Solutions, Inc., using the procedures in FAR Part 13, to purchase Edge One mechanical power switches for the 8242 Acoustic Releases to support the Tropical Atmosphere/Ocean array of buoys (TAO) and TSUNAMI programs. Currently the field service technicians must open the pressure housings on the releases on the deck of a ship to plug in batteries to prevent the batteries from discharging before the end of a deployment. Opening the pressure housing could potentially cause the O-rings to foul or become damaged which could cause the releases to get water inside or more dramatically to implode under pressure. With these switches the releases can be leak tested and purged with dry nitrogen in the National Data Buoy Center laboratory and the field service personnel only have to mechanically rotate the switch to active the power. The Edge One switch is the only commercially manufactured drop-in switch for this application. Use of another manufactures switch voids the EdgeOne warranty. The switches are designed to work with the 8242Xs pressure housing, printed circuit boards, and power connectors. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Only one responsible source. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 334511, Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a business size standard of 1250 Employees. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, nor will one be posted on FedBizOpps. Although a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if any interested party believes that it is capable of meeting the requirements, and in an effort to comply with the requirements outlined in FAR 5.102, a firm may request an electronic copy of the solicitation from the Contract Specialist, Wendy Culbreth (Wendy.Culbreth@noaa.gov). All electronic correspondence shall have the subject line read: 1305M2-18-00999: EdgeOne Mechanical Power Switches. All responsible sources may submit a Capability Statement and/or a quote in accordance with the solicitation, which shall be considered by the agency if received on or before 4:00 PM EST on August 27, 2018. The Capability Statement must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements. The solicitation will remain open from 13 August 2018 to August 27, 2018 (4:00 PM EST).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/EASC/1305M2-18-00999/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4 Little Brook Road, West Wareham, Massachusetts, 02576, United States
- Zip Code: 02576
- Zip Code: 02576
- Record
- SN05034186-W 20180815/180813231300-488b661690372eb96fb9b84d60f48f6d (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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