SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- MAREL SCALES
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2023 2:15:31 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 333998
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- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA SEATTLE WA 98115 USA
- ZIP Code
- 98115
- Solicitation Number
- NFFM72202302425S1C
- Response Due
- 8/3/2023 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/18/2023
- Point of Contact
- Shana Cochran, Phone: 3035786998
- E-Mail Address
-
shana.cochran@noaa.gov
(shana.cochran@noaa.gov)
- Description
- ***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER (AFSC) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH MAREL INC OUT OF BELLVUE, WA FOR TWO (2) MAREL M2200� PL2220 MARINE SCALES (1.5/3 KG) WITH 500 G STAINLESS STEEL CALIBRATION WEIGHT, ONE (1) MAREL M2200 PL2220 MARINE SCALES (6/15 KG) WITH 3KG STAINLESS STEEL CALIBRATION WEIGHT, FIVE (5) MAREL M2200 PL3220 SCALES (15/30 KG) WITH TWO 10KG STAINLESS STEEL CALIBRATION WEIGHTS, AND ONE (1) MAREL M2200 PL5220 SCALES (60/150 KG) WITH 20 KG STAINLESS STEEL CALIBRATION WEIGHT. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT MAREL INC IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF MAREL SCALES IN NORTH AMERICA. The purchase will be for 2 Marel M2200 PL2020 Marines Scale 120V Bluetooth (1.5/6 KG), 1 Marel M2200 PL2020 Marines Scale 120V Bluetooth (6/15 KG), 1 Marel M2200 PL5220 Marine Scales 120V Bluetooth (60/150 KG), (2) 20KG Stainless steel calibration weights and (2) 3KG stainless steel calibration weights. ESB requires (2) Marel M2200 PL2020 120V Bluetooth/Ethernet/USB, (2) Marel M2200 PL5220 120V Bluetooth/Ethernet/USB, (2) 3 Kg Stainless Steel Weights and (2) 20 kg Stainless steel weights as these will be deployed on various survey that may have overlapping schedules. These scales and calibration weights need to be identical in order to protect the integrity of the data beginning collected. The mission of the NEFSC/ESB is to collect accurate data with chartered, commercial and NOAA research vessels to be used in supporting fisheries stock assessments and management decisions by the regional office and management councils. In order to meet the requirements set by the Northeast Region's fishery management plans (FMPs) and as mandated by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Sustainable Fisheries Act, ESB employs strict data collection requirements. The fundamental means to provide an evaluation of a fishery resource's status for an FMP is determined through stock assessments. Critical data streams to assessments includes fishery survey indices of abundance. These survey indices (and the models that use them) require a measure of resource biomass making it mission critical to collect accurate and precise catch mass data. Marine digital motion-compensating scales help achieve this objective of improved weight collection in an efficient and precise manner. Improved precision reduces uncertainty in the biomass indices, and the resulting measures of resource abundance ESB requires a scale that is able to communicate with the FSCS 2.0 data collection software. ESB has developed interface boxes that communicate with all the FSCS hardware and software. Marel does not require the use of their proprietary application to capture the data from the scale. The at-sea transmission of the scientists' catch weight data to the software significantly reduces transcription errors and enhances our mission to collect accurate and precise data. The scientists are on deck for long periods of time, increasing the potential for transcription errors and necessitating the need for a scale with an AC power supply so batteries do not need to be changed during data collection. Bluetooth capability and the installation of the Bluetooth power supply is done at no extra charge and is part of the labor costs included in the Marel scale service plan and allows for multiple ways to incorporate data through ethernet, USB and serial. WHILE CONDUCTING MARKET RESEARCH, IT WAS FOUND THAT SIMILAR PRODUCTS EXISTED BUT COULD NOT MEET ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS. AND'S U0-200 MOTION-COMPENSATING FISH SCALE IS NOT COMPOSED OF AISI 316 STAINLESS STEEL AND DOES NOT MEET EPA IEC 529-IP69K WATERPROOF STANDARDS. THE ESB REQUIRES THAT THE SCALES WITHSTAND IMMERSION IN WATER FROM WAVES, RAIN AND HIGH POWERED HOSES. THIS SCALE WOULD NOT WORK IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. JOHNSON SCALE CO. OFFERS A MOTION COMPENSATING SCALE, THE MSI 4260 PORT-A-WEIGH, BUT IT IS NOT COMPOSED OF AISI 316 STAINLESS STEEL AND DOES NOT MEET EPA IEC 529-IP69K WATERPROOF STANDARDS. THE ESB REQUIRES THAT THE SCALES WITHSTAND IMMERSION IN WATER FROM WAVES, RAIN AND HIGH POWERED HOSES. THIS SCALE WOULD NOT WORK IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. THIS SCALE ALSO DOES NOT HAVE A PLATFORM AND WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE OBSERVER LIFT UP A STANDARD ORANGE BASKET AND HOOK IT ONTO THE MSI 4260 PORT-A-WEIGH SCALE. THERE IS ALSO NO BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY AVAILABLE ON THIS SCALE. JOHNSON SCALE CO MSI INFORMATION: HTTPS://WWW.JOHNSONSCALE.COM/ MSI 4260 PORT-A-WEIGH HTTPS://WWW.JOHNSONSCALE.COM/PRODUCT/MSI-4260-PORT-A-WEIGH/ UNISYSTEM SWEDEN MARINE SCALES BUT THEY ARE NOT COMPOSED OF AISI 316 STAINLESS STEEL, NOT BLUETOOTH ENABLED AND UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM STANDARDS. THE ESB REQUIRES THAT THE SCALES WITHSTAND IMMERSION IN WATER FROM WAVES, RAIN AND HIGH POWERED HOSES. THIS SCALE WOULD NOT WORK IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. THE WEBSITE FOR THIS SCALE IS HTTPS://SCALEMAN.COM/PRECISION-BALANCE-SW60KM.HTML FISHER SCIENTIFIC, OHAUS SCALE, BUT IT IS NOT COMPOSED OF AISI 316 STAINLESS STEEL AND DOES NOT MEET EPA IEC 529-IP69K WATERPROOF STANDARDS. THE ESB REQUIRES THAT THE SCALES WITHSTAND IMMERSION IN WATER FROM WAVES, RAIN AND HIGH POWERED HOSES. THIS SCALE WOULD NOT WORK IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. THE PLATFORM ON THIS SCALE IS 381MM X 381MM WHICH IS ROUGHLY 4 INCHES LARGER THAN THE MAREL SCALE. THE ESB REQUIRES A SMALLER SCALE BOTH FOR EASE OF TRANSPORT AND SPACE LIMITATIONS ON SMALL COMMERCIAL VESSELS. MAREL SCALE, INC. IS THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SCALES AND IS THE ONLY VENDOR OF THE SCALES; THERE ARE NO RESELLERS. MAREL SCALE, INC AND FUSION MARINE ARE THE ONLY VENDORS THAT CAN REPAIR DAMAGED SCALES AND REPLACE DAMAGED PARTS. MAREL SCALE, INC. IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT CAN GUARANTEE THE CERTIFICATION AND CALIBRATION OF THE SCALES AND IS THE ONLY VENDOR CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES. IF ANOTHER VENDOR WORKS, OTHER THAN FUSION MARINE, ON THE SCALES, IT WILL VOID ALL WARRANTIES AND ALL COMMITMENTS REGARDING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SCALES. MAREL IS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT IS MANUFACTURING A SCALE THAT CAN BE USED IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE ENCOUNTERED ON COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS. THEIR PRODUCT MEETS THE HIGH STANDARDS THE ESB REQUIRES OF THIS PRODUCT AND HAS THE PROTECTIONS IN PLACE TO USE THE SCALES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE ON-SITE TECHNICIAN SAVES THE GOVERNMENT MONEY BY REMOVING THE NEED TO SHIP THE SCALES TO SEATTLE. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ESB IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON BOARD, WE HAVE SAVED THE GOVERNMENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THROUGH THE SERVICE CONTRACT WITH MAREL TO REPLACE ALL DAMAGED PARTS OR SCALES UNLESS DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE. ANALYTICAL INDIVIDUAL 3KG WEIGHTS: ASTM CLASS 1, WERE COMPARABLE TO THE MAREL CALIBRATION WEIGHTS, BUT COST SIGNIFICANTLY MORE. TROEMNER GRIP HANDLE TEST WEIGHTS 3KG CLASS 1 DOESN'T NOT COME WITH A CALIBRATION CERTIFICATE AND COST SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THE MAREL CALIBRATION WEIGHTS. ANALYTICAL INDIVIDUAL 20KG WEIGHTS: ASTM CLASS 1, WERE COMPARABLE TO THE MAREL CALIBRATION WEIGHTS, BUT COST SIGNIFICANTLY MORE. TROEMNER GRIP HANDLE TEST WEIGHTS 20KG CLASS 1 DOESN'T NOT COME WITH A CALIBRATION CERTIFICATE AND COST SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THE MAREL CALIBRATION WEIGHTS. MAREL CALIBRATION WEIGHTS ARE BETTER SUITED TO THE SPECIFIC MAREL SCALES THAT WE INTEND TO PURCHASE AND THE COST COMPARISON SHOWS THAT MAREL IS THE BETTER OPTION. HAVING WEIGHTS CALIBRATED BY THE SAME COMPANY AS OUR SCALES WILL ENSURE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRODUCT. MAREL, INC HAS CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY PROVIDER OF THESE SCALES. ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH 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 RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Woods Hole, MA, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06754719-F 20230721/230719230041 (samdaily.us)
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