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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JULY 11, 2024 SAM #8262
SPECIAL NOTICE

66 -- Wind Monitors for the National Data Buoy Center at Stennis Space Center, MS

Notice Date

7/9/2024 9:00:32 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

334519 — Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA NORFOLK VA 23510 USA
 

ZIP Code

23510
 

Solicitation Number

142082-24-0379
 

Response Due

7/24/2024 11:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

08/08/2024
 

Point of Contact

Abigail Green, Phone: 8164267469
 

E-Mail Address

abigail.green@noaa.gov
(abigail.green@noaa.gov)
 

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division � Kansas City office intends to award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1), with RM Young Company in Traverse City, MI a purchase order for 20 Wind Monitors with Ceramic Bearings (P/N 05108-1X-MS) and 20 Heavy Duty Wind Monitors (P/N 05108/1) for the National Data Buoy Center at Stennis Space Center, MS. The Government intends to utilize the authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106(b)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy agency requirements, unless, as a result of this announcement, acceptable responses to this notice are received and a determination is made by the Government to issue a competitive solicitation.� The Government intends to award a purchase order to RM Young Company. Sole Source Justification: During the development of the SCOOP technology refresh system an all-in-one sensor with an integrated ultrasonic anemometer was selected as the primary weather sensor. The 05108 anemometer has ceramic bearings that increase its reliability where the sensor may be deployed for more than a year at a time. The RM Young propeller wind monitors technology uses magnetic induction for measuring wind speed which requires no energy input. Essentially you get the wind speed for free with respect to power requirements. Further, the directional portion of the sensor only requires 0.6mW of power. That is 100 times less power requirement than other anemometers. This low power wind measurement is imperative in a battery-operated remote buoy station. The propeller anemometer also provides for the measurement of wind gusts over 100 m/s where no ultrasonic anemometer technology can currently measure in that range. The NDBC helped develop the R.M. Young propeller anemometer which is now considered the industry standard. Further, the R.M. Young Company is willing to work with all customers in developing cables, connectors, and mounts that meet their needs. No other propeller anemometer available has the reliability of the R.M. Young propeller anemometer. Hence, the R.M. Young HD anemometer (05108) with an NDBC specified cable and connector, was selected as the anemometer for the new SCOOP system. The SCOOP and the coastal land-based weather stations (CMAN) were designed around the selection of the R.M. Young propeller anemometers. The anemometers must mount on a standard one-inch pipe. The SCOOP and CMAN data acquisition systems have firmware algorithms and constants to convert the propeller anemometer outputs to wind speed and wind direction. The wind direction is transmitted by a 10K ohm precision conductive plastic potentiometer. With a constant voltage applied to the potentiometer, the output signal is an analog voltage directly proportional to wind direction angle. Both models of the Wind Monitors produce a wind speed signal in the form of and AC sine wave signal where the CMAN model produces a signal of 0.098 m/s per Hz and the SCCOP model produces a 0.166 m/s per Hz signal. Hence, replacement wind sensors must meet these same requirements. This special notice is not a request for competitive offerors and no solicitation package is available.� However, firms that believe they can provide this supply may submit substantiating documentation in writing within fifteen business days of this notice.� Responses can be sent via e-mail to Abigail.green@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.� If no documentation is received, award will be made directly to RM Young Company. DOC, Eastern 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. Contractors active in SAM have a unique entity identifier (UEI) that is used to do business with the federal government. The Government has moved to a free new, non-proprietary identifier that will have to be requested in, and assigned by, the System for Award Management (SAM.gov). You can register and access the site by going to www.sam.gov.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/a1449eb3fed242ed9f6be935b6c38c5f/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, USA

Zip Code: 39529

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07120913-F 20240711/240709230106 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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