SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- YSI INC WATERLOG / DESIGN ANALYSIS WATER LEVEL SENSORS
- Notice Date
- 8/15/2024 9:08:23 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA SEATTLE WA 98115 USA
- ZIP Code
- 98115
- Solicitation Number
- 141016-24-0054
- Response Due
- 8/30/2024 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/31/2024
- Point of Contact
- WALTON, MICHELLE, Phone: 7576057411
- E-Mail Address
-
MICHELLE.WALTON@NOAA.GOV
(MICHELLE.WALTON@NOAA.GOV)
- Description
- ***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (CO-OPS) OFFICE INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH YSI INC OUT OF YELLOW SPRINGS, OH FOR WATERLOG / DESIGN ANALYSIS WATER LEVEL SENSORS. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT YSI INC IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THE NOAA NILE, FMR51 DESIGN ANALYSIS RADAR WATER LEVEL SENSOR AND THE NILE 517-M12 PULSE RADAR WATER LEVEL SENSOR. THE NOAA NILE, FMR51 DESIGN ANALYSIS RADAR WATER LEVEL SENSOR WITH A 20M RANGE, PART NUMBER: 203360 (FORMALLY SERIES 3611) IS CO-OPS STANDARD NONCONTACT PRIMARY WATER LEVEL SENSOR USED AT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING STATIONS ON THE ATLANTIC COAST, THE GULF OF MEXICO COAST, THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC, THE GREAT LAKES, THE CARIBBEAN, AND IN COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA. THE DESIGN ANALYSIS PULSE RADAR WATER LEVEL SENSOR WITH A RANGE OF 70 M, PART NUMBER: NILE 517-M12 (FORMALLY SERIES 3612) IS CO-OPS STANDARD SENSOR FOR MEASURING BRIDGE CLEARANCE AT STATIONS IN PORTS� THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. SIGNIFICANT ENGINEERING EFFORT WAS UTILIZED TO ENSURE THESE SENSORS NOT ONLY PROVIDE THE PRECISE MEASUREMENTS REQUIRED BUT ALSO ARE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE HARSH MARINE ENVIRONMENTS THEY ARE DEPLOYED IN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME AND THAT THE POWER CONSUMPTION, SIZE, AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SPECIALIZED DATA ACQUISITION AND LOGGING SYSTEM TO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED. THIS PURCHASE IS TO SUPPORT THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING STATIONS WITHIN THE CO-OPS NETWORK. IMPLEMENTING DIFFERENT COMPONENTS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL COST AND RESOURCES. ALSO, THERE WILL BE RESULTING DELAY FOR TESTING, TRAINING, AND PURCHASE OF SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. UNDER THE CURRENT CO-OPS OPERATING SYSTEM ANY ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING EQUIPMENT THAT HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED MUST BE SUBJECTED TO A SERIES OF TESTS TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF THE DATA AND THE DURABILITY OF THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE INTENDED USE. THESE TESTS USUALLY INCLUDE BENCH TESTING USING CONTROLLED CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT, CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING TO CHECK A SENSOR�S RELIABILITY UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS, AND LONG-TERM COMPARISON TESTING WITH ACCEPTED EQUIPMENT AT MULTIPLE REAL-WORLD LOCATIONS. THESE TESTS AND THE ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTING DATA TAKE A LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME, MONEY, AND RESOURCES TO CONDUCT. CO-OPS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH THE COMPONENTS IN THIS PURCHASE. IMPLEMENTING DIFFERENT COMPONENTS WILL RESULT IN COMPATIBILITY ISSUES. CURRENTLY CO-OPS FIELD PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS ARE TRAINED IN THE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS IN THIS PURCHASE. ADDITIONAL COST WILL INCUR FROM HAVING TO TRAIN FIELD PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS ON THE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF NEW EQUIPMENT. CO-OPS ALSO HAS THE ABILITY AND EQUIPMENT TO TEST, CALIBRATE, AND REPAIR THE SENSORS IN THIS PURCHASE. IF NEW SENSORS ARE PURCHASED ADDITIONAL PARTS AND EQUIPMENT WILL NEED TO BE PURCHASED TO SUPPORT THE NEW EQUIPMENT. ADDITIONAL TRAINING WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED FOR THOSE TASKED WITH CALIBRATING AND REPAIRING THIS EQUIPMENT. THE ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS PURCHASE ARE REPLACEMENT/SPARE UNITS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING STATIONS WITHIN THE CO-OPS NETWORK THAT USE WATERLOG/DESIGN ANALYSIS WATER LEVEL MEASURING EQUIPMENT. YSI/XYLEM IS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER FOR THE SPECIALIZED OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IN THIS PURCHASE. YSI DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORIZED RESELLERS/PARTNERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THESE SENSORS. ***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: Yellow Springs, OH, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN07171358-F 20240817/240815230114 (samdaily.us)
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