SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 11/3/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- WRAD-7-47
- Response Due
- 11/20/2006
- Archive Date
- 12/5/2006
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH PAROSCIENTIFIC INC. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO PURCHASE SIX (6) EACH PAROSCIENTIFIC BRAND MODEL MET 1-2 INTELLIGENT BAROMETERS FOR THE PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY (PMEL). THE PAROSCIENTIFIC MET-1 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSUR EON REMOTELY MOORED ATLAS BUOYS. THE ATLAS BUOYS ARE PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO MONITOR OCEAN CONDITIONS ALONG THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC AND HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 1982. PAROSCIENTIFIC IS THE ONLY BRAND THAT POSSESSES THE ACCURACY AND RESOLUTION PROVEN ON LARGE SCALE DEEP OCEAN TESTS. THESE SENSORS CAN BE USED IN THE EQUATORIAL REGION WHERE THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE SIGNAL IS SMALL, THUS REQUIRING A HIGHER ACCURACY AND GREATER RESOLUTION THAN IN OTHER REGIONS IN THE WORLD SUCH AS THE GULF OF ALASKA. EXISTING EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO INTERFACE WITH THE PAROSCIENTIFIC?S OUTPUT AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH PMEL?S DATA LOGGING ELECTRONICS. EXISTING EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE PAROSCIENTIFIC SENSOR OUTPUT; CHANGING TO ANY OTHER VENDOR WOULD REQUIRE REDESIGN OF INPUT CIRCUITRY, CHANGING INSTRUMENTATION SOFTWARE, AND SCHEDULING TESTING PERIOD, ALL RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL TIME AND EXPENSE TO THE GOVERNMENT. DELIVERY REQUIRED NO LATER THAN 2/16/2007, OR SOONER. AUTHORITY FOR SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT IS FAR 6.302-1 ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE AND NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES WILL SATISFY AGENCY NEEDS. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.
- Record
- SN01175677-W 20061105/061103220226 (fbodaily.com)
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