Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Aton Battery Packs
Deadline: 06 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 23 Jul 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 145759297
Document Ref. No.: 141016-26-0041
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (CO-OPS), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH WAREHOUSE BATTERY OUTLET, INC. FOR ATON BATTERY PACKS. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 335910.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA-S REQUIREMENT THAT WAREHOUSE BATTERY OUTLET INC. IS THE MANUFACTURER AND SOLE DISTRIBUTOR OF ATON BATTERY PACKS IN THE UNITED STATES. WAREHOUSE BATTERY OUTLET INC. DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THESE PRODUCTS.
THE ATON, IATON, AND IATON V-2 ARE REAL-TIME OCEAN CURRENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS THAT AFFIX TO U.S. COAST GUARD (USCG) AIDS-TO-NAVIGATION (ATON) BUOYS. THESE SYSTEMS EMPLOY AN ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER (ADCP) SENSOR TO MEASURE OCEAN CURRENTS. MOTIVATION FOR THE ATON AND IATON DESIGNS AND DEVELOPMENT CAME FROM THE NEED TO FULFILL PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC REAL-TIME SYSTEMS (PORTS®) USERS- REQUESTS FOR REAL TIME VERTICAL CURRENT PROFILE INFORMATION IN OR NEAR SHIPPING CHANNELS. THE ATON VERSION OF THIS SYSTEM USES A RADIO TO COMMUNICATE WITH A SHORE STATION THAT TRANSMITS THE DATA BACK TO CO-OPS THROUGH NOAA-S GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES (GOES). THE IATON AND IATON V-2 VERSIONS OF THE SYSTEM UTILIZES IRIDIUM SHORT BURST DATA MODEMS TO TRANSMIT DATA DIRECTLY TO COOPS. THE 26 MN1300D BATTERY PACK MADE BY BATTERY WAREHOUSE OUTLET HAS BEEN THE STANDARD BATTERY PACK USED BY CO-OPS FOR THE ATON AND IATON SYSTEMS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. SINCE THE SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED USCG ATON BUOYS THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE SYSTEM TO HAVE A LOW PROFILE THAT DOES NOT VISUALLY ALTER THE SHAPE OF THE BUOY. AS A RESULT, THERE IS LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE AND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENTS OF ...
Notice ID: 141016-26-0041
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: 5999 - miscellaneous electrical and electronic components
NAICS Code: 335910 - Battery Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: aug 07, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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