Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Exail Gyrocompass Parts for Noaa Vessel Ranier
Deadline : 16 May 2025
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Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 118566263
Document Ref. No. : 140802-25-0439
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS (OMAO), MARINE OPERAITONS ENGINEERING OFFICE INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH ExAIL, INC, OUT OF DENVER, CO FOR ExAIL GYROCOMPASS REPLACEMENT PARTS.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT ExAIL, INC IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDER OF ExAIL GYROCOMPASS REPLACEMENT PARTS.ExAIL, INC DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORIZED PARTNERS/RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THESE GYROCOMPASS PARTS.
AFTER DEALING WITH SEVERAL NO SAIL ISSUES ON NOAA VESSELS DUE TO FAILURE OF MECHANICAL BASED GYROS, OMAO MANAGEMENT ON NOAA SHIPS NOW REQUIRE HIGHLY RELIABLY, MAINTENANCE FREE GYROS IN ORDER TO REDUCE DOWN TIME DUE TO GYRO FAILURES AND TO ELIMINATE MAINTENANCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ExISTING MECHANICAL GYROS.
ExAIL (FORMERLLY Ix BLUE) BRAND GYROS ARE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE, HIGHLY RELIABLE GYRO SYSTEMS ON THE OPEN MARKET. THEIR FIBER OPTIC GYROS (FOG) PROVIDE MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE (MTBF) OF 150, 000 HOURS. THAT MTBF IS FIVE TIMES GREATER THAN THE ExISTING MECHANICAL GYROS USED WITHIN THE NOAA FLEET. FOG GYROS ALSO HAVE NO MOVING PARTS OR FLUID AND REQUIRE NO MAINTENANCE. WHILE OTHER COMPANIES PRODUCE FIBER OPTIC GYROS, NO OTHER MANUFACTURES OF FOG AND LASER SOLID STATE GYROS HAVE PERFORMANCE AND MTBF AS HIGH AS ExAIL FOG GYROS.
NOAA MAINTAINS A FLEET OF RESEARCH VESSELS PERFORMING OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS. TO STANDARDIZE THE FLEET, THE MAJORITY OF THE NOAA FLEET HAVE BEEN OUTFITTED WITH ExAIL (FORMERLY Ix BLUE) GYROCOMPASSES.
THE COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY ACT (33 U.S.C. § 883A) MANDATES ACCURATE AND RELIABLE NAVIGATION DATA FOR HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING AND OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS. THE ExAIL GYROCOMPASS IS COMPATIBLE WITH NOAA SHIP RAINIER-S NAVIGATION SYSTEMS SUCH AS ELECTRONIC CHART...
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Notice ID : 140802-25-0439
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
Office: DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
Original Published Date: May 01, 2025 08:07 am MDT
Original Response Date: May 16, 2025 02:00 pm MDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: May 17, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
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Product Service Code: 6605 - NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
NAICS Code: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Denver, CO USA
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