Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : NexSens CB-950 Data Buoy Components
Deadline : 17 Jul 2025
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Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 121972580
Document Ref. No. : 141016-25-0076
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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***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 FONDRIEST ENVIRONMENTAL, INC OUT OF FAIRBORN, OH FOR NExSENS CB-950 DATA BUOY COMPONENTS.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT FONDRIEST ENVIRONMENTAL, INC IS THE SOLE AUTHORIZED RESELLER OF NExSENS PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE NExSENS CB-950 BUOYS ARE THE STANDARD SYSTEMS USED BY THE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (CO-OPS) FOR BUOY APPLICATIONS FOR PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC REAL-TIME SYSTEMS (PORTS®), CURRENT SURVEY PROJECTS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPLOYMENTS, AND TEST AND EVALUATION PROJECTS. CO-OPS EMPLOYS STANDARDIZED SURVEY SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO HELP MAINTAIN A ROBUST, RELIABLE, AND COST-EFFICIENT NETWORK OF COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES OBSERVATORIES. THE NExSENS CB-950 BUOYS ARE USED IN PORTS AND COASTAL REGIONS TO RECORD OCEANOGRAPHIC CURRENT INFORMATION CRITICAL TO TIDE PREDICTIONS AND COASTAL MODELLING CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE AND USED BY COMMERCIAL SHIPPING AND RECREATIONAL VESSEL OPERATORS. THIS PURCHASE IS TO SUPPORT CURBY DATA COLLECTION PLATFORMS IN THE PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC REAL-TIME SYSTEMS (PORTS®), OPERATED BY CO-OPS. THE EQUIPMENT IN THIS PURCHASE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR CO-OPS USE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND TYPE OF MEASUREMENTS BEING MADE. IMPLEMENTING A DIFFERENT BUOY SYSTEM IN PLACE OF THE NExSENS CB-950 WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL COST AND RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, 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 DAT...
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Notice ID : 141016-25-0076
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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: Jul 02, 2025 06:02 am MDT
Original Response Date: Jul 17, 2025 12:00 pm MDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Jul 18, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
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Product Service Code: 6640 - LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
NAICS Code: 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Fairborn, OH USA
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