Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Surface Tender - 106022973

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Surface Velocity Program Drifter Buoys

Deadline: 02 Sep 2024

Posting Date: 20 Aug 2024

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 106022973

Document Ref. No.: PMEL-24-0078

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-S (NOAA) OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR) PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY (PMEL) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH METOCEAN TELEMATICS LIMITED LOCATED IN DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA FOR SURFACE VELOCITY PROGRAM DRIFTER (SVPD) BUOYS TO BE DELIVERED TO SEATTLE, WA.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA-S REQUIREMENT THAT METOCEAN TELEMATICS LIMITED IS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDER OF THE REQUIRED SURFACE VELOCITY PROGRAM DRIFTER BUOYS. METOCEAN IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY KNOWN MANUFACTURER OF DRIFITING BUOY THAT MEET PMEL-S REQUIREMENTS AND CAN USE THE ARGOS SATELLITE SYSTEM. THE PMEL ECOFOCI PROGRAM HAS USED ARGOS-TRACKED SVPD DRIFTERS FOR OVER 20 YEARS TO STUDY THE CURRENTS IN ALASKAN WATERS. THE PROGRAM HAS SPENT AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME DEVELOPING SOFTWARE FOR INTEGRATING THE DATA FROM THE DRIFTERS INTO THEIR DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS.
DELIVERY BY: 12 WEEKS ARO OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
***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.
Active Contract Opportunity

Notice ID : PMEL-24-0078

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)

All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA

Original Published Date: Aug 19, 2024 09:37 am EDT

Original Response Date: Sep 02, 2024 12:00 pm EDT

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

Original Inactive Date: Sep 17, 2024

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Classification

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Product Service Code: 2050 - BUOYS

NAICS Code: 334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Dartmouth, CA-NS CAN

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