Train Regulators for the Nlsc Tender in USA - 139469396

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Train Regulators for the Nlsc

Deadline: 28 Apr 2026

Posting Date: 13 Apr 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 139469396

Document Ref. No.: 142082-26-0061

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-s (NOAA) Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division-Kansas City intends to negotiate and award a purchase order, on a sole source basis, under authority of RFO FAR 6.103-1, with InterMet Systems for Train Regulators, INTERMET P/N 900316 to be delivered at the National Logistic Support Center in Grandview, MO. The sole source determination is based on NOAA-s compatibility to existing systems or equipment.
Sole Source Justification:
The manufacturer, InterMet Systems, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is the single source that is capable of delivering a flight train regulator for the NWS Upper Air Program. Without this source, the NWS risks missing critical upper air data when surface winds are 25-mph and greater. The InterMet Systems is the only known qualified source of this product. This acquisition supports the collection of atmospheric sounding data which also supports World Meteorological Organization (WMO) data collection and sharing agreements.
Due to the proprietary nature of this product, market research was deemed to be not applicable. Spares for this component of the upper air observing system flight train have to meet the qualification standards of the NWS to be considered for purchase. This vendor, InterMet Systems, meets the qualification standards based on past performance of its part number 900316. Furthermore, InterMet Systems is the only company qualified to sell to the NWS a train regulator. If another company were to be considered, this would require NWS qualification testing and acceptance. This process is unacceptable at the current time because it would require significant funding and labor resources of the NWS Sterling Field Support Center (SFSC). The SFSC is evaluating and will soon test new data acquisition systems for Upper Air. For this reason, only item P/N 900316 by InterMet Systems is deemed acceptable for this procurement.
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Notice ID: 142082-26-0061

Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of

Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration

Office: dept of commerce noaa

Product Service Code: 6660 - meteorological instruments and apparatus

NAICS Code: 334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing

Inactive Dates: may 13, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

Documents

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