Groom of the bow thruster controls and HMI for The Shimada

0NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), NOAA Ship Shimada requires Bow thruster parts to overhaul bow thruster in dry dock. The service material will be provided by: Tees Components Limited, North Skelton, Saltburn- by-the-Sea, Cleveland, TS12 2AP, United Kingdom. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 336611, Ship Building and Repair; the small business size standard is 1,250 Employees.

Purpose: The NOAA Ship Henry Bigelow needs bow thruster overhaul parts for the upcoming dry docking.

CLIN0001: SHIP GROOM ATTACHED SPECIFICATION FOR THE NOAA SHIP BELL M. SHIMADA The Government is not aware of any other vendors that are authorized to provide, service, or support Tees Components Limited without compromising OEM, warranty, delivery, or additional markups. Also OEM indicated this type of repair is proprietary and only they can provide this type of service to the Government.

The Government intends to acquire this service under the guidelines of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions Procedures and FAR Part 12, Commercial Items. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate directly with Tees Components Limited., under the authority of FAR 13.106- 1(b)(1)(i). This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes.

However, if any authorized party that can provide this subscription/licensing without compromising manufacturing delivery or mark ups may submit a statement of capabilities, which if in timely received, will be considered by NOAA OMAO.

A statement of capabilities to include the detailed service including manufacture authorization, and OEM agreement, and a price list, this shall be received by 8:00 AM EST on 2 27 April 2025 A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is based upon responses to this notice and it is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.

Evidence must be provided of the required service while also be authorized by the manufacture. The capability statement, a price list and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can meet all of the system requirements. Capability statements and related materials must be e- mailed to James Pritchard at James.Pritchard@noaa.gov by 8:00 AM EST on 27 April 2025.