TURTLE SHELL® OVERHEAD PROTECTIVE SHELLS

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE (AGO) WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) EASTERN REGION INTEND TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH TURTLE SHELL INDUSTRIES LLC OUT OF BRIARCLIFF, NEW YORK FOR TURTLE SHELL® MODULAR OVERHEAD PROTECTIVE COVERS TO SAFEGUARD DATA RACKS FROM ROOF-DECK LEAKS IN A DATA CENTER FACILITY LOCATED IN BOHEMIA, NEW YORK.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NOAA REQUIREMENT FOR THE PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF THE TURTLE SHELL® MODULAR OVERHEAD COVERS FOR THE DATA CENTER FACILITY TO SERVE AS A PROTECTION SYSTEM FROM WATER LEAKAGE FROM THE ROOF DUE TO WEATHER SUCH AS HEAVY RAIN OR INTERNAL WATER LEAKAGE SUCH AS IF THE OVERHEAD FIRE SPRINKLERS ARE ACTIVATED.

TURTLE SHELL® IS THE ONLY KNOWN PATENTED PROTECTION SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE MODULAR WATERPROOF COVERAGE OVER INDIVIDUAL OR ROWS OF DATA RACKS WITH SEALED PENETRATIONS FOR CABLES AND SERVICES. TURTLE SHELL INDUSTRIES LLC’S SYSTEM INCLUDES CUSTOMIZABLE DIMENSIONS, OVERHANGS, AND OPTIONS SUCH AS PVC CURTAINS TAILORED TO ACCOMMODATE EXISTING CONDUITS AND AIRFLOW REQUIREMENTS.

TURTLE SHELL® INCLUDES MODULAR FRAMES ADAPTABLE TO EXISTING MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL PATHWAYS, U.S.-BASED MANUFACTURING, AND PROVEN PERFORMANCE IN ACTUAL WATER-INFILTRATION EVENTS IN DATA CENTERS.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: FABRICATE AND DELIVER EIGHT (8) CUSTOMIZED MODULAR OVERHEAD PROTECTORS INCLUDING WATERPROOF SHELLS DESIGNED TO BE WALL- AND RACK-MOUNTED USING WALL-MOUNT BRACKETS AND UNISTRUT MOUNTING HARDWARE AT THE TOP OF THE RACKS. FABRICATE AND DELIVER TWO (2) CUSTOMIZED CUT-OUTS FOR CONDUITS AS REQUIRED PER FIELD MEASUREMENTS. FABRICATE AND DELIVER TEN (10) CUSTOMIZED MANUAL-RELEASE PVC CURTAINS FOR MANUAL DEPLOYMENT IN THE DATA CENTER DURING LEAKAGE EVENTS. FABRICATION AND DELIVERY SHALL BE NO LATER THAN TEN (10) WEEKS FROM DATE OF AWARD.

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