Sea-Bird SBE37 Oceanographic Sensing Instruments

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, 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 SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS INC. OUT OF BELLEVUE, WA FOR TWENTY-FOUR (24) SBE37 OCEANOGRAPHIC SENSING INSTRUMENTS.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER OF THESE INSTRUMENTS WITH NO RESELLERS.

THESE ARE THE ONLY INSTRUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED ON A BUOY MEASURING PLATFORM THAT REQUIRE THE SEABIRD INDUCTIVE MODEM PROTOCOL, WHICH IS USED BY THE MAIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT TAKE BUOY CONDUCTIVITY AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS, INCLUDING NOAA’S NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER (NDBC), AND THE WOOD’S HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE. THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE SEA-BIRD INDUCTIVE MODEM PROTOCOL TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PMEL DESIGNED FLEX ELECTRONICS.

NO OTHER COMPANY MANUFACTURES INSTRUMENTS THAT CAN MAKE THESE MEAUSUREMENTS AND COMMUNICATE WITH PMEL INSTRUMENTATION. THESE ARE TO BE DELIVERED NO LATER THAN 9/30/2025 TO SEATTLE, WA.

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.