Vaisala Sensors

NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), GLOBAL MONITORING LABORATORY (GML), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH VAISALA INC OUT OF LOUSVILLE CO FOR METEOROLOGICAL SENSORS AND SENSOR CALIBRATION EQUIPMENT.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT VAISALA IS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER OF THIS REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND HAVE NO RESELLERS. PART OF THIS PURCHASE IS FOR A CALIBRATION/AUDIT MACHINE DESIGNED TO CALIBRATE ALL EXISTING VAISALA SENSORS IN THE LEGACY ABO NETWORKS. IN ADDITION TO AUDITING CALIBRATIONS THE NEW VAISALA SENSORS. USING ANY OTHER SENSORS THAN VAISALA WOULD BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THIS AUDIT/CALIBRATIONS EQUIPMENT.

IT WOULD ALSO DEGRADE THE VALUE OF THE CALIBRATION PROCESS THAT ENSURES CONTINUED SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY. GML ALSO INTENDS TO USE AS MUCH COMMON EQUIPMENT FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION TO MINIMIZE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT AND STAFF TRAINING. THESE ARE TO BE DELIVERED WITHIN 8 WEEKS FROM DATE OF AWARD TO BOULDER CO.

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.