Single Source Aircraft Instrumentation Racks

POINT OF CONTACT: CASEY KEATING U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA Western Acquisition Division 325 Broadway, SOU6 Boulder, CO 80305 PHONE:

303-578-2579 EMAIL: CASEY.KEATING@NOAA.GOV

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), CHEMICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY (CSL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.103-1, WITH XOMETRY FOR CUSTOM AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT RACKS TO BE DELIVERED TO BOULDER, CO. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT.

THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 336413. THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT XOMETRY IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THE SPECIFIC AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT RACKS NEEDED. XOMETRY HAS BUILT A PROTOYPE THAT HAS PASSED AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION STANDARDS. ALSO, XOMETRY'S PROTOTYPE MEETS NOAA REQUIREMENTS THAT ALL PARTS MUST BE COMPOSED OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS 6061 OR 7075, AND ISO 9001:2015 MACHINING STANDARDS AND IT MEETS THE FUNCTIONAL NEEDS OF NOAA CSL7’S PROJECT. IN ADDITION, XOMETRY IS THE ONLY VENDOR WHOSE RACKS MEET ALL OF NOAA'S TECHNICAL AND CERTIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS. DELIVERY WITHIN 4 WEEKS FROM DATE OF AWARD.

THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE 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 OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE.

SUCH REQUESTS AND 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.