# Fugro USA Marine Inc Marinestar DGNSS Satellite Positioning Data Service

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/145045240017smm

- Solicitation number: 145045240017SMM
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Fugro USA Marine, Inc.
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1305M3)
- NAICS: 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- Product or service code: DG11 Telecom access and other usage billing services. Includes satellite communications access, internet, cellular services, landline and telephone services. Transport services for data and voice network circuits and associated access facilities and services; includes dedicated and virtual data networks.
- County: Lafayette Parish (FIPS 22055). https://abierto.us/counties/lafayette-parish-la-22055
- City: Lafayette. https://abierto.us/cities/lafayette-la-2240735
- First posted: March 29, 2024
- Last posted: March 29, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1e78d2f380144708bda37a51b1f21241/view

## Description

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH(OAR), OFFICE OF OCEAN EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH (OER), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH FUGRO USA MARINE INC LOCATED IN HOUSTON, TX FOR MARINESTAR DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATTELITE SYSTEM (DGNSS) SATELLITE POSITIONING DATA SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED TO NOAA VESSEL OKEANOS EXPLORER.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT FUGRO USA MARINE INC IS THE ONLY SOURCE FOR THE MARINESTAR DATA USED BY THE INSTRUMENTATION ON THE OKEANOS EXPLORER. THE REQUIRED SERVICE PROVIDES ACCURATE POSITIONING BETTER THAN REGULAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (GPS), AND CORRECTORS ARE RECEIVED BY THE VESSEL’S POSITIONING SYSTEMS (AN APPLANIX POSMV AND FUGRO RECEIVER) DIRECTLY FROM SATELLITES.

THE PRECISION CORRECTION SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR OPERATIONS IN OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENTS AND COVERING WIDE RANGES OF AREAS. FUGRO USA MARINE INC PROVIDES THE ONLY GPS CORRECTIONS SERVICE THAT MEETS THE OER’S REQUIREMENTS FOR PRECISION WHILE WORKING FAR OFFSHORE, COVERING WIDE-RANGING AREAS, AND LEVERAGING THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND DATA INTEGRATION SYSTEMS ALREADY BUILT INTO THE VESSEL. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR ONE BASE PERIOD FROM 05/15/2024 THROUGH 05/20/2025 AND THREE OPTION PERIODS FROM 05/21/2025 THROUGH 05/20/2028.

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.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Fugro USA Marine, Inc. (UEI JRFURELK9XM1)
- Contract: 1305M324P0137, purchase order
- Obligated: $39,000.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 145045240017SMM equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1305M3 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M324P0137_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 29, 2024: Special notice, due April 13, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 1e78d2f380144708bda37a51b1f21241. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1e78d2f380144708bda37a51b1f21241/view

## Points of contact

- MAS, STEPHANIE, STEPHANIE.MAS@NOAA.GOV, 3035786768

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