# Visibility Sensors

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/6973gh25r00099

- Solicitation number: 6973GH-25-R-00099
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Vaisala Inc. for $695,570.00
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
- Contracting office: 6973GH Franchise Acquisition SVCS (6973GH)
- NAICS: 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 5961 Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware
- Place of performance: Louisville, Colorado
- County: Boulder County (FIPS 08013). https://abierto.us/counties/boulder-county-co-08013
- City: Louisville. https://abierto.us/cities/louisville-co-0846355
- First posted: March 19, 2025
- Last posted: June 9, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0e7434b7afcf43dca3b5c2f9175388ff/view

## Description

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a contract to Vaisala, Inc., Louisville, CO for the acquisition of Visibility Sensors in support of PC-based Runway Visual Range (PC-RVR) system. The contract was awarded as a one-time, fixed price contract. This equipment is only known to be available from Vaisala Inc., as they hold the proprietary data rights.

A market survey (6973GH-25-MS-10935) was posted to the SAM.gov web site on February 7, 2025. No responses were received in response to the market survey to indicate other sources are available for these visibility sensors. Additionally, a Notice of Intent to Single Source (6973GH-25-R-00099) was posted to the SAM.gov web site on March 19, 2025. Contract 6973GH-25-C-00134 was awarded on June 9, 2025 to Vaisala, Inc. for a total value of $695,570.00. This announcement is for information purposes only, not a request for proposals.

**Point of Contact:** Connie Houpt, connie.m.houpt@faa.gov.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Vaisala Inc. (UEI FCMPZKYCYKH5)
- Contract: 6973GH25C00134, definitive contract
- Obligated: $890,441.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 6973GH25C00134 equals the contract number; same awarding office 6973GH (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_6973GH25C00134_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 19, 2025: Presolicitation, due April 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 5c3616e82b8746848ddd5f5a9b5e17e8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c3616e82b8746848ddd5f5a9b5e17e8/view
- June 9, 2025: Award notice. Notice 0e7434b7afcf43dca3b5c2f9175388ff. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0e7434b7afcf43dca3b5c2f9175388ff/view

## Points of contact

- Connie Houpt, connie.m.houpt@faa.gov

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