# Aanderaa SeaGuard II Insruments

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/pmel250074

- Solicitation number: PMEL-25-0074
- Notice type: Special notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Ysi Inc.
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1333MJ)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6695 Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments
- Place of performance: Seattle, Washington
- County: King County (FIPS 53033). https://abierto.us/counties/king-county-wa-53033
- City: Seattle. https://abierto.us/cities/seattle-wa-5363000
- First posted: July 29, 2025
- Last posted: August 21, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/00cca0becf4a481198a51f3ccb17d2a9/view

## Description

NOAA'S PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY (PMEL) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH YSI INC. OF YELLOW SPRINGS, OH FOR PURCHASE OF SEAGUARD II MULTIPARAMETER ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS (ADCP) INSTRUMENTS.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT XYLEM (AANDERAA) IS THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTS THAT PMEL REQUIRES AND THEY ARE ONLY SOLD THROUGH YSI INC. THE ADCPS ARE VITAL TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM OCEANOGRAPHIC MOORING OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH.

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF OCEAN CURRENTS, ALONG WITH SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS, IS CRITICAL FOR PMEL’S MISSION TO MONITOR AND UNDERSTAND CHANGING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND OCEAN SYSTEMS. THIS IS THE ONLY SYSTEM AVAILABLE THAT MEASURES CURRENT AT A SINGLE DEPTH RATHER THAN PROFILING THROUGH THE WATER COLUMN. THIS CAPABILITY ALLOWS IT TO BE MOUNTED IN-LINE WITHIN A MOORING LINE, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT.

THIS FEATURE IS CRITICAL FOR APPLICATIONS IN REMOTE, HARSH, AND ICE-COVERED REGIONS WHERE SPACE IS LIMITED RISK OF ENDANGERMENT IS HIGH, OR WHERE TARGETED SINGLE-DEPTH CURRENT MEASUREMENTS ARE REQUIRED.

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.

**Contracting Office Address:** 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 3 Seattle, WA 98115 United States Primary Point of Contact: Ben Carlson ben.carlson@noaa.gov Phone: 206-526-4321

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Ysi Inc. (UEI EAL5AXH5UMN3)
- Contract: 1333MJ25P0061, purchase order
- Obligated: $49,924.26
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number PMEL250074 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 1333MJ (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1333MJ25P0061_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 29, 2025: Sources sought, due August 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 345881fe82de46008c4df091ec4e3ab2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/345881fe82de46008c4df091ec4e3ab2/view
- August 21, 2025: Special notice, due September 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 00cca0becf4a481198a51f3ccb17d2a9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/00cca0becf4a481198a51f3ccb17d2a9/view

## Points of contact

- Benjamin Carlson, ben.carlson@noaa.gov, 2065264321
- TAN, WEIMING, WEIMING.TAN@NOAA.GOV

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