Tender Details

Country: USA
Summary: Hydrogen Conversion Plans for the NWS Office of Facilities in Silver Spring, MD
UST Ref No: 118808487
Deadline: 23 May 2025
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Government
Tender Value: Refer Document
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: 142081-25-0005
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Description:
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The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division - Kansas City office intends to award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1), with FP2 Fire Protection, Inc. a purchase order for plans to convert the Key West Weather Forecast Offices to hydrogen and an analysis for hydrogen conversion at Topeka Kansas Replacement Weather Forecast Office for the National Weather Service Office of Facilities in Silver Spring, MD.

The Government intends to utilize the authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106(b)(1), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will satisfy agency requirements, unless, as a result of this announcement, acceptable responses to this notice are received and a determination is made by the Government to issue a competitive solicitation. The Government intends to award a purchase order to FP2 Fire Protection, Inc.
Sole Source Justification:
FP2 Fire Protection has a licensed Fire Protection Engineer on staff who has served as a Fire Marshall and is also a member of several NFPA committees tasked with rewriting the Codes including NFPA 2 - Hydrogen. The FP2 Fire Protection Engineer using his knowledge of the NWS balloon launching process and safety procedures was able to have NFPA accept the use of hydrogen as a balloon lifting gas.
The FP2 Fire Protection Engineer has performed Alternate Means and Methods (AMM) Analyses for NWS for the Anchorage, Barrow and Fairbanks AK, Midland-Odessa TX, Greensboro NC, Charleston SC, Norman OK, North Platte NE, Salt Lake City UT, and Spokane WA WFOs. This engineer has created plans for the conversion from helium to hydrogen at the NWS Gray ME WFO and the DOE Great Plains Climate Research Facility.
In addition, FP2 Fire Protection has created the Hydrogen Inflation Safety System [HISS] which is used in a number of the NWS WFOs. The HISS will be an...
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Hydrogen Conversion Plans for the NWS Office of Facilities in Silver Spring, MD - USA Tender

The COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Hydrogen Conversion Plans for the NWS Office of Facilities in Silver Spring, MD. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 118808487 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-05-23.

The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.