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- Country: USA
- Summary: Notice of Intent to Negotiate a Sole-Source Award - Maintenance and Calibration for Sea-Bird Instruments - NMFS
- UST Ref No: 124177691
- Deadline: 22 Aug 2025
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Public
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: ACQ-SAP25SAT-25-1017a
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Description
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service - Alaska Fisheries Science Center, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1); with Sea-Bird Electronics Inc. (13431 NE 20Th St, Bellevue, WA 98005), for the purchase of maintenance and calibration services for Sea-Bird SBE19 CTD Units and SBE39 Bathythermographs. Repairs and calibration services for Sea-Bird CTD and Bathythermograph Systems are exclusively provided by Sea-Bird Electronics Inc.
Sole Source Justification
The sole source determination is based on restrictive rights of the original equipment manufacturer; Sea-Bird Electronics Inc. The source has proprietary and limited rights in data, patent rights, OEM required certifications, copyrights, or secret processes with regard to the supplies or services required. Sea-Bird Electronics Inc. is the original equipment manufacturer for the agency-s current Sea-Bird CTDs and bathythermographs. All design drawings, tolerance data, and installation criteria are their proprietary information. Any other vendor will be required to subcontract heavily (if allowed) with Sea-Bird Electronics Inc. to complete this requirement. NMFS fisheries research programs study the survival, reproduction, and population growth of marine organisms in Alaskan near-shore waters. CTDs and bathythermographs are used to measure environmental conditions in which marine organism populations live and develop.
Special Notice
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment or service that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation 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 bas... - Documents :
Purchaser : COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
NMFS FIELD DELEGATES 601 EAST 12TH STREET SUITE 1746, KANSAS CITY , MO 64106, USA
Primary Point of Contact: Jason Jenks, jason.jenks@noaa.gov
Email :jason.jenks@noaa.gov
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