- Country: USA
- Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Thunderstorm Sensors
- UST Ref No: 83669526
- Deadline: 14 Jun 2023
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: NW-WG3100-23-00162
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This is a notice of intent to sole-source a contract modification pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), only one responsible source, which applies when the supplies/services required by the agency are only available from one responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. The Government intends to award a contract to Vaisala, Inc. for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Services (NWS), Office of Observations (OBS) who has a requirement for thunderstorm sensors.
The NWS ASOS Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) program is the Primary Inventory Control Agency for Navy ASOS systems worldwide and is required to support the US Navy-s operation requirements for their ASOS. ASOS measures local weather conditions and provides those data to a variety of sources for daily, critical and continuous use at over 1000 locations worldwide. ASOS is a significant data contributor in the control of air traffic, provides parameters for climate and weather forecasting, and for emergency managers with situational awareness during climatic events. The US Navy requires thunderstorm detection at all Naval Air Stations. The thunderstorm sensor is designed to specifically sense the electromagnetic signature from lightning strikes while filtering out other electrical noise. In addition, these sensors perform the following functions: detect and report range and bearing of cloud-to-ground lightning; detect and count cloud lightning; and provide critical local lightning information both for meteorological applications as well as threat data to facilitate advance warnings, initiate safety procedures, and isolate equipment with full confidence.
Vaisala-s thunderstorm sensor is uniquely qualified to provide thunderstorm data to Navy-s ASOS systems as these sensors currently contain proprietary algo... - Documents:
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The COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Thunderstorm Sensors. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 83669526 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 2023-06-14.
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.
