This firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District to Kinemetrics Inc., a manufacturer of seismic monitoring equipment based in Pasadena, California. The $611,728.22 contract is for the provision of seismic equipment for various locations in California.
The original solicitation was a pre-solicitation notice issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers indicating their intent to procure seismic equipment on a sole source basis from Kinemetrics under FAR 13.5, as Kinemetrics was identified as the potential incumbent. The notice stated that the equipment was needed to satisfy the agency's requirements and that interested contractors had 5 calendar days to demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements. No set-aside was used, with NAICS code 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing) applying.
This award expands on Kinemetrics' existing work providing specialized seismic instrumentation, sensors, data loggers, and related equipment to federal agencies such as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for earthquake and volcanic monitoring programs. Kinemetrics holds several IDIQ contracts with the USGS for the supply of seismic equipment and services.