1305M321QNRMA0026 Pre-solicitation Notice.pdf

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE

SYNOPSIS

Aquadopp Acoustic Current Meters

SYNOPSIS:

The requirement is hereby synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.207 Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses:

Solicitation Number: 1305M321QNRMA0026 Pre-solicitation Notice

(1) Action Code: N/A

(2) Date: June 2,

(3) Year: 2021

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 80305

(5) Product or Service Code: 334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for

Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables

(6) Contracting Office Address: 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305

(7) Subject: Aquadopp Acoustic Current Meters

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: 1305M321QNRMA0026

(9) Closing Response Date: June 4, 2021

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer:

Contracting Officer: Mark E. Caban Email: mark.caban@noaa.gov

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number:

Solicitation Number: (proposed) 1305M321QNRMA0026 Contract Number: To be determined at time of award.

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: N/A

(13) Contract Line Item Number: N/A

(14) Contract Award Date: TBD

(15) Contractor: TBD

(16) Description:

This requirement is to provide oceanographic equipment brand name or equal NortekUSA, Inc. Aquadopp Acoustic Current Meters for ongoing scientific research for the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle Washington. The Salient physical characteristics of the Government brand-name requirements are:

-Integrated Seabird Inductive communications modem -400m depth-rated pressure case housing capable of holding 2 battery packs -0-200m pressure sensor (see below for specs) -IM-type transducer head (ALD) -Integrated wire guide and mounting clamp for ½” diameter mooring wire

-Removable fin to stabilize instrument on mooring line -Removable fairing cone, used to shed fishing gear from fouling on bottom of instrument -Compass & tilt sensor (see below for specs) -External RS-232 serial connector for communications -Capable of continuous sampling at 10 minute intervals for a duration of at least 400 days -Standard housing for two Li battery packs -Instrument’s output (data stream) must be fully compatible with the Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array’s (GTMBA) datalogging system.

- Instrument’s output (data stream) must be fully compatible with the GTMBA TELOS datalogging system.

-Instrument must be able to deliver data to the TFLEX and TELOS systems in near-real time.

-Instrument must be able to directly integrate into the TFLEX and TELOS systems for immediate incorporation into the PIRATA and RAMA buoy arrays. There is no opportunity to preform current meter performance intercomparisons to validate data integrity.

- Instrument must be able to directly integrate into the TFLEX and TELOS systems for immediate incorporation into the PIRATA and RAMA buoy arrays. There will be no opportunity to rewrite TFLEX and TELOS code to accommodate a different data stream.

-Instrument must be able to meet the GTMBA deployment parameters of no less than 400 days.

Water Velocity Measurement Range ±5 m/s Accuracy 1% of measured value ±0.5 cm/s Maximum sampling rate (output) 1 Hz. to 4 Hz (user selectable) Internal sampling rate 23 Hz Measurement area Measurement cell size 0.75 m Measurement cell position (user selectable) 0.35–5.0 m Doppler uncertainty (noise) Typical uncertainty 0.5–1.0 cm/s Uncertainty in U & V at 1Hz sampling rate 1.5 cm/s Echo Intensity Acoustic frequency 2 MHz Resolution 0.45 dB Dynamic range 90 dB Sensors Temperature Thermistor embedded in head Range –4°C to 40°C Accuracy/Resolution 0.1°C/0.01°C Time response 10min Compass Flux-gate with liquid tilt Maximum tilt 30° Accuracy/Resolution 2°/0.1° for tilt < 20°

Tilt Liquid level Accuracy/Resolution 0.2°/0.1° for tilt < 20° Up or down Automatic detect Pressure Peizo-resistive element Range 0–200 m Accuracy/Resolution 0.5% / Better than 0.005% of full scale per sample

Proposed source:

NORTEKUSA Inc.

21 Drydock Avenue, Suite 740E Boston, MA 02210

(17) Place of Contract Performance: Seattle, Washington

(18) Set-aside Status: The Government intends this procurement to be a 100% Small Business

Set-Aside.