Single Source Determination 143051-25-0076_Redacted.pdf

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Source Selection Information – see FAR 2.101 and 3.104

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

FOR AN ACTION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1))

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1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Science Division (ESD).

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value).

The Ecosystem Science Division (ESD) of NOAA Fisheries uses bottom-mounted moorings equipped with acoustic Doppler current profilers with integrated echosounders (ADCP/Es) to monitor the marine ecosystem around the northern Antarctic Peninsula. These moorings provide critical data for observing the flux of Antarctic krill into and out of critical foraging areas for krill-dependent predators, and for meeting ESD’s mandate to provide estimates of krill density to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) for managing the growing krill fishery. Moorings can remain deployed for more than a year at a time, making them a cost-effective mechanism for obtaining important ecosystem data. In November 2025, the ESD plans to deploy 12 ADCP/Es, which will require 24 batteries (two batteries per instrument). We request a firm fixed price contract with a delivery date of July 1, 2025. Estimated cost is

3. Identification of the single source or the brand name to be solicited.

NortekUSA 21 Drydock Avenue, Suite 740E Boston, MA 02210

4. Supporting rationale. Only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below:

Compatibility to existing systems or equipment - The required supplies must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems or equipment, and the source is uniquely qualified to meet the requirement. Only NortekUSA is capable of providing batteries to power their instruments. Batteries are proprietary and manufactured specifically for our instruments; no substitutes exist. No resellers exist to provide these batteries.

5. Market Research.

No competitive market research was conducted and no report was prepared; only NortekUSA is capable of providing batteries to power their instruments. Batteries are proprietary and manufactured specifically for our instruments; no other potential sources exist. No resellers exist to provide these batteries. Quotation provided is from Nortek USA.

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Source Selection Information – see FAR 2.101 and 3.104

6. Technical/Requirements Representative Certification

I certify that this requirement constitutes the Government’s minimum needs and the supporting data provided herein is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

7. Determination

I hereby determine that the circumstances of this action deem only one source is reasonably available. This determination is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.