50-M0039-24-CP284_Doble NOI 7-22-24.pdf.PDF

CITY OF FARMINGTON

800 Municipal Drive

Farmington, NM 87401-2663

(505) 599-1373

Fax (505) 599-1377 http://www.fmtn.org

SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT FOR

Doble Client Services

#25-158908

NOTICE OF INTENT

Dated: 7/19/24

The City of Farmington, New Mexico has determined that the following unique product requires specialized manufacture, function, application and services that only one vendor can provide.

A description of the required design and function that substantiates the sole source determination is as follows:

Doble Engineering is the sole supplier of the Client Service Agreement whose benefits include:

Doble diagnostic test equipment, accessories, operating software and services.

Perpetual Equipment Warranty including 24-hour replacements of test equipment and test

Cables.

Option to upgrade equipment to latest product enhancements and next generation technology.

Expert assistance when you need it through unlimited 24x7 M-Series engineering support and five hours of EMI engineering support from Doble Principal Engineers.

Customizable training where experienced Doble engineers provide five (5) days (M-Series) and two (2) days (EMI) of extensive onsite training at your facilities annually tailored to meet your needs, whether basic instruction or advanced sessions.

Access to DTAWeb to benchmark your test results against the industry’s only web-based data repository containing over 25 million test results collected over 70 years.

Access to the Client Portal which contains decades of information including Doble Conference papers, Committee Meeting minutes, tutorials, reference guides, maintenance and test procedures, manufacturer service advisories, and more.

Membership in Doble’s exclusive AskDoble® Email Discussion Forum to connect with over 2,000 utility engineers to share, discuss and answer questions involving substation engineering and maintenance best practices.

Annual credit with Doble’s Materials Laboratory where expert chemists provide test reports including data analysis and recommendations, help to identify and solve apparatus problems and assist in developing cost-effective condition assessment programs and associated software and accessories.

Doble’s Client Services is an in-service, testing and engineering solution that is used to service every component of an electrical substation. This equipment is used to maintain and commission electrical and mechanical defects in High/Medium Voltage electrical equipment.

Contract details and the required statutory information is below:

(1) Doble Engineering Company, 85 Walnut Street, Watertown, MA 02472

(2) Estimated Annual Expenditure $80,060

(3) Dole Client Services

To ensure that Procurement procedures are conducted in a fair and impartial manner, all qualified vendors are notified of the City’s intent to award a Sole source contract. Qualified vendors and interested parties have an opportunity to submit evidence that more than one firm has the requisite ability to perform contract services prior to the proposed award date. If evidence presented reveals that more than one source is available to perform the contract, the City may issue a competitive solicitation.

Interested parties must submit thorough and comprehensive evidence in response to this solicitation no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2024.

PURCHASING

http://www.fmtn.org/

PURCHASING