SSJ.pdf

SOLE SOURCE

(APPLICABLE TO PURCHASES $3,000 - $150,000)

1. Contracting Activity:

NOAA Acquisition & Grants Office Eastern Acquisition Division 200 Granby St Norfolk, VA 23510

2. Purchase Request Number: NMAN7200-13-070726

3. Authority for Action:

FAR 8.405-6(a), Restricting Consideration under GSA Federal Supply Schedules (including Brand Name)

FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a Single Source or Brand Name Justification

4. Describe the supply or service to be acquired and the total estimated dollar value:

Provide services of Rapp Hydra-Pro, Inc. to provide and install a new wireless remote control system to safely operate the starboard crane on the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.

Estimated cost: $35,000.

5. List the proposed contractor (name, contact, and phone number) and describe the unique knowledge or capabilities of the proposed contractor:

Rapp Hydra-Pro, Inc.

2260 West Commodore Way Seattle, WA 98199 Tel: 206-285-9578 Attn: Reed Okawa

Rapp Hydra-Pro, Inc is the manufacturer of the crane and has proprietary rights to all equipment associated with the crane that would need to interface with the new wireless system.

6. Describe your market research efforts and efforts to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted:

We have contacted several local hydraulic companies and other crane manufacturer’s on converting the existing crane control system to a wireless system. Several have noted that they could not do the work due to the proprietary nature of the equipment.