SON_-_materials_for_wind_profiler_installation_in_Alaska.pdf

STATEMENT OF NEED

Material Contract in support of

Wind Profiler Installation in Alaska

Scope

The National Weather Service’s Office of Operational Systems provides centralized operational management, technical and engineering support, and monitoring of the research-level NOAA

Profiler Network (NPN) from its office in Boulder, CO. The network is being reduced to three systems, which will be located in Alaska to monitor volcanic ash plumes.

The Profiler Control Center (PCC) located in Boulder, CO is the focal point for profiler network operations. Data from all profiler sites are ingested by the Profiler Hub computer system and made available for display within six minutes of arrival. Meteorologists and technicians use graphical and text-based displays to monitor profiler data and status.

The existing three Alaska wind profilers are being replaced with new phased array wind profiler already procured from DeTect Inc. These new three systems are being installed in Anchorage, Talkeetna and Homer, Alaska. Extra materials required to install the Alaska wind profilers have been identified and are required to be purchased.

Objective

The objective of this task is to purchase the materials, and drop ship the materials to the National

Logistic Supply Center at 1510 East Bannister Road, Kansas City, MO. From there, the government will package the materials for shipment to Alaska with each of the wind profiler systems.

The inventory and a list of the supplemental materials required to install the NPN in the three

Alaska sites has been prepared and delivered to the Government. The list is attached. The list includes items such as chain link fencing, fencing line posts, fencing corner posts, post caps, swinging fence gate, post caps, brackets, flexible metal conduit, copper grounding cable, vegetation barrier, stainless steel hardware, cable trays, ground rods, anchor bolts, carriage bolts, electrical disconnect boxes and other parts required to assemble the wind profiler system.

The Government will accept incremental / partial shipments for review and approval.

Pricing shall include the cost of drop shipping the items to the Government warehouse located at

1510 East Bannister Road Kansas City, MO 64131-3009. Parts will be packaged and marked for each of the 3 wind profilers (Anchorage, Talkeetna and Homer). Specific marking details will be provided with the parts list. Generally, the marking will include the following:

Part Name:

Part Number:

Distributor or Manufacture Name:

Purchase Order Number:

Quantity:

Wind Profiler: (Talkeetna, Homer, or Anchorage)

The contract shall obtain part certification from part distributor or Original Equipment

Manufacturer and provide to the Government. These certifications can be provided with the parts when delivered to the Government warehouse.

Deliverables/Schedule

Parts shall be drop shipped to the Government warehouse located at 1510 East Bannister Road

Kansas City, MO 64131-3009. Parts will be packaged and marked separately for each of the 3 wind profilers

Required Delivery Date 15 July 2015

Points of Contact

COR: Al Wissman

Telephone: 301-427-9172

Purchase Agent: Diana Romero

Telephone: 303-497-3761