Single Source Determination 25-525 Signed CO_Redacted.pdf
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This document is a Single Source Determination form for the Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office and NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office. The procurement involves purchasing specialized scientific equipment: nine replacement DO sensor assemblies, six replacement pressure sensors, sixty sensor calibrations, twelve replacement conductivity cells, and four hosted data services with cellular telemetry. The sole source for these items is Soundnine, Inc. in Kirkland, WA, justified by the unique compatibility requirements of the existing hypoxia monitoring network in the Chesapeake Bay. The procurement will be a Firm Fixed Price award, with the contract determined to have only one reasonably available source based on form, fit, and function requirements. The document is signed and dated 8/21/2025 by key personnel including the Field Program Coordinator, Deputy Director of Habitat Conservation, and Contracting Officer.
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SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING
SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)
FOR AN ACTION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD
(AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1))
1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office and the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value). The scope of this contract is to purchase nine (9) REP DO SEN- replacement S9 DO sensor assemblies on XIM CT/CTD, includes new PME sensor; six (6) XIM PRESS REP-replacement pressure sensor on XIM CTD, includes calibration; sixty (60) XIM-CTD-DO CAL- XIM- CTD-DO sensor calibration (conductivity, temperature, pressure & dissolved oxygen). DO sensor linearization at 3 points compared to the new PME sensor performed in conjunction with CT calibration; twelve (12) XIM CELL- replacement conductivity cell on XIM CTD, includes calibration;
four (4) CHDS12- Hosted data service with cellular telemetry, (U.S. carrier), 12 months . The estimated costs for the equipment and services is . This will be a Firm Fixed Price award.
3. Identification of the single source or the brand name to be solicited.
Soundnine, Inc.
11863 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA, 98034, USA Darius Miller- POC 866-388-7277 ext. 801
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.
An initial successful pilot has led the Chesapeake Bay Program (NOAA & federal partners) to seek a second phase of testing which included evaluating hypoxia data across two SoundNine stations for an extended duration to investigate sensor durability and spatial variability within a segment of the Chesapeake Bay. That second phase was completed in the winter of 2021 and resulted in the operational deployment of the SoundNine systems in the spring of 2022. A third system has since been delivered. The systems to be procured provide for the expansion of the hypoxia monitoring network and redundancy for the operational systems, and must be 100% compatible with the actively deployed buoy and sensors. No other sensors on the market can meet this requirement.
Other - Only one source is capable Soundnine is the only distributor of the
Soundnine sensor required for this need.
5. Market Research.
Due to form, fit and function requirements, the only acceptable inductive XIM-CTD-DO O sensor options available in the marketplace are with Soundnine Inc.
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