BRANDNAME_SOLE_SOURCE_.pdf

Source Selection Information – see FAR 2.101 and 3.104

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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))

NMAN7200-18-00995

1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, Acquisition, Analysis, and Accountability Branch.

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

Purchase of a drop in replacement transducer in form, fit and function to replace a failing unit on the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. P/N 71A-1020-00 Transducer for Ocean Surveyor 38kHz phased array.

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

Oceanographic & Geophysical Instruments (OGI) (Northeast Rep for Teledyne RD Instruments) Paul Igo 1 Magnusson Ct.

Sandwich, MA 02537 508-888-4510 Pigo57@aol.com www.oginstruments.com

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

X Brand Name – This particular brand name is essential to the requirement and market research indicates similar products do not meet or cannot be modified to meet agency needs.

The transducer associated with the installed 38 kHz Teledyne ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) has failed and must be replaced during the next drydock.

The transducer must be the exact make and model of the unit currently installed in order for the system to operate. The required transducer is proprietary to Teledyne RDI company as it is designed with proprietary interface built into the transducer with consideration to size and function as well as compatibility to the ADCP controlling unit also known as a "Deck Box". RDI has not licensed any company to provide replacement transducers and owns the exclusive rights to this system. Our system will not function without an exact replacement. Only 26 of these systems exist world wide so the market is very small. This is not a product where thousands are built and supported by multiple companies. Only Teledyne can provide the unit we need. The ship spent $300K+ to modify our sonar pod to accommodate the transducer for proper operation. We are not looking to replace the system, only the defective part.

Replacing the system will be a much more expensive solution, if a replacement could be found mailto:Pigo57@aol.com http://www.oginstruments.com/

Source Selection Information – see FAR 2.101 and 3.104

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Compatibility to existing systems or equipment - The required supplies or service 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.

Exclusive Licensing Agreement/Restrictive Rights/Authorized Reseller - The source has one or more of the following: an established exclusive licensing agreement, proprietary data, limited rights in data, patent rights, OEM required certifications or OEM authorized reseller, copyrights or secret processes with regard to the supplies or services required.

5. Market Research.

An extensive search was performed to determine if any other vendor or firm could provide this supply, and none were found. Companies that could provide acoustic profiling products were unable to meet the salient requirements as listed for the Teledyne ADCP system. Notice of intent to proceed with this sole source purchase was posted on the Government Point of Entry Federal Business Opportunities site on June 8, 2015. No responses were received as a result of this advertisement. Nothing has been found to be different as of the date of this memo. Therefore, Oceanographic and Geophysical Instruments is the only responsible source for Teledyne RD Instruments

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.