Sol_1305M226Q0217.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station Spare Parts

Brand Name: “The Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station is the standard multi-parameter meteorological sensor used for buoy applications and for landbased stations where other meteorological sensors are susceptible to damage due to moving parts or a larger physical footprint. These sensors are used to measure valuable environmental parameters including wind speed, wind direction, wind gust, air temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity. This purchase is for spare parts to support emergency response CURBY systems maintained by CO-OPS for NOAA’s Office of Response and restoration (OR&R), as well as maintenance efforts at environmental monitoring systems within the National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) and Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS) throughout the United States. The items in this purchase are to be used as spare parts to support systems within the CO-OPS network that employ Gill Instruments MaxiMet Compact Weather Stations.

Significant engineering effort was utilized to ensure the MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station is capable of withstanding the harsh marine environments they are deployed in for extended periods and that they function without issue with the specialized data acquisition and logging system to which it is connected. Implementing different components will result in additional cost and resources and will affect the continuous operation of these systems. In addition, there will be resulting delay for testing, training, and the purchase of support equipment.”

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number 1305M226Q0217 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), for Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station spare parts.

This acquisition is a total set-aside for small business concerns. The associated NAICS code is 334519.

The small business size standard is 600 employees.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul.

CLIN 0001

Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station, air temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, compass & GPS, includes M12 mating connector.

Part Number: 1957-0560-60-100 Quantity: 21

CLIN 0002

Gill Instruments 2 m MaxiMet Marine power & communications cable, with fitted M12 connector at MaxiMet end.

Part Number: 100-1957-PK-151 Quantity: 7

CLIN 0003

Gill Instruments 20 m MaxiMet Marine power & communications cable, with fitted M12 connector at MaxiMet end.

Part Number: 100-1957-PK-154 Quantity: 16

CLIN 0004

Gill Instruments MaxiMet USB configuration cable, M12 connector, 1.8 m.

Part Number: 1957-PK-155 Quantity: 3

CLIN 0005

Import Duty/Tariff Surcharge Fee

CLIN 0006

Shipping to:

672 Independence Parkway Chesapeake, VA 23320

QUOTE PRICING MAY BE PROVIDED ON ATTACHED SF1449 FORM OR ON COMPANY

LETTERHEAD IN THE SAME FORMAT AS REQUESTED ON THE SF1449.

Delivery date as soon as possible. Vendor to provide lead time on quote.

Delivery shall be FOB Destination. Place of performance is:

672 Independence Parkway Chesapeake, VA 23320

A list of solicitation provisions that apply to the acquisition can be found on the Request for Quote Form SF1449 attachment.

RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) (Deviation Jan 2026) NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror.

1. Submit PDF or Microsoft Word format quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Quote documents shall include signed copies of the SF 1449 and SF 30(s) to acknowledge the solicitation and any applicable amendments. Email quotes are required and can be sent to kyle.lawrence@noaa.gov.

2. Offeror shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at https://sam.gov/content/home) in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award. Must provide their UEID/CAGE CODE with their quote.

3. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability.

4. Quotes must be valid for a minimum of 60 days.

5. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with RFO 52.212-2. Offerors who do not provide all evaluation criteria may not be considered.

RFO 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (Deviation Jan 2026) Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a).

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors mailto:kyle.lawrence@noaa.gov https://sam.gov/content/home considered. Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Evaluation will be based on the following pass/fail criteria;

1. Technical Acceptability.

Specification Sheet - offeror must include specification sheets for quoted equipment.

2. Price.

The Government intends to award a low priced, technically acceptable, single firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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CAM 1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010)

OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING

VIA EMAIL TO KYLE.LAWRENCE@NOAA.GOV. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO

LATER THAN 7/31/2026. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

(End of clause)

Per NOAA Deviation 2025-02/03: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Contracting officers will not consider those representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

UTILIZATION OF FEDCONNECT® FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

The Department of Commerce will utilize the FedConnect® web portal in administering this award. The contractor must be registered in FedConnect® and have access to the FedConnect® website located at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect® questions please call the FedConnect® Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net.

There is no charge for registration in or use of FedConnect®.

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141016-26-0042 Statement of Need

Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station Spare Parts

NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) requires the following to support emergency response systems CO-OPS maintains for NOAA’s Office of Response and restoration (OR&R) and maintenance efforts at environmental monitoring systems within the National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) and Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS) which provides critical data for safe and efficient marine navigation, the protection of infrastructure along the coast, and NOAA’s forecast models.

The Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station is the standard multi-parameter meteorological sensor used for buoy applications and at CO-OPS environmental monitoring stations on the Atlantic coast, the Gulf of America, the Caribbean, the Great Lakes, and throughout the Pacific. These sensors are used to measure valuable environmental parameters including wind speed, wind direction, wind gust, air temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity. Significant engineering effort was utilized to ensure these sensors not only provide the precise measurements required but also are capable of withstanding the harsh marine environments they are deployed in for extended periods of time and that the power consumption, size, and other characteristics are appropriate for the specialized data acquisition and logging system to which it is connected. This purchase is to support maintenance efforts at stations within the CO-OPS networks though out the United States and to maintain the emergency response CURBY systems that CO-OPS and OR&R maintain to respond to events in the Gulf of America region. Implementing different components will result in additional cost and resources. Also, there will be resulting delay for testing, training, and purchase of support equipment.

Procurement of a different sensor will require extensive testing including bench testing using controlled conditions and physical measurement, controlled environmental testing to check reliability under different conditions, and long-term comparison testing with accepted equipment at multiple real-world locations.

These tests and the analysis of the resulting data take a large amount of time, money, and resources to conduct. If different equipment is procured additional resources will also be required for integrating the sensors into CO-OPS observing station and training personnel on the maintenance of the new equipment.

Delivery Date:

No Later than 90 days after award.

Description Quantity

Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station, air temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, compass & GPS, includes M12 mating connector, Part Number: 1957-0560-60-100

2 m MaxiMet Marine power & communications cable, with fitted M12 connector at MaxiMet end, P/N: 100-1957-PK-151 7

20 m MaxiMet Marine power & communications cable, with fitted M12 connector at MaxiMet end, P/N: 100-1957-PK-154 16

MaxiMet USB configuration cable, M12 connector, 1.8 m, P/N: 1957-PK-155 3

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

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28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN 29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

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31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

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AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NORTH AMERICAN

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

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SIZE STANDARD:

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RATED ORDER UNDER

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27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4.

FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED.

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COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH

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1305M226Q0217

OFF NT'L GEODETIC SURVEY/N/NGS

672 Independence Parkway Chesapeake VA 23320

EAD-SAP

FED BLDG 200 GRANBY ST SUITE 815

NORFOLK VA 23510

EAD-SAP

FED BLDG 200 GRANBY ST SUITE 815

NORFOLK VA 23510

08/04/2026 1500 ED

KYLE LAWRENCE

757-441-3835

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MICHELLE WALTON

334519

07/24/2026

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0001 Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact

Weather Station, air temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, compass & GPS, includes M12 mating connector.

Part Number: 1957-0560-60-100

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0002 Gill Instruments 2 m MaxiMet Marine power & communications cable, with fitted M12 connector at MaxiMet end.

Part Number: 100-1957-PK-151

Quantity: 7

Product/Service Code: 6640

0003 Gill Instruments 20 m MaxiMet Marine power & communications cable, with fitted M12 connector at MaxiMet end.

Part Number: 100-1957-PK-154

Quantity: 16

Product/Service Code: 6640

0004 Gill Instruments MaxiMet USB configuration cable, M12 connector, 1.8 m.

Part Number: 1957-PK-155

Quantity: 3

Product/Service Code: 6640

0005 Import Duty/Tariff Surcharge Fee

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NSN 7540-01-152-8067

1305M226Q0217

0006 Shipping to:

672 Independence Parkway

Chesapeake, VA 23320

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Section II - Supplies or Services and Price/Costs Section IX - Contract Clauses

Section II - Supplies or Services and Price/Costs

CLIN List

Item Number Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station, air temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, compass & GPS, includes M12 mating connector.

Part Number: 1957-0560-60-100

Quantity: 21 Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: 6640

Gill Instruments 2 m MaxiMet Marine power & communications cable, with fitted M12 connector at MaxiMet end.

Part Number: 100-1957-PK-151

Quantity: 7

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: 6640

Gill Instruments 20 m MaxiMet Marine power & communications cable, with fitted M12 connector at MaxiMet end.

Part Number: 100-1957-PK-154

Quantity: 16

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: 6640

Gill Instruments MaxiMet USB configuration cable, M12 connector, 1.8 m.

Part Number: 1957-PK-155

Quantity: 3

Award Type: Firm-fixed-price Product/Service Code: 6640

Import Duty/Tariff Surcharge Fee Award Type: Firm-fixed-price

Item Number Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Shipping to:

672 Independence Parkway Chesapeake, VA 23320 Award Type: Firm-fixed-price

Section IX - Contract Clauses

Clauses Incorporated by Reference Clause Number Clause Title

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. (NOV 2023)

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements. (JAN 2017)

52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration. (NOV 2024) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance. (OCT 2018) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications. (DEC 2014)

52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation. (NOV 2015) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.209-6

Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (JAN 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (NOV 2015) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. (FEB 2016) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2023) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (NOV 2020) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.

(JAN 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003)

52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies.

(JAN 2025) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities. (JUN 2020) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (OCT 2025) (Deviation

JAN 2026)

52.223-23 Sustainable Products. (MAY 2024) ((DEVIATION Jan 2026))

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (MAY 2024)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (MAR 2023)

52.233-3 Protest after Award. (AUG 1996) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004) (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and

Clause Number Clause Title Certifications. (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions. (Deviation JAN 2026)

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (OCT 2025) (DEVIATION April 2026)

52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed- Price) (Short Form). (APR 1984)

1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority. (MAR 2010) 1352.209-73 Compliance with the laws. (APR 2010) 1352.209-74 Organizational conflict of interest. (APR 2010)

Standard Language UTILIZATION OF FEDCONNECT FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

The Department of Commerce will utilize the FedConnect® web portal in administering this award. The contractor must be registered in FedConnect® and have access to the FedConnect® website located at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect® questions please call the FedConnect® Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. There is no charge for registration in or use of FedConnect®.

RFO 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

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RFO 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

(End of clause)

RFO 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Commerce Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter 1352) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

RFO 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Commerce Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR 1352) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

CAR 1352.215-72 Inquiries. (APR 2010)

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to kyle.lawrence@noaa.gov.

Questions should be received no later than 7/31/2026 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

(End of clause)

CAR 1352.233-70 Agency protests. (APR 2010)

(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) The contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 FR 16,651 (April 6, 1999).

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

Michelle Walton; Michelle.Walton@noaa.gov

(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: Eastern Acquisition Division

ATTN: Dawn Dabney, NOAA Simplified Acquisition Branch Chief Dawn.Dabney@noaa.gov

(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C.

Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858.

(End of clause)

CAR 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims protests. (APR 2010)

(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.

(b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.

(c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C.

Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858.

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CAR 1352.246-70 Place of acceptance. (APR 2010)

(a) The Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative will accept supplies and services to be provided under this contract.

(b) The place of acceptance will be:

NOAA Engineering Division 672 Independence Parkway Chesapeake, VA 23320

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NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.232-71 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS (FEB 2023)

The Contractor must submit payment requests electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and submit payment requests. The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov.

"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment to the Contractor. To be considered proper, invoices must be prepared in accordance with, and contain all elements specified in, the contract payment clause (e.g., FAR 52.212-4(g), FAR 52.232-25(a)(3), FAR 52.232-26(a)(2), FAR 52.232-27(a)(2)).

The Contractor must include the following documents as attachments to payment requests submitted through the IPP: [Contracting Officer list required invoice attachment(s); none if left blank].

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to submit payment requests through the IPP due to a threat to national security; a matter of unusual or compelling urgency; or because the political, financial, or communications infrastructure of a foreign country does not support access to the IPP, the Contractor must request an exception in writing. Contact the Contracting Officer for more information about requesting an exception.

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