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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))

(Requirements-25-2019)

1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, Fisheries OMB Field Delegates and Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Field Delegates and NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC).

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

NOAA Owned vessel RV Gladys Reese (Formerly MS Isabella Rose) Beier Integrated Vessel Control System (IVCS) proposed upgrade and service includes:

Propulsion Control System (PCS) and Bow Thruster Control System (BTC) upgrades will include replacement of the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Hardware in the Port and Starboard PCS and the BTC system. The existing Siemens S7-200 PLC hardware will be replaced with Siemens S7-1200 Hardware. Additionally, all the existing electrical to mechanical actuators will be replaced with new hardware.

Steering System Upgrades will include replacement of the DP and IJS interface PLC hardware in the Steering System. As with the PCS and BTC, the existing Siemens S7-200 PLC hardware will be replaced with Siemens S7-1200 Hardware. Upgrade Rudder levers. Replace analog Rudder Angle Indicators (RAI) with new digital RAI’s. Replace the Feedback Units with new equipment. Replace Potentiometers in both port and starboard PCS and run and install any new wiring that is needed for any of the existing upgrades.

DP System evaluation will include the start up and test of DP systems to make sure they are safe and operational.

Items included for all work:

Complete system integration of BIS supplied equipment Engineering and system design of BIS supplied equipment CAD drawings of BIS supplied equipment Twelve days of 10-hr/day on-site labor Price $52,294 to be completed within 10 weeks of award.

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

Beier Integrated Systems, 516 J F Smith Avenue, Slidell, LA 70460, kzubic@beierradio.com

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

Compatibility to existing systems or equipment -The RV Gladys Reese is currently equipped with Beier Propulsion and Steering Systems designed and installed by Beier Intergrated Systems (BIS). BIS is the only company currently qualified and available to service this proprietary equipment. No other contractors are qualified to service the equipment and similar products cannot be modified to be compatible with the current Propulsion and Steering Systems.

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(Requirements-25-2019)

Other - Only one source is capable - Because BIS engineered, designed, and installed the Propulsion and Steering Systems on the RV Gladys Reese, they are uniquely qualified to provide highly skilled service that is unavailable from any other company. Soliciting these services from other sources may result in unrepairable damage to the Propulsion and Steering Systems and require a complete replacement, which would significantly increase the cost of this service and time to complete the work. This would result in lost days at sea and unrecoverable data losses that are critical to managing valuable U.S. fisheries resources risking overfishing and fisheries stock collapse.

5. Market Research.

A market research report cannot be provided because the equipment is proprietary to BIS and no other vendor is authorized to complete the proposed work.

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.

2/5/2025________ Date

Charlotte McClendon , COR

(Trika Gerard, SEFSC Deputy)

2/5/2025________ Date

MCCLENDON.CHARLOTT

E.ROSETTE.1108824251

Digitally signed by

MCCLENDON.CHARLOTTE.ROSETTE

.1108824251 Date: 2025.02.05 10:17:44 -06'00'

GERARD.TRIKA.LO

LANI.1365898134

Digitally signed by

GERARD.TRIKA.LOLANI.136589813

Date: 2025.02.05 12:46:09 -05'00'

(Insert PR/RFQ number, as applicable)

7. Determination (Required) I hereby determine that the circumstances of this action deem only one source is reasonably available. This determination is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Insert name) Date Contracting Officer