SS Presolicitation Notice Template - Exail.pdf
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- 140802-26-0191
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This is a presolicitation notice for a sole source procurement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition & Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division-Norfolk. NOAA intends to negotiate and award a purchase order to EXAIL Inc. for services to test, evaluate, and integrate the performance of a fisheries echosounder on an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) capable of conducting survey activities in conjunction with NOAA vessels. The work will assess the viability of using USVs alongside NOAA vessels to increase the efficiency of acoustic-trawl surveys required by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. The period of performance extends from the date of award through one year. The NAICS code is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), and no set aside applies to this requirement.
The sole source determination is justified because EXAIL is the only source capable of providing the required technical services at the necessary quality level. Since EXAIL manufactures and provides the existing vehicles, only the manufacturer can conduct testing, evaluation, and integration of new equipment into the pre-existing platforms. EXAIL has no authorized partners or resellers who can provide these specialized services. This presolicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation package is available. However, firms believing they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation or a request for additional information in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days of publication. Such submissions will be evaluated solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis, with the final determination remaining solely within the government's discretion. Only written communications are acceptable in response to this notice.
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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION &
GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND
AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR
6.103-1, WITH EXAIL INC. FOR SERVICES TO TEST, EVALUATE AND INTEGRATE THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE FISHERIES ECHOSOUNDER ON A USV CAPABLE OF UNDERTAKING
SURVEY ACTIVITIES IN TANDEM WITH NOAA VESSELS TO INCREASE SURVEY EFFICIENCY. THE
WORK WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE THE VIABILITY OF USING USVS WORKING TOGETHER WITH
NOAA VESSELS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF ACOUSTIC-TRAWL SURVEYS, WHICH IS
REQUIRED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE FOR
FISHERIES ACOUSTIC SURVEYS AND THE OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS.
NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED
NAICS CODE IS 541715, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND
LIFE SCIENCES.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT EXAIL IS
THE ONLY SOURCE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES REQUIRED AT THE LEVEL OF
QUALITY REQUIRED BECAUSE THE TECHNICAL SERVICES ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED. THE
EXISTING VEHICLES ARE MANUFACTURED AND PROVIDED BY EXAIL. THIS REQUIREMENT
IS FOR THE TESTING, EVALUATION AND INTEGRATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT INTO THE PRE-
EXISTING VEHICLES, WHICH CAN ONLY BE CONDUCTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS
PARTICULAR SOURCE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE REQUIREMENT. EXAIL HAS NO AUTHORIZED
PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH ONE (1) YEAR.
***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO
SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY
MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION
OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF
CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH
REQUESTS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE
BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE
PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE
DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN
RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
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