1 General Oceanics 8060 pCO2 Autonomous Analytical Measuring System

***NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OFFICE OF ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY (PMEL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH GENERAL OCEANICS, INC OUT OF MIAMI, FL FOR ONE GENERAL OCEANICS 8060 pCO2 AUTONOMOUS ANALYTICAL MEASURING SYSTEM.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT GENERAL OCEANICS, INC. IS THE SOLE ENTITY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN MEET AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NEED FOR ONE GENERAL OCEANICS 8060 pCO2 AUTONOMOUS ANALYTICAL MEASURING SYSTEM TO STUDY CARBON DIOXIDE IN OCEANIC SURFACE WATER. THE 8060 SYSTEM IS THE RECENTLY DESIGNED REPLACEMENT FOR THE OLDER SYSTEM THAT THE PMEL CARBON GROUP PREVIOUSLY UTILIZED (8050). OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, 8050 SYSTEMS IN USE BY PMEL HAVE BEEN REFURBISHED BY GENERAL OCEANICS BUT FUTURE REFURBISHMENTS WILL BE PROHIBITIVE FOR THE EXISTING SYSTEMS BECAUSE OF THE GROWING NUMBER OF COMPONENTS THAT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE OR SERVICEABLE. THESE SYSTEMS ARE MANUFACTURED, WILL BE SERVICED, AND SOLD SOLELY AND IN LIMITED NUMBERS BY GENERAL OCEANICS INC. THEY ARE USED TO MEASURE pCO2 IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENTS AROUND THE WORLD. THESE SYSTEMS WERE DEVELOPED BY SCIENTISTS AT PMEL AND ARE NOW SOLELY MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL OCEANICS, INC. BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO AGE, THIS NEW SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED TO MAXIMIZE LESSONS LEARNED OVER THE USE OF THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM. THE NEW SYSTEM WILL MANAGE SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM INCLUDING UPDATING PARTS AND CREATING A MORE STREAMLINED SYSTEM. AT PRESENT, PMEL OWNS AND OPERATES A SINGLE 8060 SYSTEM AND IT HAS PERFORMED TO ALL SPECIFICATIONS AN REQUIREMENTS IN FIELD APPLICATIONS. THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE IS BEFORE 10/15/2023.

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