Applanix POS MV OceanMaster Inertial Navigation Systems

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***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY(GLERL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH APPLANIX CORP LOCATED IN ONTARIO, CANADA FOR POS MV OCEANMASTER INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS TO BE DELIVERED TO MUSKEGON, MI.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT APPLANIX CORP IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THE POS MV OCEANMASTER INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE APPLANIX POS MV IS A TURNKEY SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE POSITION, HEADING, ATTITUDE, HEAVE, AND VELOCITY DATA OF MARINE VESSELS AND HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY EQUIPMENT. THE POS MV BLENDS GNSS DATA WITH ANGULAR RATE AND ACCELERATION DATA FROM AN IMU, AND HEADING FROM A GPS AZIMUTH MEASUREMENT SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A ROBUST AND ACCURATE FULL SIX DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM POSITION AND ORIENTATION SOLUTION.

DUE TO ITS ABILITY TO INTERPRET MOTION-DATA (ROLL, PITCH, HEAVE, VELOCITY, ETC.), THE APPLANIX POS MV IS THE ONLY TOOL CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING THE REQUISITE POSITION AND MOTION DATA REQUIRED BY ADVANCE HYDROGRAPHIC AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY INSTRUMENTATION. OLDER VERSIONS OF THIS INSTRUMENTATION ARE ALREADY INTEGRATED ONBOARD VESSELS AND NEED TO BE UPGRADED WITH NEWER UNITS.

DELIVERY WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM DATE OF AWARD.

***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT 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 IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH 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.