Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV)

The Navigation Services Division, located administratively within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS) intends to purchase a Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) for hydrographic survey and emergency response work from Seafloor Systems located in Shingle Springs, CA 95682.

Seafloor Systems has been identified as the only known source that can provide the needed items as specified below that will also meet the Government's intended use. This procurement will provide a complete backup ASV in the event of failure of the previously purchased ASV, in addition a fully operational backup increases the likelihood of a successful research mission and can increase efficiency having both units available thus decreasing on-water time in half. The users of the ASV have been trained on the previously purchased ASV, therefore if an equivalent system was purchased from a different manufacturer will require twice the amount of support equipment for each ASV and will require additional training for NOS personnel. Lastly, Seafloor Systems is the sole designer, manufacturer and distributor of the EchoBoat ASV. The ASV will assists the National Ocean Services to provide essential hydrographic survey data and assist in emergency response efforts.

The requirements for the items are as follows:

Ø Ecoboat, RCV Remote Control Survey Boat

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: SEA3001

Ø AutoNav Autonomous Upgrade for EchoBoat-G2-RCV

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: SEA4001

Ø Onboard Integrate Sonar Control and Communication Kit

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: SEA3102

Ø Mounting Plate, PicoMB-Surf

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: SEA3039

Ø Seafloor Systems Integrated PicoMB portable multibeam sonar with integrated INS system.

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: SEA5003

Ø Extended Warranty, 12 month extended factory warrant for PicoMB-Surf

o Total 28 months of warranty

Ø Option-Side Scan Sonar

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: SEA9301

Ø Intergrated Sound Velocity Probe-mini SVS

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: 0652009

Ø HydroCast-Remote controlled electrical sound and velocity profiling winch system with camera and depth counter

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: HYRDOCAST

Ø OEM Valeport SwiFT sound velocity profiler

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: SVP

Ø Forward looking HD camera for real time video and stills, includes integration and hardware

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: CAMERA

Ø Ecoboat-G2 ASV Spares Kit

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: SEA3103

Ø Boat Accessories-Spare Battery Thruster

o Qty: 8

o Seafloor P/n: SEA2104

Ø Boat Accessories-Spare Battery Payload

o Qty: 3

o Seafloor P/n: SEA2105

Ø Boat Accessories-16ah 14.8VDC Battery Charger

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: SEA2105

Ø Boat Accessories-Spare Remote Control Battery

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: RC Battery

Ø EchoCart

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: ECHOCART

Ø Launch and Recovery Add-on option for EchoCart

o Qty: 1

o Seafloor P/n: ECHOCART

Ø Shipping Crate, Customized plastic shipping crate for EchoBoat

o Qty: 1

Ø Shipping Charges

All items under this contract shall be FOB Destination and shall be delivered to the NOAA, National Ocean Service, Navigation Services Division located at 1315 E-W Hwy, SSMC-3, Rm. 6322, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

The Government is not aware of any other vendors that can provide this specialized equipment while also meeting all of the requirements listed above.

The intended procurement is for the purchase of a ASV which the Government intends to acquire under the guidelines of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions Procedures and FAR Part 12 Commercial Items. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with the only known source (Seafloor Systems) under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). All proposals received prior to the close of this notice will be considered by the Government. However, this is not a request for proposals and there is no solicitation available at this time. The Government reserves the right to solicit quotes based on the receipt of affirmative responses to this notice or issue a purchase order to Seafloor Systems, whichever is determined to be more advantageous to the Government without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to be considered, firms must furnish detailed information concerning their capability to provide the needed ASV. Interested firms should submit its name, address, point of contact, telephone number, and a brief statement regarding its capability to provide the ASV that provides the same form, fit and function as the equipment specified above. Any responses that provide for equipment other than that specified must be accompanied by descriptive literature and show it meets the same form, fit and function. Please include the name, telephone number, and point of contact for businesses or other Government agencies to which your company has previously provided the proposed ROV accessories.

Offerors may send their proposal via email only to james.d.moore@noaa.gov. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334511. All responsible sources may submit requested information which will be considered by the Agency. All contractors doing business with this Contracting Office (Eastern Region Acquisition - Kansas City Division) must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website. Vendors can register with SAM at the following website https://www.sam.gov/

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