Campbell Scientific HygroVUE Temperature/RH Probes and Accessories

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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), EARTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORIES (ESRL), PHYSICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY (PSL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC INC LOCATED IN LOGAN, UT FOR THE PURCHASE OF HYGROVUE PROBES AND ACCESSORIES TO BE DELIVERED TO BOULDER, CO.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC INC IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THEIR HYGROVUE10-10-PT PROBE, HYGROVUE10-17-PT PROBE, RAD10E SOLAR SHIELD, RADIATION SHIELD ADAPTER, AND HYGROVUE10 REPLACEMENT ELEMENTS.

THE PSL HAS BEEN USING CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY PROBES AND ACCESSORIES IN THEIR NETWORK OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA SITES FOR OVER 25 YEARS. THE REPLACEMENT FOR PSL’S CURRENT PROBE IS THE HYGROVUE10. USING THE SAME TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY PROBES THROUGHOUT THE NETWORK WILL PROVIDE THE DATA INTEGRITY NEEDED TO MEET THE MISSION OF THE PSL. CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC PROBES AND ACCESSORIES ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF THE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE USED IN ORDER TO UPGRADE SYSTEMS.

DELIVERY BY 09/30/2023.

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