Core shuttle box system
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 143021-25-0062JRW
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
-
- Jamie R. Rosales jamie.rosales@noaa.gov (303) 578-6951
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Seattle, has issued a Special Notice regarding a sole source procurement for a Core Shuttle Box System. The notice pertains to a planned non-competitive acquisition from Loligo Systems APS, a Danish company, for specialized scientific equipment to be delivered to Highlands, NJ. The procurement is specifically for research equipment designed to study Black Sea Bass, involving a highly sophisticated environmental gradient behavioral videography system. NOAA intends to negotiate this contract under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1), which allows for sole source procurement under specific circumstances. The special notice emphasizes that Loligo Systems is the exclusive manufacturer of this integrated hardware-software system.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about NOAA's intent to procure a unique scientific research system for marine biology studies, specifically for Black Sea Bass research and stock assessment. Contractors who believe they can meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing within 15 days of the notice's publication. The notice explicitly states that this is not a competitive proposal request, and no solicitation package is available. Eligibility for potential alternative vendors is contingent upon demonstrating the ability to provide a comparable integrated system with equivalent measurement control and capabilities. The procurement includes specific technical requirements such as real-time data acquisition, sensor calibration, hardware control, and water quality regulation. Delivery of the equipment is expected within 90 days from the contract award date. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to proceed with a competitive or non-competitive procurement based on any responses received.
Notice text
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-SEATTLE (WAD), NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH LOLIGO SYSTEMS APS LOCATED IN DENMARK FOR CORE SHUTTLE BOX SYSTEM TO BE DELIVERED TO AT HIGHLANDS, NJ.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT LOLIGO SYSTEMS APS IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS CORE SHUTTLE BOX SYSTEM. THE LOLIGO SYSTEMS SHUTTLESOFT V3 SOFTWARE, SHUTTLEBOX TANKS, INFRARED LIGHTS AND VIDEOCAMERA, AND FULLY INTERFACED TEMPERATURE/SALINITY PROBES AND CONTROLS ARE REQUIRED TO FULFILL NOAA NEFSC BLACK SEA BASS RESEARCH NEEDED FOR THE STOCK ASSESSMENT; THESE ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED PIECES OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT THAT INTEGRATE INTO A FULLY AUTOMATED SUBJECT-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT BEHAVIORAL VIDEOGRAPHY SYSTEM. BLACK SEA BASS HAVE NEVER BEEN STUDIED WITH THIS COMBINED TECHNOLOGY. LOLIGO SYSTEMS IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER AND SELLER OF THE FULLY INTEGRATED SHUTTLEBOX SYSTEMS USING SHUTTLESOFT SOFTWARE, SHUTTLEBOX. THESE FULLY INTEGRATED, HARDWARE-SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ARE MARINE GRADE. FEATURES INCLUDE REAL-TIME DATA ACQUISITION, SENSOR CALIBRATION, HARDWARE CONTROL, WATER QUALITY REGULATION. THERE IS NO OTHER VENDOR THAT SELLS THESE PRODUCTS AND NO OTHER VENDOR OFFERS A SINGLE SYSTEM OF COMPARABLE MEASUREMENT CONTROL OR CAPABILITY. LOLIGO SYSTEMS APS DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORIZED RESELLERS.
DELIVERY WITHIN 90 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.
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