Cryogenic frostpoint hygrometer with inlet tube and lithium metal batteries - QTY 17.
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 145022-25-0006
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Baltimore, Maryland 21250, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to procure 17 Cryogenic Frostpoint Hygrometers with inlet tubes and lithium metal batteries on a sole source basis. The procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with an opportunity value posted on August 21, 2025, and responses due by August 29, 2025. NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory (ARL), Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division (ATDD) office intends to negotiate directly with JH Acquisition, DBA EN-SCI, as the sole manufacturer and distributor of these specialized environmental science instruments. The agency has determined that EN-SCI is the only vendor capable of providing these products, justifying the sole source approach under FAR 13.106-1(B)(1). Delivery is required within 45 days of award to Baltimore, Maryland for subsequent delivery to Beltsville, Maryland.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community of NOAA's sole source procurement determination while providing an opportunity for other firms to challenge this approach if they believe they can meet the government's requirements. Interested contractors have only 15 days from publication (with a conflicting reference to 2 days also mentioned) to submit written substantiating documentation to the identified point of contact demonstrating their capability to fulfill the contract requirements. The government will evaluate such documentation solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis instead of sole source. This notice explicitly states it is not a request for competitive proposals, no solicitation package is available, and oral communications are not acceptable. Only firms that can demonstrate they manufacture and distribute equivalent cryogenic frostpoint hygrometers with the specified components would be eligible to challenge the sole source determination.
Notice text
NOTICE ID: 145022-25-0006
THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT JH ACQUISITION, DBA EN-SCI, IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THESE PRODUCTS.
DELIVERY WITHIN 45 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.
NOAA'S AIR RESOURCES LABORATORY (ARL), ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE AND DIFFUSION DIVISION (ATDD) OFFICE, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(B)(1), WITH JH ACQUISITION, DBA EN-SCI FOR PURCHASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE - CRYOGENIC FROSTPOINT HYGROMETER WITH INLET TUBE AND LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES - QTY 17.
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 2 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.
DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE:
DELIVERY TO BALTIMORE, MD (FOR DELIVERY TO BELTSVILLE, MD) - SPECIFIC ADDRESSES WILL BE PROVIDED IN PURCHASE ORDER.
THIS ACTION IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR SAM ACCOUNT ACCURATELY REFLECTS YOUR BUSINESS SIZE.
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