Flume Tank Facility
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 143061-25-0093
- Agency
-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Place of performance
- St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Single/Sole Source contract for Flume Tank Facility Services to Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This special notice announces NOAA's intention to procure specialized testing services valued at $51,911.40 under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Commercial procedures. The contract involves the manufacturing of updated 1/8th scale models of prototype scientific trawls and flume tank rental for testing trawl performance to support the RACE Division's stock assessment bottom trawl surveys in Alaska. The procurement is being conducted as a sole source award because Memorial University is deemed the only facility capable of providing the required specialized testing capabilities. The notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and NOAA intends to award the contract without competition unless qualified responses are received.
The primary objective is to develop a universal survey trawl for fisheries research by conducting three days of flume tank testing at Memorial University's facility in St. John's, Newfoundland. Interested contractors must submit capability statements by August 11, 2025, including their UEI number, technical data, cost information, and convincing evidence demonstrating their ability to meet the requirements. Submissions must be made via email to specified contracting personnel with attachments under 20 MB, and contractors are responsible for confirming receipt prior to the deadline. The testing requirements include manufacturing two 1/8th scale model trawls, maintaining 1 m/s water flow, and capturing HD video and digital stills during experimental trials. If no qualified responses are received by the deadline, NOAA will proceed with the sole source award to Memorial University without further notice, as the determination not to compete remains at the government's discretion.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to award a single source, firm fixed price contract as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) to Memorial University of NL for the purchase of Flume Tank Facitliy Services. See attached PWS/ SOW/ SON for further details.
The Government intends to procure this sole source requirement under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR part 13 and Commercial procedures in FAR part 12. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes:
- The vendor’s UEI number,
- Technical data and cost information,
- Sufficient detail, and
- Convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement.
Capability statements are due no later than the deadline stated on this posting. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “143061-25-0093 - Flume Tank Facility Service”. To ensure your response along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 20 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to both of the following POC(s):
- Contract Specialist, Jacob Gray at jacob.gray@noaa.gov
- Contracting Officer, Jenna Taulman at jenna.taulman@noaa.gov
To ensure your response along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 20 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time.
A response missing any of the information listed above will not be considered as an affirmative response. A request for documentation or additional information, or submissions that only ask questions, will not be considered as an affirmative response. If no affirmative written responses are received by the due date, a sole source award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SON Flume Tank Services 143061-25-0093 Redacted.pdf | ||
| SSJ_s 143061-25-0093 Flume Tank Facility Redacted.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Flume Tank Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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