Fugro USA Marine Inc Marinestar DGNSS Satellite Positioning Data Service
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 145045240017SMM
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517410 Satellite Telecommunications
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, with Fugro USA Marine Inc. for the provision of Marinestar Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS) satellite positioning data service to be provided to the NOAA vessel Okeanos Explorer. NOAA has determined that Fugro USA Marine Inc. is the only source capable of providing the required precision correction services necessary for the vessel's operations in offshore environments and wide-ranging areas.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide public notification of NOAA's intent to award a sole source contract to Fugro USA Marine Inc. for the Marinestar DGNSS satellite positioning data service. The period of performance will consist of one base period from May 15, 2024 through May 20, 2025, and three option periods from May 21, 2025 through May 20, 2028. While this is not a request for competitive proposals, 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, which will be evaluated for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Notice text
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH(OAR), OFFICE OF OCEAN EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH (OER), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH FUGRO USA MARINE INC LOCATED IN HOUSTON, TX FOR MARINESTAR DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATTELITE SYSTEM (DGNSS) SATELLITE POSITIONING DATA SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED TO NOAA VESSEL OKEANOS EXPLORER.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT FUGRO USA MARINE INC IS THE ONLY SOURCE FOR THE MARINESTAR DATA USED BY THE INSTRUMENTATION ON THE OKEANOS EXPLORER.
THE REQUIRED SERVICE PROVIDES ACCURATE POSITIONING BETTER THAN REGULAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (GPS), AND CORRECTORS ARE RECEIVED BY THE VESSEL’S POSITIONING SYSTEMS (AN APPLANIX POSMV AND FUGRO RECEIVER) DIRECTLY FROM SATELLITES. THE PRECISION CORRECTION SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR OPERATIONS IN OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENTS AND COVERING WIDE RANGES OF AREAS.
FUGRO USA MARINE INC PROVIDES THE ONLY GPS CORRECTIONS SERVICE THAT MEETS THE OER’S REQUIREMENTS FOR PRECISION WHILE WORKING FAR OFFSHORE, COVERING WIDE-RANGING AREAS, AND LEVERAGING THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND DATA INTEGRATION SYSTEMS ALREADY BUILT INTO THE VESSEL.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR ONE BASE PERIOD FROM 05/15/2024 THROUGH 05/20/2025 AND THREE OPTION PERIODS FROM 05/21/2025 THROUGH 05/20/2028.
***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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