GENERAL OCEANCIS pCO2 MEASURING SYSTEM

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, ATLANTIC OCEANIC & METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY (AOML) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH GENERAL OCEANICS INC OUT OF MIAMI, FL FOR A PCO2 MEASURING SYSTEM.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT GENERAL OCEANICS IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER AND FULL PROPRIETARY OWNER OF THE PCO2 MEASURING SYSTEM. GENERAL OCEANICS HAS NO AUTHORIZED RESELLERS IN THE US. AOML CONDUCTS THE SHIP OF OPPORTUNITY (SOOP) RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT MONITORS A NETWORK ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, GULF OF MEXICO AND CARIBBEAN OCEANS. THE AOML/CO2 GROUP MAINTAINS MEASURING SYSTEMS ON SIX VESSELS AND GENERAL OCEANICS IS THE ONLY COMPANY WITH THE EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO BUILD THE MEASURING SYSTEM INSTRUMENT TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM.

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