Global Monitoring Laboratory Teledyne T640 Monitors

NRMJ10002201177SML

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR) EARTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORIES (ESRL) GLOBAL MONITORING LABORATORY (GML), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS, INC. (DBA TELEDYNE API) LOCATED IN SAN DIEGO, CA FOR THE PURCHASE OF T640 PM MASS MONITORS WITH ACCESSORIES AND HARDWARE TO BE DELIVERED TO BOULDER, CO.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT TELEDYNE IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRUBUTES THE T640 PM MASS MONITOR. TELEDYNE T640 MONITORS ARE NECESSARY AS THEY ARE SMALL, RACK-MOUNTABLE, AND AN FEM-EQUIVALENT INSTRUMENT THAT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO SIMULTANEOUSLY MEASURE AEROSOL MASS CONCENTRATIONS IN PM1, PM2.5, PM10, AND COARSE PM (PARTICLES > 10 MICROMETERS IN DIAMETER). THE T640 IS THE ONLY INSTRUMENT THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GML.

DELIVERY BY 09/15/2022.

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