Intent to Award Sole Source Contract for the Purchase of Clampratus(s) for ATON Buoys

The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Simplified Acquisition Branch intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Teledyne Oceanscience, 14020 Stowe Drive, Poway, CA 92064, using the procedures in FAR Part 13, to provide for the purchase of Clampratus(s) for ATON Buoys. Specifically, this system was developed for the specific application and is the only mount approved by the USCG for use on the ATON buoys. This mount is a standardized platform used in NOAA PORTS buoy mounted current meter applications. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Only one responsible source.
The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 334511, Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System an Instrument Manufacturing, with a business size standard of 1250 employees.

This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, nor will one be posted on FedBizOpps.

Although a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if any interested party believes that it is capable of meeting the requirements, and in an effort to comply with the requirements outlined in FAR 5.102, a firm may request an electronic copy of the solicitation from the Contract Specialist, Wendy Culbreth (Wendy.Culbreth@noaa.gov).

All electronic correspondence/request for solicitation shall have the subject line read: Announcement Number: 1305M2-19-01501, Clampratus(s) for Aid to Navigation Buoys (ATON).

All responsible sources may submit a Capability Statement and/or a quote in accordance with the solicitation, which shall be considered by the agency if received on or before 3:00 PM EST on August 16, 2019. The Capability Statement must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements.

The solicitation will remain open from 08/07/2019 to 08/16/2019.

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