Kongsberg EM2040 Sonar Grooms
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 145025250024SM
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office has issued a Special Notice for a sole source procurement of maintenance services for Kongsberg EM2040 sonar systems. The notice pertains to annual grooms and maintenance of sonar equipment aboard three NOAA vessels located in Michigan. NOAA intends to negotiate directly with Kongsberg Discovery US, LLC, utilizing the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1). The procurement will cover non-personal services for maintaining sonar systems in Muskegon and Alpena, Michigan. The sole source determination is predicated on Kongsberg being the original equipment manufacturer with exclusive authorization to perform maintenance, upgrades, and diagnostic work.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency for a non-competitive procurement of specialized sonar equipment maintenance services. Contractors have 15 days from the publication date to submit written documentation demonstrating their ability to meet the government's requirements, though NOAA explicitly states this is not a request for competitive proposals. The period of performance will extend from the date of award through April 30, 2026. Interested firms must submit substantiating documentation in writing, with oral communications expressly prohibited. NOAA retains sole discretion in determining whether to proceed with a competitive or sole source procurement. The maintenance is critically important for ensuring high-quality data collection, equipment preservation, and minimizing the risk of potential field season equipment failures. The procurement falls under NAICS category 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.
Notice text
***The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), Western Acquisition Division-Boulder (WAD), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Kongsberg Discovery US, LLC (DBA Kongsberg Underwater Technology, LLC) located in Lynnwood, WA for non-personal services to perform annual grooms of the Kongsberg EM2040 sonar systems aboard NOAA vessels R4001, R5002, and R2802 to be performed in Muskegon and Alpena, MI.
***The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s requirement that Kongsberg is the manufacturer of the EM2040 sonar system, and the only source authorized to perform work on their equipment including upgrades, repairs, and adjustments. Kongsberg also provides the necessary software and firmware upgrades, corrects bugs, and runs diagnostic tests to ensure the equipment is running at peak performance level. This reduces the risk of having catastrophic failures during the field season. The maintenance is necessary to ensure quality data collection, proper care of equipment, and to make sure equipment is functioning at the highest quality possible.
Period of Performance: date of award to April 30, 2026.
***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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