Meteomatics meteodrone MM-670M
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 145035-24-0008CM2
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1550 Unmanned Aircraft
- Place of performance
- Switzerland
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, Earth System Research Laboratory intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Meteomatics AG of Switzerland for a Meteomatics Meteodrone MM-670M unmanned aircraft system. The notice was published by the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Special Notice communicates NOAA's intent to negotiate this contract on a sole source basis because Meteomatics AG is the only vendor that can provide a UAS that ascends to 6km, operates in icing conditions using heated propellers, and deploys a parachute for safety. Interested firms have 15 days to submit documentation showing they can meet requirements to provide hyperlocal weather data for forecasting and assessing wildfire risk, with delivery by May 1, 2024. While no solicitation package is available, responses will be considered solely to determine whether to make this a competitive procurement; the decision remains solely at the government's discretion.
Notice text
***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY (ESRL), GLOBAL MONITORING LABORATORY (GML) OFFICE, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), METEOMATICS AG OUT OF SWITZERLAND FOR A METEOMATICS METEODRONE MM-670M.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT METEOMATICS AG IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT PROVIDES A UAS SYSTEM THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS THAT IT CAN ASCEND TO ALTITUDES UP TO 6KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL, OPERATED IN ICING CONDITIONS USING INTEGRATED HEATED PROPELLERS AND DEPLOYS A PARACHUSTE TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE. THESE ARE CRUCIAL FOR PROVIDING HYPERLOCAL MEASUREMENTS AND DATA PRODUCTS TO WEATHER FORECASTERS TO HELP FIRE MANAGERS ASSESS FIRE POTENTIAL AND HIGH RISK AREAS. THESE DRONES ALSO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS NEEDS TO BE DELIVERED TO BOULDER NO LATER THAN 5/1/2024.
***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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