Mini Zeus, High Definition, Color, Zoom, Underwater TV Camera in a 6, 500 meter titanium housing with Surface Control Unit.

***NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Insite Pacific, Inc.. of Solana, CA for purchase of a Mini Zeus, High Definition, Color, Zoom, Underwater TV Camera in a 6,500 meter titanium housing with Surface Control Unit.

***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) requirement for this proprietary product is sold only through Insite Pacific, Inc. and is the only company that will produce an "exact, part-for-part, specification by specification replacement item" that will serve as a direct spare for the item the government already owns. Product is due by July 1, 2012.

***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.