MKS Instruments Inc 649B Electronic Pressure Controllers

NRMJ10002300915SML

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) 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 MKS INSTRUMENTS INC. LOCATED IN ANDOVER, MA FOR THE PURCHASE OF THEIR 649B ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROLLERS TO BE DELIVERED TO BOULDER, CO.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT MKS INSTRUMENTS INC. IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THESE ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROLLERS.

THE GML HAS SUCCESSFULLY USED THE MKS 649 PRESSURE CONTROLLER IN HIGH-PRECISION MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS FOR ITS ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING OF LONG-LIVED GREENHOUSE GASES, AND IN ITS CALIBRATION SYSTEMS WHERE THE MOST DEMANDING MEASUREMENTS ARE REQUIRED. GML HAS AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY OF USING THE MKS 649 ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROLLER IN MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, AND THE REQUIRED SUPPLIES MUST BE COMPATIBLE IN ALL ASPECTS (FORM, FIT, AND FUNCTION) WITH EXISTING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT. CONTINUITY OF COMPONENTS ENSURES THAT DROP-IN REPLACEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN CASE OF FAILURES, MINIMIZING DOWN TIME AND DATA LOSS.

DELIVERY WITHIN 8 WEEKS FROM DATE OF AWARD.

***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.