NED Honolulu Dew Point Indicator

This Special Notice is published by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center regarding the procurement of a Howell Laboratories Dew Point Indicator for the Coast Guard NED Honolulu facility. The notice announces that the contract has already been awarded through JOTFOC (Joint Operational Tactical and Functional Operations Command) to Howell Industries INC. for the purchase of one Howell Industries Dew Point Indicator, Model Number HLI 9000 G504 MK-IV. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 336611 for Ship Building and Repairing and is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. The equipment is required to be delivered to USCG Base Honolulu at 400 Sand Island Pkwy, Honolulu, Hawaii. The notice serves an informational purpose only, as the contract award has already been completed.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community that a sole source procurement has been executed for specialized maritime equipment required by Coast Guard operations in Honolulu. The required delivery date for the dew point indicator is September 18, 2025, with CWO4 Eric Specht serving as the point of contact at (571) 607-8704. Key contractor requirements include mandatory registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, with failure to register resulting in disqualification in favor of the next qualified offeror. Invoicing must be conducted through IPP.gov with accompanying vendor invoices that clearly reference the Purchase Order number. While the notice indicates this was a Total Small Business set-aside opportunity, the accompanying documentation reveals it was actually conducted as a sole source procurement to Howell Industries INC. under commercial item procedures utilizing FAR Parts 12 and 13. The notice emphasizes that interested parties had until 8:00 AM Pacific Time on August 21, 2025, to submit quotations, though this was primarily for informational purposes given the sole source nature of the award.