NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory Acoustic Panels

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR) PHYSICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY (PSL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH ACOUSTIBLOK INC. LOCATED IN TAMPA, FL FOR THE PURCHASE OF 23 ACOUSTIC PANELS TO BE DELIVERED TO THREE SEPARATE FIELD SITES IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT ACOUSTIBLOK IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRUBUTES THE SPECIFIC ACOUSTIC PANELS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMETS OF THE PSL. ACOUSTIBLOK’S PANELS ARE TO BE USED TO BUILD RADIO ACOUSTIC SOUNDING SYSTEM (RASS) ENCLOSURE PANELS. THE REQUIRED PANELS ARE OF THE CORRECT DIMENSIONS FOR THE RASS ENCLOSURES. THE PANELS ARE LIGHT WEIGHT AND WILL HOLD UP IN EXTREME OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING MARINE ENVIRONMENTS. THE PANELS ARE CONSTRUCTED OF ALUMINUM AND WILL PROVIDE FOR TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE YEARS OF LIFE THAN PREVIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED ENCLOSURES. DELIVERY BY 10/01/2021.

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