Non-Personal Services for Iridium Data Transmissions, Burst Data, Decoder, Telecommunications, NOAA AMOL, Miami FL

PURCHASE REQUEST # NR-MAD000-22-00233 for IRIDIUM DATA TRANSMISSIONS, BURST DATA,
DECODER, TELECOMMUNICATION
****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 MetOcean Telematics, Inc. out of McLean,
Virginia.
****The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)
Oceanic & Atmospheric Research (OAR) has a need for service from MetOcean Telematics, Inc., for the purchase
of iridium short burst data (SBD) transmissions, parsing, decoding, Global Telecommunications System (GTS)
distribution, and web interface access to data from 33 iridium drifters with commercial transmitters.
The vendor MetOcean Telematics, Inc. is the sole source for this service. MetOcean is not the only commercial
Iridium provider, however, because MetOcean is the manufacturer of these drifters, and the current data provider
and GTS insertion point, by purchasing the data with MetOcean, we would avoid paying to reactivate each of the 33
drifters and maintain data flow for each drifter. MetOcean has reliably provided iridium data service to the
Government, and its affiliates for more than a decade. With tremendous technical support, timely GTS insertion and
constant data access, the Government not only saves money by continuing to utilize MetOcean for this data
acquisition, but is confident in the services they provide. MetOcean has no authorized partners or resellers who can
provide these services.
Period of Performance:
BASE YEAR: 02/01/2022 to 01/31/2023
OPTION YEAR 1: 02/01/2023 to 01/31/2024
OPTION YEAR 2: 02/01/2024 to 01/31/2025
OPTION YEAR 3: 02/01/2025 to 01/31/2026
OPTION YEAR 4: 02/01/2026 to 01/31/2027
***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available.
However, firms that believe they can provide the service as described that fully meets 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.