Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140802-26-0481
- Agency
-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
- Place of performance
- Oregon 97365, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NOAA's Marine Operations Center intends to sole-source procurement of Public Address system components and installation services to M. D. Marine Electric, Ltd. of Tacoma, Washington, with a five-day window for competing vendors to challenge the sole-source determination by submitting written substantiating documentation by September 7, 2026. The sole-source justification rests on M. D. Marine Electric's status as the only vendor with both availability and expertise to complete the work within NOAA Ship RAINIER's underway schedule; market research identified at least four maritime electrical-electronics vendors in the Pacific Northwest region, but none met the dual requirement. The procurement encompasses equipment deliverables—one Integrated Public Address System Controller, two Button Control Stations, and one Power Transfer Switch—and marine electrical-electronics services including engineering documentation, system integration, installation, testing, and certification. The contract action uses Simplified Acquisition Procedures and will not exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. Interested firms must submit written documentation to challenge the sole-source basis; oral communications are not acceptable. NOAA reserves the right to proceed competitively based on responses received. Future efforts will examine replacement system technology on NOAA ships to increase future competition.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
NOAA's Marine Operations Center, Acquisition, Accountability, and Analysis Branch, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, with M. D. Marine Electric, LTD of Tacoma, WA for the procurement of new Public Address (PA) systems components.
The sole source determination is based on the fact that M. D. Marine Electric, LTD is the only vendor with both the availability and expertise that can complete the necessary actions in time to meet the ship’s underway schedule.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide grooming service that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 5 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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 020 140802-26-0481 Sole Source Justification.pdf |
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