Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140802-26-0620
- Agency
-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- 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 announced on September 10, 2026, its intent to sole source troubleshooting and repair services for the NOAA Ship Rainier's air conditioning system to West Coast Mechanical of Salem, Oregon, citing urgency and the vendor's unique qualifications as justification for bypassing competition. The determination rests on the ship's current Pacific Ocean operations and active HVAC deficiencies that are affecting crew habitability, safety, and mission continuity; West Coast Mechanical, as the original designer and installer of the Rainier's HVAC plant, possesses exclusive familiarity with the system's programmable logic controllers and can mobilize within the required timeframe, making them the sole reasonably available source.
Firms believing they can provide equivalent troubleshooting services meeting government requirements may submit written substantiating documentation to the point of contact within two days of publication—by September 12, 2026. The government will evaluate submissions solely to determine whether to convert this to a competitive procurement; the decision to proceed as sole source or open competition remains entirely within government discretion. Oral communications are not acceptable; written submissions only.
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 West Coast Mechanical of Salem, OR for the procurement of troubleshoot and repair services for the NOAA Ship Rainier’s Air Conditioning System.
The sole source determination is based on the urgency of the need to have the service performed immediately.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide troubleshoot service that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 2 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 140802-26-0620 Sole Source Justification.pdf |
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