Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Cascade Machinery
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 140802-26-0530
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- PSC
- 4320 Power And Hand Pumps
- Place of performance
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NOAA's Marine Operations Center announced on July 27, 2026, a notice of intent to sole-source nine duplicate spare Carver centrifugal pumps for NOAA Ship Fairweather to Cascade Machinery and Electric of Seattle, Washington, based on Carver Pump's designation of Cascade as the sole authorized distributor. The procurement is not restricted to Cascade; firms believing they can fully meet requirements may submit written substantiating documentation to the point of contact within ten days of publication to challenge the sole-source determination and potentially trigger competitive procurement. The government will evaluate such documentation solely to decide whether to conduct this procurement competitively, at its sole discretion. Oral communications are not acceptable. The notice of intent period closes July 31, 2026.
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 Cascade Machinery and Electric of Seattle, WA for the procurement of nine (9) duplicate spare Carver centrifugal pumps for NOAA Ship Fairweather.
The sole source determination is based on notification from Carver Pump that Cascade Machinery and Electric is the sole authorized distributor for this procurement.
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 10 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.
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