Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Sunburst sensors servicing
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PMEL-24-0031
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Missoula, Montana 59802, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice announces the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) intent to negotiate on a sole source basis with Sunburst Sensors, LLC for refurbishment of specialized SAMI Version 2 pH sensors. NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory requires refurbishment of these specific instruments, for which Sunburst is the sole manufacturer and service provider with intimate knowledge of their construction and functionality.
The sole source determination is based on Sunburst being the exclusive manufacturer of these instruments, with all related software and interfaces proprietary to Sunburst. Interested contractors have until March 9, 2024 to submit substantiating documentation that they can fully meet the government's requirements, solely for evaluation purposes in determining whether to conduct this procurement competitively; however, the decision to sole source is at the government's discretion. The period of performance is from award through September 30, 2024. No solicitation package is available and oral communication is not permitted in response to this Special Notice.
Notice text
***NOAA'S PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY (PMEL) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH SUNBURST SENSORS, LLC. FOR REFURBISHMENT OF SPECIALIZED SAMI Version 2 pH SENSORS.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT SUNBURST IS THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTS THAT PMEL REQUIRES. SUNBURST SENSORS HAS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THE SENSORS ARE CONSTRUCTED AND HOW THEY WORK. ALL SENSOR SOFTWARE AND USER INTERFACE SOFTWARE IS DESIGNED BY SUNBURST. THE VENDOR IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER, SUPPLIER, AND SERVICE PROVIDER. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS REQUIRED FROM AWARDED TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.
***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET 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.
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