OWP RS-705 Console
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to procure an RS-705 console from Radiation Solutions Inc. on a sole source basis. The procurement is being conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) authority by NOAA's Western Acquisition Division-Boulder for the Office of Water Prediction. The console will be delivered to Chanhassen, Minnesota, with delivery required within 30 days of contract award. NOAA has determined that Radiation Solutions Inc., located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, is the only vendor that manufactures and distributes this specific console. The agency has classified this procurement under NAICS code 334519 for Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing.
The sole source procurement supports NOAA's critical Gamma Soil and Snow Survey program, which provides essential data for water resource management, flood forecasting, and river forecasting for national public safety purposes. The program measures natural gamma radiation from soil to determine soil moisture content and snowpack water equivalent using specialized gamma radiation detectors flown over predetermined survey lines. NOAA has exclusively used Radiation Solutions' gamma radiation detection systems for over four decades, creating a continuous and consistent dataset vital for long-term climatological and hydrological analysis. While this is not a competitive solicitation, firms believing they can meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation within 15 days of the notice publication date of August 12, 2025. The agency will evaluate such submissions solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement competitively, though this Special Notice indicates NOAA's strong preference for maintaining consistency with its established vendor relationship.
Notice text
***The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), Western Acquisition Division-Boulder (WAD), Office of Water Prediction (OWP), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Radiation Solutions Inc located in Mississauga, On Canada for an RS-705 console to be delivered to Chanhassen, MN.
***The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s requirement that Radiation Solutions is the only vendor that manufactures and distributes this console. The NOAA Gamma Soil and Snow Survey is a critical national public safety program that provides essential data for water resource management, flood and river forecasting. The program relies on the measurement of natural gamma radiation from the soil to determine soil moisture content and the water equivalent of snowpack. This is achieved by flying a specialized gamma radiation detector over predetermined survey lines.
For more than four decades, this program has exclusively used gamma radiation detection systems manufactured by Radiation Solutions, Inc. This long-standing relationship has resulted in a continuous and consistent dataset that is invaluable for long-term climatological and hydrological analysis. The consistency of the instrumentation and data collection methods are paramount to the integrity and reliability of the program's scientific findings.
Delivery within 30 days from date of award.
***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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