PlanktonScope
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 143041-25-0034
- Agency
-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Newport, Oregon 97365, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a Special Notice for a sole source procurement of a PlanktonScope, a specialized marine research instrument. The agency intends to award a firm fixed-price contract to SIG.AI Inc. for this unique scientific equipment designed to capture high-resolution plankton images and support ecosystem-based fisheries management research. This notice is being published under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1), which allows for single-source acquisitions under specific circumstances. The procurement is specifically for NOAA Fisheries' Fish Ecology Division and will be delivered to the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Newport, Oregon. The total contract value is approximately $127,000 for a moored shadowgraph camera system with advanced AI-based plankton recognition capabilities.
Contractors interested in challenging the sole source determination are invited to submit capability statements by March 20, 2025, at 10:00 am Eastern Time. The submission must be emailed to jenna.taulman@noaa.gov with a specific subject line of "PlanktonScope Capability 1403041-25-0034" and attachments not exceeding 20 MB. Potential vendors must provide technical data and cost information that convincingly demonstrates their capability to meet the requirement. The opportunity is set aside for small businesses and falls under the Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing NAICS category. NOAA emphasizes that all capability statements will be evaluated, but the ultimate determination to compete or proceed with the sole source procurement remains entirely at the government's discretion. The procurement supports NOAA's mission of understanding ocean conditions and their impact on plankton communities that serve as food sources for protected marine species.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to award a single source, firm fixed price contract as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) to SIG.AI Inc. for the purchase of a PlanktonScope.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes technical data and cost information, sufficient detail, and convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government.
A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source procurement.
Capability statements are due no later than Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 10:00 am Eastern Time. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “PlanktonScope Capability 1403041-25-0034”. To ensure your response along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 20 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following POC:
jenna.taulman@noaa.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Redacted Statement of Need 143041-25-0034.doc | DOC document | |
| Redacted Sole Source Justification 143041-25-0034.pdf |
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