Portable Optical Particle Spectrometers
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 145036-24-0032CM2
- Agency
- 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
- United States
- Points of contact
-
- Casey Keating casey.keating@noaa.gov (303) 578-2579
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a Special Notice for the procurement of 25 portable optical particle spectrometers. This sole-source procurement will be conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) and awarded to Handix Scientific Inc., the sole manufacturer of this equipment.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform interested parties that NOAA intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Handix Scientific Inc. for the required portable optical particle spectrometers. The delivery date for these instruments is September 21, 2024, and they are needed to support NOAA's Chemical Sciences Laboratory research project. While this is not a competitive procurement, 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 of the publication of this synopsis. NOAA will evaluate any responses solely to determine whether to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis, but the decision to do so is at the government's discretion.
Notice text
***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), CHEMICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY (CSL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITHHANDIX SCIENTIFIC INC. OUT OF FORT COLLINS, CO FOR 25 PORTABLE OPTICAL PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT HANDIX IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER OF THIS EQUIPMENT. CSL ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED THESE SENSORS, NOW HANDIX HAS REPLICATED THE DESIGN TO PRODUCE THEM COMMERCIALLY AT A QUALITY THAT MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S NEED. THEY ARE THE ONLY COMPANY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THEM WITHIN THE NECESSARY SPECIFICATIONS AND TIMEFRAME NEEDED AND WITHOUT THESE INSTRUMENTS CSL WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THEIR RESEARCH PROJECT. THE DELIVERY DATE FOR THESE INSTRUMENTS IS 9/21/2024 TO BOULDER, CO.
***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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