Purchase of YSI Water Level Sensors Replacement Parts
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 141016-26-0010
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Eastern Acquisition Division-Norfolk within the National Ocean Service Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis for replacement parts for YSI NILE FMR51 design analysis radar water level sensors. These sensors serve as the standard non-contact primary water level measurement instruments deployed across CO-OPS environmental monitoring stations located on the Atlantic Coast, Gulf of America Coast, Pacific regions, Great Lakes, Caribbean, and coastal Alaska areas. The procurement is justified by YSI Inc.'s status as the sole manufacturer and distributor of these proprietary replacement parts, which are essential for maintaining compatibility with the specialized oceanographic equipment operated at monitoring stations throughout the CO-OPS network, including facilities at Lower Mississippi River ports, Delaware River ports, and Jacksonville ports. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on March 6, 2026, with a deadline of March 21, 2026, for firms to submit substantiating documentation or requests for additional information if they believe they can meet the government's requirements. No competitive solicitation package is being issued, and no formal evaluation criteria or proposal submissions are requested at this stage.
This procurement carries no small business set-aside designation. YSI Inc. of Yellow Springs, Ohio is identified as the incumbent sole source contractor, with no authorized partners or resellers capable of supplying the NILE FMR51 design analysis radar water level sensor replacement parts. The notice does not disclose specific award values, budget ranges, or quantities of replacement parts to be procured. The requirement falls under NAICS code 334513 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and PSC code 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies), indicating the specialized nature of the oceanographic instrumentation involved. The sole source justification is predicated on YSI's proprietary rights and exclusive manufacturing capability, as well as the critical compatibility requirements that would result in system failures if alternative components were substituted.
Notice text
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (CO-OPS), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH YSI INC. OUT OF YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO FOR WATERLOG/DESIGN ANALYSIS WATER LEVEL SENSORS REPLACEMENT PARTS. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 334513.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT YSI, INC. IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER ANAD DISTRIBTOR OF THE NOAA NILE, FMR51 DESIGN ANALYSIS RADAR WATER LEVEL SENSOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE NOAA NILE, FMR51 DESIGN ANALYSIS RADAR WATER LEVEL SENSOR IS CO-OPS STANDARD NONCONTACT PRIMARY WATER LEVEL SENSOR USED AT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING STATIONS ON THE ATLANTIC COAST, THE GULF OF AMERICA COAST, THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC, THE GREAT LAKES, THE CARIBBEAN, AND IN COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA.
AS SOLE MANUFACTURER, YS HAS PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND KNOWLEDGE TO PRODUCE THE SPECIALIZED OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PARTS REQUIRED IN THIS PURCHASE. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE EFFORTS AT MONITORING STATIONS WITHIN THE CO-OPS NETWORK, INCLUDING LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER PORTS®, DELAWARE RIVER PORTS® AND JACKSONVILLE PORTS®.
CO-OPS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH THE COMPONENTS IN THIS PURCHASE. IMPLEMENTING DIFFERENT COMPONENTS WILL RESULT IN COMPATIBILITY ISSUES.
YSI HAS NO AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE NOAA NILE, FMR51 DESIGN ANALYSIS RADAR WATER LEVEL SENSOR REPLACEMENT PARTS.
***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE 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 OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH REQUESTS AND 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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