Repair and Calibration of Sea-Bird Instruments, purchase of Instruments.
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- PMEL-25-0083
- 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
- Bellevue, Washington 98005, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to conduct a sole source procurement with Sea-Bird Electronics in Bellevue, Washington. The procurement involves repair and calibration services for Sea-Bird instruments as well as the purchase of SBE63 instruments to be delivered to NOAA/PMEL in Seattle, Washington. NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office is managing this procurement under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The agency has determined that Sea-Bird Electronics is the only authorized source capable of providing the required services and instruments. Delivery is scheduled for October 30, 2025.
The sole source determination is based on NOAA's requirement for maintaining data quality and accuracy, as Sea-Bird Electronics is the only authorized provider for service, repair, and calibration of their instruments. NOAA has standardized on the SBE63 sensor and its associated platform, making alternative sources impractical due to required redesign of physical and software interfaces that would reduce fleet consistency and increase costs. Firms believing they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation within 15 days of the notice publication date of July 31, 2025, making the response deadline August 15, 2025. This documentation will be evaluated solely to determine whether the procurement should be conducted competitively. The government reserves discretion in deciding whether to proceed with competitive procurement based on responses received. Oral communications are not acceptable responses to this notice.
Notice text
***The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Sea-Bird Electronics located in Bellevue, WA for repair and calibration of instruments, and purchase of SBE63 instruments to be delivered to NOAA/PMEL in Seattle, WA.
***The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s requirement that Sea-Bird Electronics is the only authorized source for service, repair, and calibration of Sea-Bird instruments. Attempting to use another source for this service would call into question the quality and accuracy of the data collected. Service only being available from the manufacturer is standard practice across the scientific instrument industry. For the purchase of the SBE63’s NOAA has standardized on this sensor and the platform they will be used in. Attempting to use another source would require re-design of the current platform and it’s physical and software interfaces. This change would reduce consistency across the fleet. These changes would result in additional cost, labor, and deployment practices. The time involved in these changes would be detrimental to the program and overall mission.
Delivery 10/30/2025.
***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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