Single Source Aircraft Instrumentation Racks
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 145036-26-0003CM2
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1560 Airframe Structural Components
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
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- 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), through its Western Acquisition Division in Boulder, Colorado, intends to procure custom aircraft instrumentation racks on a sole source basis from Xometry. The racks must be manufactured from aluminum alloys 6061 or 7075 and must comply with ISO 9001:2015 machining standards and aircraft certification requirements. Xometry's prototype has already passed aircraft certification standards and meets all of NOAA's technical and functional specifications for the Chemical Sciences Laboratory project. The government has justified this sole source procurement under FAR 6.103-1, citing that Xometry is the only vendor capable of manufacturing and distributing racks that meet all stated requirements. Any firms believing they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation or requests for additional information to Casey Keating at CASEY.KEATING@NOAA.GOV within 15 days of this notice's publication (by February 23, 2026), though the government retains sole discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on such submissions.
No set-aside designation has been applied to this procurement. Xometry is identified as the current contractor being considered for award under this sole source determination. While no specific contract value is provided in the pre-solicitation notice, the requirement calls for delivery within four weeks from the date of award. The NAICS code associated with this procurement is 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), and the PSC code is 1560 (Airframe Structural Components). This pre-solicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and no formal solicitation package is currently available; interested parties are limited to submitting inquiries or documentation for the government's consideration in determining whether competitive bidding should be pursued.
Notice text
POINT OF CONTACT:
CASEY KEATING
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
325 Broadway, SOU6
Boulder, CO 80305
PHONE: 303-578-2579
EMAIL: CASEY.KEATING@NOAA.GOV
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), CHEMICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY (CSL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.103-1, WITH XOMETRY FOR CUSTOM AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT RACKS TO BE DELIVERED TO BOULDER, CO. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 336413.
THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT XOMETRY IS THE
ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THE SPECIFIC AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT
RACKS NEEDED. XOMETRY HAS BUILT A PROTOYPE THAT HAS PASSED AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION
STANDARDS. ALSO, XOMETRY'S PROTOTYPE MEETS NOAA REQUIREMENTS THAT ALL PARTS MUST BE COMPOSED OF ALUMINUM
ALLOYS 6061 OR 7075, AND ISO 9001:2015 MACHINING STANDARDS AND IT MEETS THE FUNCTIONAL NEEDS OF NOAA CSL7’S PROJECT.
IN ADDITION, XOMETRY IS THE ONLY VENDOR WHOSE RACKS MEET ALL OF NOAA'S TECHNICAL AND CERTIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS.
DELIVERY WITHIN 4 WEEKS FROM DATE OF AWARD.
***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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