Vaisala AWS310 Automatic Weather Station

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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) ALASKA REGION (AR), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH VAISALA INC. LOCATED IN LOUISVILLE, CO FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) AWS310 AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION TO BE DELIVERED TO ANCHORAGE, AK.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT VAISALA INC. IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THEIR AWS310. THE ALASKA REGION MAINTAINS AN OBSERVATION NETWORK COMPRISED OF SURFACE OBSERVATION PLATFORMS THROUGHOUT ALASKA IN REMOTE LOCATIONS.  THESE OBS SITES TRANSMIT DATA VIA GOES/MODEM/TCPIP HOURLY AIDING IN THE COLLABORATION AND FORECASTING PROCESS. THE AWS310 IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE REPLACMENT OF OBSOLETE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE CURRENT NETWORK, AND ENSURE THE NEW STATIONS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE (FORM, FIT, AND FUNCTION) WITH EXISTING EQUIPMENT.

DELIVERY WITHIN 6 MONTHS FROM DATE OF AWARD.

***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.