Ximea Corp. PCIe High Speed Cameras

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***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR) NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY (NSSL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH XIMEA CORP. LOCATED IN LAKEWOOD, CO FOR THE PURCHASE OF PCIE GEN3 HIGH SPEED CAMERAS AND ACCESSORIES TO BE DELIVERED TO NORMAN, OK.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT XIMEA CORP. IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THEIR CB120MG-CM-X8G3 CAMERA. THE CAMERAS ARE A RELIABLE, ROBUST, MACHINE VISION CAMERA CAPABLE OF OBSERVING HAIL STONES IN FREE-FALL. OTHER COMMERCIAL HIGH RESOLUTION CAMERAS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, AS THEY USE ROLLING SHUTTERS FOR THEIR SENSOR. THE XIMEA CAMERA IS THE ONLY AVAILABLE CAMERA THAT MEETS ALL OF THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS OF THE NSSL, AND NEW UNITS MUST BE COMPATIBLE IN ALL ASPECTS (FORM, FIT, AND FUNCTION) WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM TO ENSURE INTERCHANGEABILITY.

DELIVERY WITHIN 12 WEEKS 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.