OTT Hydromet Water Level Monitoring Equipment

The Northwest Florida Water Management District is seeking to procure multiple units of hydrologic monitoring equipment, including Sutron XLink 500 data loggers, SatLink 3 Logger/Transmitters, and OTT/Sutron EcoLog 1000 Logger/Transmitters, through a sole source acquisition from OTT HydroMet. The equipment is needed for remote logging of hydrologic data to be telemetered to and accepted by the District's Aquarius software for near real-time updates on field conditions. The justification for the single source acquisition is that the XLink 500 units have removable modems that can accept provisioned SIM cards and allow interchangeability between units, the SatLink 3 units use the LinkComm software for data download and programming which provides continuity with existing deployed equipment, and the EcoLog 1000 can accept a uniquely assigned Verizon SIM card which can be transferred between any EcoLog 1000 unit. The XLink, SatLink and EcoLog data loggers manufactured by OTT Hydromet are uniquely able to provide real-time data to the District's network due to their compatibility with the Aquarius software. The estimated total value of the contract is up to $115,400.00, and the jurisdictions involved are the State of Florida and Gilchrist County.

The procurement is not designated as a set-aside for any specific type of organization, and there is no mention of an incumbent vendor or existing technology that requires integration. Prospective vendors are requested to provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described, and if it is determined that the commodities or contractual services are available only from a single source, the agency shall provide notice of its intended decision to enter a single-source purchase contract.