SAM #140802-26-0270

NOAA Sole Source Repair Services for Bow Thruster and Brake Rectifier on Ship Reuben Lasker

NOAA is seeking sole source troubleshooting, grooming, and repair services for the Bow Thruster and brake rectifier on the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker. - The contract is intended for Tees White Gill, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) based in the United Kingdom. - Tees White Gill is specified due to their proprietary expertise and unique knowledge of the equipment. - Services required include: - Grooming, troubleshooting, and repair of the Bow Thruster and brake rectifier. - The procurement is not competitive unless other firms can demonstrate equivalent capabilities. - No product line items are specified; the focus is on specialized services. - Place of performance is the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker, with contracting managed from NOAA's Kansas City office. - The contract aims to resolve existing faults efficiently and minimize risk to the ship's operations. - Firms capable of providing equivalent services may submit documentation for consideration.

Locations: - Place of performance: NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker (California, 92037) - Contracting office: OMAO Field Delegates, 601 East 12th Street Suite 1746, Kansas City, MO 64106 - Contractor location: Tees White Gill, North Skelton, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Cleveland, UK

Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOAA's Marine Operations Center, Acquisition, Accountability, and Analysis Branch, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Tees White Gill of Cleveland, United Kingdom, for the procurement of grooming services for the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker’s Bow Thruster and brake rectifier. The sole source determination is based on the requirement of the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker that the grooming service must be completed by the OEM, Tees White Gill.. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide grooming service that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 10 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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