SAM #143021-26-0027

NOAA Seeks Annual Service and Calibration for Sea-Bird Electronics and Eco-Triplet Oceanographic Sensors

NOAA is seeking specialized repair, calibration, and maintenance services for Sea-Bird Electronics and Triple Channel ECOs Eco-Triplet oceanographic sensors to support climate-quality data collection and ecosystem monitoring. - Government Buyer: - Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Ecosystems Surveys Branch - Western Acquisition Division, Seattle, WA (contracting office) - OEMs and Vendors: - Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. (primary OEM for CTD and dissolved oxygen sensors) - Triple Channel ECOs Eco-Triplet (WET Labs, Inc. is the likely OEM for Eco-Triplet sensors) - Products/Services Requested: - Comprehensive service and calibration for Sea-Bird Electronics CTD sensors (models SBE-37, SBE-43, SBE-49) - Service and calibration for Triple Channel ECOs Eco-Triplet sensor - Post-cruise calibration for Eco-Triplet sensor - Optional installation of antifouling devices (quantity: 2) - Routine repair, maintenance, and calibration services for NEFSC oceanographic instrumentation - Notable Requirements: - Sole source justification to Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. for Sea-Bird equipment - Services must support climate-quality data collection for Atlantic Sea Scallop habitat mapping and ecosystem monitoring - Equipment must be returned within 30 days after delivery receipt - Optional antifouling device installation available - Place of Performance/Delivery: - NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543

Description

Point of Contact: 

Jenna Taulman, Contracting Officer

U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA

Western Acquisition Division

7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,

Seattle, WA 98115

EMAIL: jenna.taulman@noaa.gov

Set-asides, if applicable: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Seattle Simplified Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, with SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS, INC. The proposed contract action is unrestricted.

Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 334516, PSC J066;

Description: 

(i) The requirement is for routine repair and maintenance services in accordance with the Statement of Need;

(ii) 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 before the due date/ deadline of this SAM posting. 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. The anticipated award date is estimated to be April 2026.

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