SAM #142082-26-0204

NOAA Sole Source Maintenance for SEICA Flying Probe Circuit Card Tester

NOAA's Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division-Kansas City, is seeking sole source maintenance and repair services for SEICA Flying Probe circuit card testers at the National Reconditioning Center in Grandview, Missouri. - Government Buyer: - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division-Kansas City - OEM Highlight: - SEICA, Inc. is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Pilot 4D V8 "Flying Probe" circuit card tester - SEICA is the only known source for both software and hardware support for this equipment - Products/Services Requested: - Maintenance and repairs for SEICA Pilot 4D V8 Flying Probe circuit card tester - Includes both software and hardware support - Unique Requirements: - Sole source justification: Only SEICA can provide the required OEM support - No other OEMs or vendors are referenced - Contract Structure: - Base year plus four option years for ongoing support

Description

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division-Kansas City intends to negotiate and award a Base plus four option year purchase order, on a sole source basis, under authority of RFO FAR 6.103-1, with small business entity SEICA, Inc. for maintenance and repairs for SEICA Flying Probes for the National Reconditioning Center (NRC) in Grandview, MO.

The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s Sole Source Justification. Only one source is capable – SEICA is the OEM of the Pilot 4D V8 "Flying Probe" circuit card tester and the only known source for continued software and hardware support on this machine.Currently there is no other source who will be able to provide software and hardware support on this required circuit card tester.

This pre-solicitation 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 (Contract Specialist) within 15 days after publication of this pre-solicitation notice. 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 pre-solicitation notice.

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