SAM #145022-26-0008

NOAA Sole Source Procurement: 17 Cryogenic Frostpoint Hygrometers from JH Acquisition (EN SCI) for Atmospheric Measurement

This opportunity involves NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory seeking to procure specialized atmospheric measurement equipment for the GCOS Reference Upper Air Network (GRUAN) program at the Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring site in Beltsville, MD. - Sole source procurement from JH Acquisition (EN SCI) for seventeen (17) Cryogenic Frostpoint Hygrometers, each with an inlet tube and lithium metal batteries - Equipment is recognized for high data quality, digital transmission, water resistance, and reliability in cold, continuous outdoor use - Delivery required within 45 days (or up to 90 days per attachment) from award to Baltimore, MD - No set-aside applies; NAICS code is 334519 - Estimated contract value is $60,000 - JH Acquisition (EN SCI) is the only known manufacturer and distributor for this equipment - No services are included; this is strictly for equipment purchase - Competing products may include Vaisala or Meteolabor humidity sondes, but only EN SCI's CFH meets NOAA's requirements

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145022-26-0008

POINT OF CONTACT: 

Barbara Shifflett

NOAA/ARL

456 S. Illinois Ave.

Oak Ridge, TN  37831

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA),AIR RESOURCES LABORATORY, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.103-1, WITH JH ACQUISITION FOR CYROGENIC FROSTPOINT HYGROMETER WITH INLET TUBE AND LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES - QTY SEVENTEEN (17) TO BE DELIVERED/PERFORMED AT (BALTIMORE, MD). NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 334519__. 

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT (JH ACQUISITION - DBA EN SCI) IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS (CYROGENIC FROSTPOINT HYGROMETER WITH INLET TUBE AND LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES ).

DELIVERY WITHIN 45__ DAYS FROM DATE OF AWARD or PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD TO 45 DAO__. 

***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 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 NOTICE.

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