Opportunity
SAM #140802-26-0481
NOAA Sole Source Procurement: Public Address System Upgrade for NOAA Ship RAINIER
Buyer
DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA EAD-NORFOLK-SAP
Posted
September 02, 2026
Respond By
September 07, 2026
Identifier
140802-26-0481
NAICS
238210, 541330
NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations is planning a sole source procurement for the NOAA Ship RAINIER's Public Address (PA) system upgrade. - The procurement will be awarded to M. D. Marine Electric, LTD (also referenced as MD Marine Electric) of Tacoma, WA. - Scope includes: - 1 Integrated Public Address (PA) System Controller - 2 Button Control Stations - 1 Power Transfer Switch - Marine Electrical/Electronics Engineering Services (system documentation, integration, as-built drawings) - Marine Electrical/Electronics Field Service Technical Services (installation, testing, certification) - The vendor is cited as uniquely qualified to meet the ship's underway schedule and technical requirements. - No specific part numbers are provided; salient characteristics are referenced in the Statement of Work. - Other firms may submit substantiating documentation if they can fully meet the requirements, but this is not a competitive solicitation. - The opportunity is a sole source justification, not a request for competitive proposals.
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, with M. D. Marine Electric, LTD of Tacoma, WA for the procurement of new Public Address (PA) systems components.
The sole source determination is based on the fact that M. D. Marine Electric, LTD is the only vendor with both the availability and expertise that can complete the necessary actions in time to meet the ship’s underway schedule.
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 5 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.