SAM #REQUIREMENTS-27-0299

NOAA seeks sonar gondola design, fabrication, and engineering for NANCY FOSTER

NOAA is seeking capable businesses to design and fabricate a new sonar gondola for NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER and support its integration with existing shipboard sensors. - Government buyer: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division, on behalf of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO). - Opportunity: Sources-sought market research for detailed design, fabrication, and engineering services; this is not a purchase of the listed sonar equipment. The vessel is NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER (R-352). - OEMs and named suppliers: Kongsberg Maritime (EM-series and EK80 sensors), Teledyne Reson, Teledyne RDI, Knudsen, Furuno, and Sherwin-Williams (specified paint system). No design or fabrication contractor is identified. - Existing equipment to accommodate: 16 listed transducer and sensor entries, including two Teledyne Reson SVP-70 entries, Kongsberg EM2040 and EM712 transducers, Kongsberg EK80 sensors, Teledyne RDI Ocean Surveyor ADCP, Knudsen 3200chirp sensors, and Furuno speed log and FE800 sensors. See product line items for model details and part numbers; quantities are not specified. - Required services: Develop the gondola design; fabricate the new structure; and prepare installation, removal, modification, docking-plan, and engineering documentation, including weight, center-of-gravity, and buoyancy analysis and an updated GHS model. - Notable requirements: Accommodate all listed equipment and future transducer upgrades, minimize draft impact, meet applicable ABS standards, and support third-party fabrication and shipyard installation. Fabrication must use specified OEM casings and base plates where required, ABS-certified welders, qualified marine resources, and a documented quality-control plan. Drawings are subject to ABS Engineering review. - Schedule and procurement context: Design reviews are planned after award, with deliverables completed before fabrication and shipyard installation during scheduled dry docking. The notice requests capability statements and identifies NAICS 336611 with a small-business size standard of 1,300 employees.

Description

The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division, Norfolk, VA, on behalf of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), is performing market research to determine potential sources for providing detailed design, fabrication, and related engineering services for a sonar gondola onboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER (R-352). 

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