IGAGE AUTOMATED RIVER GAGES

142050-26-0017

POINT OF CONTACT:

KIRSTEN KEEN

U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA

Western Acquisition Division

325 Broadway, SOU6

Boulder, CO 80305

EMAIL: KIRSTEN.KEEN@NOAA.GOV

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS), SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS (SR HQ) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO PART 12, WITH BEADEDSTREAM TO BE USED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, ALASKA REGION WFO OUT OF ANCHORAGE, AK.  NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USE FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 334513.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT BEADEDSTREAM IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT CAN PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN MEET THE FOLLOWING:

The current Alaska Region fleet of automated river gage sensors are nearing or at the end of their service life and require replacement. 

The new automated river gages shall be self-contained units with an integrated river stage sensor. The sensor and data collection platform shall weigh less than 10 lbs. so that the equipment can be mounted on existing site hardware. This data collection platform shall include an integrated battery and solar power supply. The river gage accuracy shall meet USGS requirement and transmit data via satellite telemetry that can be ingested directly by the NWS Alaska Region.

Requirements:

• Self-contained with integral DCP, battery, solar panel, stage sensor
• Satellite iridium SBD telemetry (to work with existing iridium contract)
• Lightweight (less than 10 lbs)
• Measurement range of 30 m with an accuracy of 0.01 feet

DELIVERY WILL BE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF AWARD.   

***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 10 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.