SOURCES SOUGHT
52 -- Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (MFR-7) instruments
- Notice Date
- 3/9/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NRMJ1000-12-02099SRG
- Archive Date
- 3/25/2012
- Point of Contact
- Suzanne A Romberg-Garrett, Phone: 303-497-5110
- E-Mail Address
-
suzanne.garrett@noaa.gov
(suzanne.garrett@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NRMJ1000-12-02099SRG ***NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division - Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc. of Turner Falls, MA for two Multifilter Rotating Shadowband Radiometer (MFR-7) instruments. ***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) market research and expert knowledge in determining that Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc. is a unique source to fulfill this need based on the company's uniquely proven product, existing operational deployment in climate research networks, and positive past performance. Additional MFR-7s are required to complete NOAA's network of instrumentation that is also a collaboration of the Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement network that is directly scientifically intercomparable with other research entities using the same or similar instrumentation. The multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer (MFRSR) takes spectral measurements of direct normal, diffuse horizontal and total horizontal solar irradiances. These measurements are at nominal wavelengths of 415, 500, 615, 673, 870, and 940 nm. The measurements are made at a user-specified time interval, usually about one minute or less. The sampling rate for the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility MFRSRs is 20 seconds. From such measurements, one may infer the atmosphere's optical depth at the wavelengths mentioned above. In turn, these optical depths may be used to derive information about the column abundances of ozone and water vapor (Michalsky et al. 1995), as well as aerosol (Michalsky et al. 1994) and other atmospheric constituents. Required Delivery is April 16, 2012. ***This notice of intent 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 in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 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.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NOAA ESRL, 325 BROADWAY, BOULDER, Colorado, 80305, United States
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN02693025-W 20120311/120309234851-f18a6d0dec238caf9dd3c521f91534f1 (fbodaily.com)
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