***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC & METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY (AOML), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE-SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH LI-COR OF LINCOLN, NE FOR 3 CO2/H2O TRACE GAS ANALYZERS, PART NUMBER LI-7815, AND ITS ASSOCIATED PARTS, INCLUDING 2 PUMP REPLACEMENT KITS, PART NUMBER 9978-213, 3 INDIC SILICA GEL 17 G, PART NUMBER 622-17627, AND 1 USER REPLACEABLE FILTER PACK, PART NUMBER 9978-193.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT LI-COR IS THE SOLE MANUFATURER OF THE CO2/H20 TRACE GAS ANALYZER AND ITS ASSOCIATED PARTS. THE UNITES REQUESTED ARE TO BE USED WITH A GENERAL OCEANICS UNDERWAY PCO2 SYSTEM CURRENTLY USED BY OUR GROUP ON SEVERAL SHIPS. TO THAT PURPOSE, THE UNITS PRECISION HAS TO BE COMPARABLE TO THE LI-COR 7000 CURRENTLY USED FOR BOTH CO2 AND H20 MEASUREMENTS, WHICH ARE 0.14 PPM FOR CO2 AND 10 PPM FOR H2O. THE LI-COR 7815 PRECISION IS 0.04 PPM IN CO2 AND 20 PPM IN H2O. THE REQUESTED UNIT NEEDS TO BE INTERFACABLE WITH THE SOFTWARE OF A GENERAL OCEANICS MODEL 8050. THIS REQUIRES THE UNIT TO HAVE A SERIAL, USB OR UPD DATA OUTPUT WHICH CAN BE PARSED BY A PERSONAL COMPUTER. THE UNITS NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT A SAMPLE GAS STREAM WITH FLOW BETWEEN 0-400 ML PER MINUTE. THE UNITS NEED TO BE SERVICEABLE IN THE FIELD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO AS TO LIMIT DATA LOSSES TO A MINIMUM. EXPECTED DELIVERY FOR THESE ITEMS IS ON OR BEFORE 12/31/2019.

***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 TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT TO NOT CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

 

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