***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH OTT HYDROMET CORP FOR ONE (1) SUNA V2 NITRATE SENSOR WITH APPLICABLE CABLES TO BE DELIVERED TO THE GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RES LAB/R/GLERL, 4840 SOUTH STATE STREET, ANN ARBOR, MI 48108.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT OTT HYDROMET CORP IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRUBUTES THIS SUNA V2 NITRATE SENSOR. OTT HYDROMET CORP’S SENSOR PROVIDES NITRATE MEASUREMENTS USING UNIVERSAL REAL-TIME NITRATE PROCESSING ALGORITHM. THE SENSORS HAVE ADAPTIVE SAMPLING INTELLIGENCE AND REMAIN ACCURATE OVER A WIDE RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THEY HAVE A 5-10MM PATH LENGTH, USE A CLASS BASED NITRATE CALIBRATION, PROVIDE SERIAL DATA OUTPUT, HAVE INTERNAL LOGGING WITH AT LEAST 2GB OF MEMORY, HAVE AN INTEGRATED WIPER FOR ANTI-FOULING, AND PROVIDE USB COMMUNICATIONS. THEY ARE RATED TO 100METERS, PROVIDE A RANGE OF DETECTION OF 3000 UM WITH AN ACCURACY OF +OR- 2UM, USE NO MORE THAN .625 AMPS AT 12V, AND HAVE A CASE FOR STORAGE. THE SUNA V2 SENSORS ARE UNIQUE IN THAT THE MEASUREMENT OF NITRATE USES AN OPTICAL METHOD, AND OTT HYDROMET CORP IS THE ONLY ONE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THIS UNIT. DELIVERY BY 03/30/2021.

***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.