***NOAA’S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY (ESRL), CHEMICAL SCIENCES LABORATORY (CSL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(B)(1), WITH PICARRO, INC. FOR AN ATMOSPHERIC GAS CONCENTRATION ANALYSIS INSTRUMENT TO BE DELIVERED TO BOULDER, CO.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT PICARRO IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS ANALYZER. PICARRO’S ANALYZER MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC LEVELS OF CARBON DIOXIDE, CO2, CARBON MONOXIDE, CO, METHANE, CH4, AND WATER, H2O, IN ORDER TO MEASURE TOTAL NON-METHANE ORGANIC CARBON IN THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE. THE ANALYZER MUST WEIGH LESS THAN 28 KG, INCLUDING THE VACUUM PUMP. THE ANALYZER SHOULD HAVE DIMENSIONS NO LARGER THAN 17” W BY 7” H BY 18” D, BE MOUNTABLE IN A STANDARD 19” INSTRUMENT RACK, AND HAVE AN EXTERNAL PUMP. IT MUST BE A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SINGLE-UNIT SYSTEM CAPABLE OF MEASURING CO2, CO, CH4, AND H2O CONCENTRATIONS WITH GUARANTEED PRECISION – OVER 5 SECONDS AT CO < 15 PPB, CH4 < 1 PPB, CO2 < 50 PPB, AND H2O < 30 PPM. IT MUST HAVE GUARANTEED, TESTED, CERTIFIED, AND QUOTED MAX DRIFT SPECIFICATIONS (PEAK TO PEAK, 50 MIN AVERAGE) OVER A MEASUREMENT INTERVAL OF 24 HOURS OF CO < 15 PPB, CH4 < 1 PPB, CO2 < 150 PPB, AND H20 < 100 PPM. IT MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL SAMPLE CAVITY VOLUME LESS THAN 35 ML AND MINIMAL MEMORY FLOW RATE AS LOW AS 0.4 L / MIN. THE ANALYZER MUST HAVE TWO SUB-MICRON FILTERS – ONE THAT IS CHANGEABLE AND ONE PERMANENT – BE TEMPERATURE-STABILIZED TO WITHIN ± 0.005°C AND PRESSURE-STABILIZED TO WITHIN ± 0.0002 ATM, HAVE BEEN DROP TESTED AND VIBRATION TESTED DURING MANUFACTURING, AND INCLUDE OPERATION SOFTWARE THAT REPORTS REAL-TIME DATA IN MULTIPLE CHARTS FOR A WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT. PICARRO INSTRUMENTS HAVE BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY IN OUR MOVILE UNITS, AIRCRAFT, AND TALL TOWER PROGRAMS FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNDER DIFFICULT MEASUREMENT ENVIRONMENTS. IT IS THE ONLY INSTRUMENT THAT HAS THE NECESSARY ACCURACY AND PRECISION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE MEASUREMENTS REQUIRED, WITHIN THE PHYSICAL PARAMETERS SPECIFIED. DELIVERY BY JUNE 1, 2020.

***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL 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.