***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), EARTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (ESRL) GLOBAL MONITORING DIVISION (GMD) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH PICARRO OUT OF SANTA CLARA, CA FOR G2401-M AND G2301 CONCENTRATION ANALYZERS.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT PICARRO IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER AND FULL PROPRIETARY OWNER OF THESE CONCENTRATION ANALYZERS. PICARRO HAS NO AUTHORIZED RESELLERS IN THE US. THE GLOBAL MONITORING DIVISION MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS OF GASES BASED ON FAST CAVITY RING-DOWN SPECTROSCOPY AND PICARRO'S
CONCENTRATION ANALYZERS ARE THE ONLY ANALYZERS THAT MEASURE THE GAS COMPOUNDS WITH THE REQUIRED PRECISION UNDER DIFFICULT MEASURE ENVIRONMENTS.

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