J--Refurbishment and Calibration of Conductivity Temperature and Depth (CTD) Instrumentation

The Naval Oceanographic Contracting Office (NAVO) intends to award a sole source contract to Sea-Bird Electronics, 1808 136th Place NE, Bellevue, WA 98005-2319. Solicitation N62306-09-Q-9S03 and resultant contract will be issued in accordance with FAR Part 13.5 as a firm fixed price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract for approximately $1,154,613.39 (includes base period and four, one-year options, if exercised). The requirement is to have the original equipment manufacturer provide calibration and repairs to existing Government owned equipment (Qty (66) SBE 19/19 Plus CTD Sensors; Qty (34) SBE 9 Plus Pressure Housings; Qty (70) SBE 3 Plus Temperature Sensors; Qty (70) SBE 4C Conductivity Sensor's; Qty (142) SBE 5T CTD Pumps; Qty (26) SBE 11 Plus CTD Deck Units throughout the life of the contract. The original equipment manufacturer is only source available for this equipment. IAW FAR Part 5.203(a) the anticipated award date is February 5, 2009. The Government plans to award a one year contract with four, one-year options for the same services. The Government will be responsible for shipping materials to obtain bulk discounted shipping rates. If you have any questions regarding the award of this contract, please call Ms. Moira Mallerich at (228) 689-8335 or [email protected]. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334519 "Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing" and the FSC Code is J066 for services to repair equipment. The size standard for this NAICS code is 500 employees. The FAR is available at http://web2.deskbook.osd.mil/default.asp. NOTE 22: The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.