NexSens CB-950 Data Buoy

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH FONDRIEST ENVIRONMENTAL INC. FOR NEXSENS CB-950 DATA BUOY SPARE PARTS. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 334511.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT FONDRIEST ENVIRONMENTAL INC IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED RESELLER OF NEXSENS PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES. FONDRIEST ENVIRONMENTAL DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORIZED PARTNERS OR RESELLERS WHO CAN PROVIDE NEXSENS PRODUCTS.

THE NEXSENS CB-950 BUOYS ARE THE STANDARD SYSTEMS USED BY THE CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (CO-OPS) FOR BUOY APPLICATIONS SUPPORTING PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC REAL-TIME SYSTEMS (PORTS®), CURRENT SURVEY PROJECTS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPLOYMENTS, AND TEST AND EVALUATION PROJECTS. ONLY NEXSENS COMPONENTS ARE COMPATIBLE IN ALL ASPECTS (FORM, FIT, AND FUNCTION) WITH EXISTING SYSTEMS IN CO-OPS INVENTORY. CO-OPS EMPLOYS STANDARDIZED SURVEY SYSTEMS TO HELP MAINTAIN A ROBUST, RELIABLE, AND COST-EFFICIENT NETWORK OF COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES OBSERVATORIES.

THIS PURCHASE INCLUDES SPARE PARTS FOR CB-950 BUOYS TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESPONSE CURBY SYSTEMS THAT CO-OPS MAINTAINS FOR NOAA”S OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION (OR&R). THESE SYSTEMS ARE DEPLOYED IN PORTS AND COASTAL REGIONS AFTER AN EVENT TO AID RECOVERY EFFORTS BY PROVIDING CRITICAL REAL-TIME OCEANOGRAPHIC CURRENT AND MEREOLOGICAL OBSERVATION IN THE AREA OF OPERATION. THE EQUIPMENT IN THIS PURCHASE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR CO-OPS USE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND TYPE OF MEASUREMENTS BEING MADE. CO-OPS HAS MADE A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN NEXSENS SYSTEMS TO ENSURE DATA CONSISTENCY, FIELD RELIABILITY, AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. PURCHASING...