66 -- DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER

The Department of Commerce's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, plans to negotiate exclusively with RD Instruments Corporation of San Diego, California, for the acquisition of specialized Deep Water and Outer Shelf Doppler Current Profilers. The procurement involves five Deep Water Doppler Current Profilers, each with a profiling depth of 400 meters, and eight Outer Shelf Doppler Current Profilers, each with a profiling depth of 100 meters. Both types of profilers are designed with four transducers positioned at 90-degree azimuth intervals and are housed within a single pressure vessel that integrates all necessary hardware, transducers, batteries, and electronic components, ensuring durability and operational efficiency in marine environments. This contract opportunity is classified under the NAICS code 334519, which covers instruments and related products manufacturing, with a size standard of 500 employees, signaling the scale and specialization of the contracting entity. The solicitation, identified by reference number NWWG-9500-5-99989, was posted on May 31, 2005, with the Department of Commerce’s office located in Kansas City, Missouri, managing the contract administration. This targeted procurement highlights the government’s focused approach on working with a specific vendor to acquire advanced oceanographic instrumentation critical for marine and environmental data collection.