Awarding a Purchase Order for the repair of BOARD, LOGOSENSE, AWPAG, LYNCH PN: 55.550.101.3.2, ASN: S100-2MT6-3A1A3A1

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service has issued a purchase order to C.C. Lynch and Associates for the repair of 41 units of the BOARD, LOGOSENSE, AWPAG equipment, specifically the Lynch part number 55.550.101.3.2, ASN: S100-2MT6-3A1A3A1. This action follows a sole source justification due to the absence of alternative providers capable of performing the specialized repair service. Extensive market research, including searches through the Small Business Administration’s Dynamic Small Business Search and GSA’s eLibrary, as well as a sources sought notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities platform, identified no other qualified small businesses except for a single response from Primary Rate (DBA: Embedded Engineering). The procurement is associated with NAICS code 334419, which covers electronic component manufacturing services, and is managed by the Department of Commerce office located in Kansas City, Missouri. William N. Roberts of NOAA is the designated point of contact for this contract. The repair services are critical to ensuring operational readiness of the specified equipment, and the exclusive relationship with C.C. Lynch and Associates is based on their unique capability in maintaining the highly specialized rotary joint components integral to the equipment’s function. The procurement process underscores the necessity of sole-source awarding where market alternatives do not exist.