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CNC Lathe for the NDBC
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Acquisition and Grants Office intends to award a sole source purchase order to Philips Federal for a Haas ST-20 CNC Lathe machine to support manufacturing operations at the National Data Buoy Center in Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. This procurement is justified on the grounds of maintaining compatibility with the facility’s existing fleet of Haas machines, which all use the Next-Generation Control system, proprietary software, and standardized tooling including BMT65 holders and a Wireless Intuitive Probing System. Introducing a non-Haas machine would require entirely new software environments, retraining of all machinists, and replacement of existing tooling, resulting in significant operational disruption, increased costs, and reduced efficiency. Philips Federal is the exclusive distributor of Haas equipment to U.S. government agencies and serves as the sole certified point of contact for service and maintenance, ensuring continuity of support. This is a pre-solicitation notice and not a competitive procurement, with the government asserting that no other vendor can meet all technical, operational, and logistical requirements without compromising mission-critical manufacturing capabilities. The solicitation number is 142082-26-0273, and responses from interested parties seeking to challenge the sole source determination must be submitted in writing to tyran.claypool@noaa.gov by June 13, 2026. All submissions will be evaluated solely to determine if competition is feasible, and the government retains full discretion over whether to proceed without competition. The contract falls under NAICS code 333517, with performance occurring in Mississippi and the contracting office located in Norfolk, Virginia. No oral communications will be accepted, and no set-aside provisions apply.
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Stennis Space Center, MS, 39529, USASet-Aside
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition and Grants Office, Eastern Acquisition Division-Kansas City intends to negotiate and award a purchase order, on a sole source basis, under authority of RFO FAR 6.103-1, with Philips Federal, for a Haas ST-20 CNC Lathe machine for the National Data Buoy Center in Stennis Space Center, MS.
Sole Source Justification
This procurement will obtain a Haas ST-20 CNC Lathe machine to manufacture components that are used on all NDBC programs.
Software & Control Continuity: All existing CNC mills and lathes at the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) are Haas machines. The Haas ST-20 utilizes the Next-Generation Control (NGC) system which will be common across the facility. Introducing a different brand would require entirely separate proprietary software environments and post-processors.
Tooling Compatibility: The NDBC maintains a significant inventory of Haas-compatible tooling. This procurement includes BMT65 tool holders and a Wireless Intuitive Probing System (WIPS) designed to interface with Haas software. Non-Haas alternatives would necessitate an entirely new suite of proprietary tooling and probing hardware.
Training & Workforce Optimization: All NDBC machinists are trained on Haas systems. Training the workforce on a new control language would lead to a substantial loss in productivity and introduce operational risks to mission-critical manufacturing.
Support Infrastructure: Phillips Federal is the exclusive distributor for Haas CNC tools to U.S. Government facilities, providing a single certified point of contact for service and maintenance. The provided Sole & Exclusive Letter from Phillips Federal Division is available in the requisition supporting documentation.
The Haas ST-20 appears to be the only machine meeting the government’s needs due to its compatibility with existing software, tooling, and personnel. Alternative brands would result in excessive costs for retraining and hardware acquisition that would not be recovered through competition.
This pre-solicitation notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation or a request for additional information in writing to tyran.claypool@noaa.gov within 15 days after publication of this pre-solicitation notice. Such requests and documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this pre-solicitation notice.
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