J--Award of Contract - Maintenance and Repair of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, plans to procure inspection, maintenance, and repair services exclusively from Teledyne RD Instruments, the original manufacturer of acoustic Doppler current profiler devices, under a sole source authority. The contract covers servicing two specific models: the Workhorse Rio Grande WHRZ600 and WHM 1200kHz instruments. Key tasks include replacing transducer heads, conducting level 2 inspections, updating obsolete circuit boards, recalibrating and testing internal electronics and sensors, adding a pressure sensor for directional wave calculations, and integrating an external battery for longer deployment capability. The equipment will be shipped to and from the manufacturer’s technical center in Poway, California, with a required return and delivery timeframe of four weeks from equipment transfer. The Government will issue the solicitation after a mandatory posting period and invites other firms to submit written statements by March 16, 2015, if they believe they can provide directly compatible, equivalent services or products. However, this notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and the decision to proceed with sole source procurement remains at the Government’s discretion. Interested parties must submit their responses in writing, as oral communications are not accepted, and direct their submissions to the specified contacts at the Detroit District office. The contract is aligned with NAICS code 811219, covering maintenance and repair services.