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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AWARD

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The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center in San Diego plans to negotiate and award a firm fixed price purchase order to Oura Ring, Inc. for 200 units of the Oura Ring as a sole source procurement. This decision is based on the authority of FAR 6.302-1(b)(1), citing that Oura Ring, Inc. is the only responsible source able to meet the specific agency requirements for wearable activity monitors, with no known alternatives in the market. The required device must be a personal wearable ring or watch that meets stringent specifications, including a battery life of up to one week per charge, water resistance to at least 50 meters, medical-grade non-allergenic materials, weight under 8 grams, and advanced sensing capabilities such as infrared PPG LED sensors, accelerometers, and multiple temperature sensors. It must measure various biological signals including heart rate metrics, respiration rate, sleep quality indicators, body temperature deviations, and physical activity, with data accessible in raw form. Delivery is expected within 30 days of order to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. The procurement falls under NAICS code 541715 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences. The contract will use simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13 and requires that the contractor be registered in the DoD System for Award Management (SAM) and capable of invoicing through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Interested parties capable of meeting these requirements were invited to submit detailed capability information by April 13, 2021; if no responsive offers were received, the contract would proceed with the sole source award to Oura Ring, Inc. Oral submissions were disallowed, and no solicitation was issued in writing for this contract.

General Info

Naval Supply awards sole source fixed-price contract to Oura Ring for 200 wearable activity rings.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Navsup Flt Logistics Ctr San Diego

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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PostedApr 7

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Navsup Flt Logistics Ctr San Diego

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OfficeSAN DIEGO, CA, 92136, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Navsup Flt Logistics Ctr San Diego

Office AddressSAN DIEGO, CA, 92136, USA

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Full Description

Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center San Diego intends to negotiate and award a firm fixed price purchase order to Oura Ring, Inc. for 200 Oura Rings on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(b)(1); Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. There are no known alternatives in the market that can satisfy the minimum Government specifications for wearable activity monitors. Minimum Specifications: A personal wearable (watch or ring) activity monitor. Battery lasts up to a week with a single charge, water resistant up to a min. of 50 meters, store up to 6 weeks of data, made from 100% medical grade materials with non-allergenic inner molding, weights < 8 grams. Infrared PPG LED sensors that take pulse waveform measurements, pulse amplitude variation measurement and interbeat interval, accelerometer that measures movements, rhythms and activities, three negative temperature coefficient (NTC) temperature sensors to measure body temperature, derived from nocturnal skin temperature with .05 centigrade resolution. Monitor should measure the following biological signals: Heart rate, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, respiration rate, sleep score, sleep stages, sleep efficiency and latency, body temperature deviation to determine fever, recovery and/or sleep onset, duration intensity of timing of activities, steps and calories, inactivity/sedentary time, recovery from daily mental and physical strain with autonomic nervous system balance. Data should be accessible in raw data form. Delivery Schedule: Delivery shall be within 30 days after receipt of order. Place of Delivery: Naval Postgraduate School, 1411 Cunningham Road Glasgow Hall Bldg. 302 Rm-239 Monterey, CA 93943-5219 United States The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences. There will be no written solicitation issued. This is an intent to purchase a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract utilizing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The contractor needs to be registered in the DoD System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM website https://www.sam.gov, and also be eligible to process invoices through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Register via the WAWF website https://wawf.eb.mil. Those capable of meeting the minimum requirements for a wearable activity monitor are requested to provide the following information in their response: 1) Current capability that demonstrates your companys ability to meet the above requirement, 2) Company name, point of contact, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers, type of business and size, Cage Code and DUNS number. IMPORTANT NOTES: 1) Information submitted will not be returned to the respective respondents. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable and will not be accepted in response to this notice. 2) Respondents may respond via e-mail no later than 13 April 2021, 12:00 pm, Pacific Standard Time (PST) to contact@example.gov. If no responsible, responsive offers are received by the above date, a sole source contract will be issued to Oura Ring, Inc. under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.