Top

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS OCEAN MARINE INDUSTRIES, INC. will provide an ARIS Explorer 1800, dual-frequency imaging sonar (DIDSON) camera and rotator package

Active

N6247015T6011Federal

Contract Overview

Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.

AI Contract Overview

The contract involves a sole source award to Ocean Marine Industries, Inc. for the provision of an ARIS Explorer 1800 dual-frequency imaging sonar (DIDSON) camera and rotator package. This specialized camera system is necessary to capture high-quality underwater images regardless of water clarity, specifically to monitor marine life reactions to Navy noise-generating activities in the Chesapeake Bay. The contract value is expected to be under $150,000 and will be awarded without a solicitation, based on the unique capability of Ocean Marine Industries as the sole distributor of Sound Metrics, the exclusive manufacturer of the required imaging technology. The Navy intends to negotiate directly with Ocean Marine Industries, with an anticipated award date of July 16, 2015. Interested parties are not being requested to submit proposals or quotations, but may submit a written statement of capabilities if they believe they can meet the requirements. Such submissions must provide enough detail for the Government to evaluate the party’s ability to perform the contract, though this does not guarantee competition will occur. Any related costs are at the respondent’s expense. The contracting process will follow Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 13.106-1(b). The Government will evaluate responses received within 15 business days and decide whether sole-source acquisition is justified. Points of contact for this procurement are provided, and all communications must be directed accordingly, with no solicitation issued or questions accepted.

General Info

Sole source award to Ocean Marine for ARIS Explorer sonar camera under $150,000, no solicitation.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Navfacsyscom Atlantic

NAICS

423410 - Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

No documents available

Documents will appear here when they are available.

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

No documents to break down

The breakdown needs solicitation documents. None were found from this contract's source.

Timeline

PostedJul 1

special-notice

Ready to pursue this opportunity?

Get full access to track this contract, build proposals with AI assistance, and manage your pipeline.

Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Navfacsyscom Atlantic

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeNORFOLK, VA, 23508-1278, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Navfacsyscom Atlantic

Office AddressNORFOLK, VA, 23508-1278, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS OCEAN MARINE INDUSTRIES, INC. will provide an ARIS Explorer 1800, dual-frequency imaging sonar (DIDSON) camera and rotator package. The camera is required to take high quality imaging of underwater targets regardless of water clarity to observe the response and identity of marine life to noise-generating activities by the Navy in the Chesapeake Bay. Contractor: OCEAN MARINE INDUSTRIES, INC., 2810 Hudson Street, Chesapeake, VA 23324. The value of the contract is expected to be under $150,000. The Government intends to negotiate directly with Ocean Marine Industries, Inc. No solicitation will be issued. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals, or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can perform the requirement. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government. A request for documentation will not be considered as an affirmative response. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding a company’s ability to meet all requirements. If no responses are received within 15 business days after publication of this notice before 12:00PM EST, to the effect that obtaining services from an alternate source is more advantageous to the Government than obtaining these services through a sole-source contract, then a sole source acquisition award will be made. No questions will be addressed. All responses must be submitted to the Government point of contact at the email address contact@example.gov. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government This purchase will be under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 13.106-1(b). The rationale that only one responsible source Ocean Marine Industries, Inc., exists is based on: Ocean Marine Industries, Inc is the only professional firm that can provide the camera and rotator package necessary to perform the tasks outlined above; Sound Metrics is the sole manufacturer and Ocean Marine Industries, Inc is the sole distributor. Sound Metrics manufactures the camera that is required to take high quality imaging of underwater targets up to 35 meters away regardless of water clarity. The anticipated award date is 16 July 2015. Point of contact for this purchase is Sharan Lind at +1 (555) 000-0000.