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repair of NWS equipment by Vaisala

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The U.S. Department of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service, is issuing a purchase order for the repair of specific weather monitoring equipment including 16 ice-free wind sensors (ASOS Model 425NWS), 21 dewpoint transmitter assemblies (DTS-1), and 3 Vaisala frequency setting devices. These repairs will be performed exclusively by Vaisala, Inc., the original equipment manufacturer, as market research and extensive searches showed no other qualified sources, particularly no small businesses, capable of providing these specialized repair services. The sole source decision was supported by the lack of responses to a prior Sources Sought notice and thorough searches through government contracting databases and small business registries, confirming Vaisala as the only viable provider. This contract highlights the importance of specialized technical capability and proprietary equipment repair that is exclusive to the original manufacturer. The NAICS code associated with the procurement is 334519, which corresponds to other measuring and controlling device manufacturing. The contracting office is located in Norfolk, VA, and the primary point of contact is an official named Adrian M. Hall. This procurement ensures that critical weather instrumentation is properly maintained and calibrated by a trusted and certified source to support the National Weather Service’s operational requirements.

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NOAA contracts Vaisala, Inc. exclusively to repair specialized weather monitoring equipment.

Agency

Department Of Commerce Noaa

NAICS

334519 - Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing

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PostedDec 21

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Contacts1 person available

OfficeNORFOLK, VA, 23510, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Office AddressNORFOLK, VA, 23510, USA

Contacts

Adrian M. Hall

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

Special Notice: The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), National Reconditioning Center (NRC) is awarding a Purchase Order for the repair of the following equipment: 16 each SENSOR, ICE FREE WIND (IFW), ASOS MODEL 425NWS (WS425D7A1C), ASN: S100-2A8MT3A2, 21 each PROBE/DTT1 TRANSMITTER ASSMEBLY, FOR DTS-1, ASN: S100-2MT4-3A1A1 and 3 each FREQUENCY SETTING DEVICE, VAISALA SPS, GC25-FSD W/REMOVABLE POWER CORD, ASN: J700-1A3A7-2A3. to Vaisala, Inc. Sole Source Justification: The Government only knows of one source for repairs, the original equipment manufacturer, Vaisala, Inc. A Sources Sought was posted to FBO on October 22, 2015 for 10 days and no responses were received. Market research: ASN: S100-2A8MT3A2 Multiple searches of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Dynamic Small Search did not identify any small business available to compete for this required repair service. Search parameters included a combination of NAICS codes - 334519' and key words: - repair, ice free, wind sensors, Vaisala'; and just key words: - repair, ice free, wind sensors, Vaisala'; - repair, ice free, wind sensors'; - repair, ultrasonic, wind sensors'; and - ultrasonic, wind sensors'. Searches of "Repair ice free wind sensors" and "Repair ultrasonic wind sensors" in GSA's eLibrary also returned no matches. ASN: S100-2MT4-3A1A1 Multiple searches of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Dynamic Small Search did not identify any small business available to compete for this required repair and calibration service. Search parameters included a combination of NAICS code - 334519' and key words: - repair, dewpoint sensors, Vaisala sensors'; and just key words: - repair, dewpoint sensors, Vaisala sensors'; - repair, Vaisala sensors, Vaisala DTS 1'; and - DTS 1'. Searches of "repair of dew-point sensors" and "Vaisala DTS 1" in GSA's eLibrary also returned no matches. ASN: J700-1A3A7-2A3 Multiple searches of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Dynamic Small Search did not identify any small businesses available to compete for this required purchase. Search parameters included a combination of NAICS code - 334511 and 334519' and key words: - repair, vaisala, frequency setting device'; and just key words: - repair, vaisala, frequency setting device' and - repair, frequency setting device' and returned no matches. A search of "repair Vaisala frequency setting device"; and "repair frequency setting device" in GSA's eLibrary also retuned zero matches.