NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

NOAA's Marine Operations Center; Acquisition, Accountability, and Analysis Branch; intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1); with Imtra Marine Products (30 Samuel Barnet BLVD, New Bedford, MA 02745), for the purchase of Libra-Plast brand replacement WRD A3-045 type-approved/certified, aluminum, quick-acting watertight doors for the NOAA research vessel Bell Shimada. Spare parts and replacements for Libra-brand quick-acting watertight doors are exclusively sold by Imtra Marine Products.

Sole Source Justification

The sole source determination is based on restrictive rights of the original equipment manufacturer; Libra-Plast. The source has proprietary data, limited rights in data, patent rights, OEM required certifications, copyrights or secret processes with regard to the supplies or services required. Libra-Plast is the original equipment manufacturer for the ship’s type-approved, aluminum, thermal-insulated, quick-acting watertight doors. All design drawings, tolerance data, and installation criteria are their proprietary information. Any other vendor will be required to subcontract heavily with Imtra Marine Products to complete this requirement.

Special Notice

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment or service that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation to the identified point of contact within 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses can be sent via e-mail to jason.jenks@noaa.gov. 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 notice and phone calls pertaining to this posting will not be accepted.

All responsible sources may submit a Capability Statement in accordance with the solicitation, which shall be considered by the agency if received on or before 1600 PM PDT on Aug 16, 2023. The Capability Statement must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements.

All electronic correspondence shall have the subject line read:

Announcement Number: NM-AN2120-23-01423

Project Title: Bell Shimada Libra Replacement Watertight Doors

NOAA's Marine Operations Center, Acquisition, Accountability, and Analysis Branch requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must be assigned a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number. To get a UEI number assigned to your company, contact the General Services Administration through SAM.gov.