NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

This requirement is conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b).  This is a notice of intent to negotiate a sole source procurement only and is not a request for competitive quotations.  However, Firms that want to challenge the sole source must submit an interest letter demonstrating your Firm's ability to provide an equivalent item(s) as described below.  Interested parties must provide a rationale as to why they should be considered.

The Firm must demonstrate your organizations’ ability to provide the product(s) and/or service(s) capabilities as described within this notice, as well as the associated Specifications Document.   Only responses received by 7:00 A.M. Central Daylight Savings Time on August 30, 2021, will be considered by the Government directly to Daniel Hoffman, Contracting Officer [email protected], Email subject header must include NW-WG1300-21-00999.

No solicitation package will be issued. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will typically be considered solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The NWS shall not reimburse for any cost(s) connected with providing the capabilities statement.

Description:  See the attached Statement of Work and Sole Source Justification.

Therefore, The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Weather Service (NWS) intends to negotiate on a sole-source with Vaisala Inc., DUNS 045593308 for the procurement of Vaisala IRIS Software Maintenance Support, Part Number SRR511. The statutory authority for this acquisition is 41 USC 1901 and FAR 13.106-1(b). The requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 541990, with a size standard of $15.5M.