R.M. YOUNG ANEMOMETER PARTS
The National Ocean Service (NOS), Engineering Division, Chesapeake, Virginia has a requirement for Anemometer Parts manufactured by R.M. Young, Co., Traverse City, Michigan. Place of delivery: NOS, Engineering Division, 672 Independence Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320, in accordance with the attached Request for Quotations. Time of delivery is 30 days after receipt of purchase order. This acquisition will be issued as an RFQ and awarded as a firm-fixed price order under simplified acquisition procedures. This is a total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. To be eligible for award, offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM): www.sam.gov, and obtain (and provide with the offer) a DUNS number by calling 1-800-333-0505. The FSC for this is 6660 and NAICS Code is 334519, small business size standard is 500 persons. No Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating assigned. Copies of the solicitation will only be posted on FEDBIZOPPS. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor FEDBIZOPPS for the release of the RFQ, specification, and all subsequent amendments. Telephone requests will not be honored. If you download a copy of the solicitation please email the contract specialist with your company name and address or fax the information to (757) 441-3786. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to [email protected].
BRAND NAME JUSTIFICATION:
The RM Young Model 05103 Wind Monitor is the standard wind monitoring sensor used at CO-OPS environmental monitoring stations on the Atlantic coast, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and throughout the Pacific. Implementing a different sensor in place of the current sensor will result in additional cost and resources. Also, there will be resulting delay for testing, training, and purchase of support equipment.
• Under the current CO-OPS operating system any environmental monitoring sensor that has not been previously approved must be subjected to a series of tests to ensure the quality of the data produced by that sensor and the durability of that sensor for the intended use. These tests usually include bench testing using controlled conditions and physical measurement, controlled environmental testing to check a sensor's reliability under different conditions, and long term comparison testing with accepted sensors at multiple real world locations. These tests and the analysis of the resulting data take a large amount of time, money, and resources to conduct.
• CO-OPS stations are design for optimal performance of the RM Young Model 05103 Wind Monitor. A change of sensor type will result in a need to redesign the existing stations to accommodate the new sensor.
• New mounting hardware will need to be developed and purchased to mount a new sensor.
• The data collection platforms at CO-OPS stations are programmed to collect data from the RM Young Model 05103 Wind Monitor. If a new sensor is implemented additional cost for software development will be required.
• Currently CO-OPS field personal and contractors are trained in the use and maintenance of the RM Young Model 05103 Wind Monitor. Additional cost will incur from having to train field personal and contractors on the use and maintenance of a new sensor.
• Using another type of sensor will require the purchase of additional equipment so that the field crews can support multiple sensor types in a given region.
• CO-OPS also has the ability and equipment to calibrate and repair the RM Young Model 05103 Wind Monitor. If a new sensor is implemented new equipment for that sensor will need to be purchased and training will be needed for those tasked with this duty.
Linda L Mullen, Phone 757-441-3436, Fax 757-664-3649, Email [email protected]
