Sontek CastAway CTD Sensors

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION SonTek CastAway Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) Sensors Brand Name: “The SonTek CastAway CTD, Part Number: CA-CTD, is CO-OPS’ standard portable CTD profiler used for the reconnaissance, installation, and maintenance of environmental monitoring stations included in Physical Oceanographic Real Time Systems (PORTS), the National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON), the National Current observation Program (NCOP), the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON) and short-term monitoring projects. The observations from CO-OPS’ environmental monitoring stations provide critical data for safe and efficient marine navigation, the protection of infrastructure along the coast, and NOAA’s forecast models. The CastAway profilers in this purchase are required to make precise scientific measurements to help ensure the proper operation of these systems and that the data collected is acceptable. Significant engineering effort was utilized to thoroughly test the unit, verify accuracy specifications, and write operating procedures for the use of this unit in CO-OPS applications. Implementing a different sensor in place of the current unit will result in additional costs and resource requirements. Additionally, there will be delays associated with testing, training, and the purchase of support equipment.” This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with RFO Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 1305M226Q0216 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), for SonTek CastAway CTD Sensors. This acquisition is a total set-aside for small business concerns. The associated NAICS code is 334513. The small business size standard is 750 employees. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul . CLIN 0001 SonTek CastAway-CTD: Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth instrument castable to depths up to 100m – Part Number: CA-CTD Quantity: 4 CLIN 0002 Shipping Cost QUOTE PRICING MAY BE PROVIDED ON ATTACHED SF1449 FORM OR ON COMPANY LETTERHEAD IN THE SAME FORMAT AS REQUESTED ON THE SF1449. Delivery date as soon as possible. Vendor to provide lead time on quote. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. Place of performance is: 672 Independence Parkway Chesapeake, VA 23320 A list of solicitation provisions that apply to the acquisition can be found on the Request for Quote Form SF1449 attachment. RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) (Deviation Jan 2026) -- 1 of 12 -- NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non- responsive. Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror. 1. Submit PDF or Microsoft Word format quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Quote documents shall include signed copies of the SF 1449 and SF 30(s) to acknowledge the solicitation and any applicable amendments. Email quotes are required and can be sent to kyle.lawrence@noaa.gov. 2. Offeror shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at https://sam.gov/content/home) in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award. Must provide their UEID/CAGE CODE with their quote. 3. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability. 4. Quotes must be valid for a minimum of 60 days. 5. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with RFO 52.212-2. Offerors who do not provide all evaluation criteria may not be considered. RFO 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (Deviation Jan 2026) Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a). (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Evaluation will be based on the following pass/fail criteria; 1. Technical Acceptability. Specification Sheet - offeror must include specification sheets for quoted equipment. 2. Price. The Government intends to award a low priced, technically acceptable, single firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision) CAM 1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010) OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING VIA EMAIL TO KYLE.LAWRENCE@NOAA.GOV. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 7/30/2026. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to …