Sontek CastAway CTD Sensors

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF

Notice type
Solicitation
Solicitation #
1305M226Q0217
NAICS
334519
PSC
6640
Posted
July 24, 2026
Response due
August 4, 2026
Place of performance
Chesapeake, VA

What this opportunity is

The Department of Commerce is soliciting bids for Sontek CastAway CTD sensors, which are likely used for oceanographic or hydrographic surveys. This opportunity is suitable for small businesses that manufacture or supply scientific instruments, specifically those classified under NAICS code 334519. As a solicitation, bidders will need to submit a formal proposal, and the work will be performed in Virginia.

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Description

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station Spare Parts Brand Name: “The Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station is the standard multi-parameter meteorological sensor used for buoy applications and for landbased stations where other meteorological sensors are susceptible to damage due to moving parts or a larger physical footprint. These sensors are used to measure valuable environmental parameters including wind speed, wind direction, wind gust, air temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity. This purchase is for spare parts to support emergency response CURBY systems maintained by CO-OPS for NOAA’s Office of Response and restoration (OR&R), as well as maintenance efforts at environmental monitoring systems within the National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) and Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS) throughout the United States. The items in this purchase are to be used as spare parts to support systems within the CO-OPS network that employ Gill Instruments MaxiMet Compact Weather Stations. Significant engineering effort was utilized to ensure the MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station is capable of withstanding the harsh marine environments they are deployed in for extended periods and that they function without issue with the specialized data acquisition and logging system to which it is connected. Implementing different components will result in additional cost and resources and will affect the continuous operation of these systems. In addition, there will be resulting delay for 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 1305M226Q0217 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), for Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station spare parts. This acquisition is a total set-aside for small business concerns. The associated NAICS code is 334519. The small business size standard is 600 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 Gill Instruments MaxiMet Marine GMX560 Compact Weather Station, air temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, compass & GPS, includes M12 mating connector. Part Number: 1957-0560-60-100 Quantity: 21 CLIN 0002 Gill Instruments 2 m MaxiMet Marine power & communications cable, with fitted M12 connector at MaxiMet end. Part Number: 100-1957-PK-151 Quantity: 7 CLIN 0003 Gill Instruments 20 m MaxiMet Marine power & communications cable, with fitted M12 connector at MaxiMet end. Part Number: 100-1957-PK-154 Quantity: 16 -- 1 of 15 -- CLIN 0004 Gill Instruments MaxiMet USB configuration cable, M12 connector, 1.8 m. Part Number: 1957-PK-155 Quantity: 3 CLIN 0005 Import Duty/Tariff Surcharge Fee CLIN 0006 Shipping to: 672 Independence Parkway Chesapeake, VA 23320 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) 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 -- 2 of 15 -- 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

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