Sources Sought: The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), National Reconditioning Center
(NRC) sent out for evaluation and repair the following equipment: 4 each CL31 SEALED
ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY, ASN: S100-2MT1-3A. This is a modification to complete the
repair services to furnish labor and material to place in like new operating condition and good
appearance to meet the original manufacturer’s specifications and/or tolerances of the equipment
listed above. After repair, if the equipment does not meet these conditions, it will be returned to
the vendor for rework at no additional cost to the government. The intended modification is for
repair services for which the Government intends to acquire from one source under the authority
of 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a Single Source. Vaisala Inc. of Louisville, CO is the only
known source for repair of this equipment. This is not a request for proposals and there is no
solicitation available at this time. The Government reserves the right to solicit bids based on
receipt of affirmative responses to this notice or issue a modification to the purchase order to
Vaisala Inc. whichever is determined to be more advantageous to the Government, without
further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed modification to
the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the
Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of
determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for future repairs. In order to be
considered, firms must furnish detailed information concerning their capability to repair the
equipment and be able to provide the exact repair service described herein to include parts
needed. This acquisition is being processed under the procedures of Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Interested firms should submit its
name, address, point of contact, telephone number and a brief statement regarding its capability
to repair the specified equipment. Also include the name, telephone number and point of contact
for businesses or other Government agency to which it has previously repaired the items. Firms
must respond to this announcement within three (3) calendar day of its publication. All
responses must be in writing and may be mailed to the National Reconditioning Center, ATTN:
William Roberts, 14200 Merritt Rd, Grandview, Missouri 64030 or sent to the email address
nws.nrc.contracts@noaa.gov, ATTN: William Roberts and Margie Sabbagh. All responsible
sources may submit a quote which will be considered by the Agency. The quote shall include
the cost for each piece of equipment, shipping, if applicable, and estimated delivery schedule.
The NAICS code for this requirement is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and
Maintenance; the corresponding size standard is $34.0 M. All contractors doing business with
the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)
database. For additional information and to register in SAM free of charge, please access the
following website: https://www.sam.gov/ In order to register with SAM and to be eligible to
receive an award from this office, all contractors must have a Unique Entity ID. To learn more,
access the following website: https://SAM.gov/content/entity-registration.

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