Nortek sensors and support equipment
Overview
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), intends to award a sole source purchase order to Nortek USA Inc. for Nortek profilers and batteries. This acquisition is for essential spare parts to support existing waterway current monitoring systems. Firms believing they can fully meet the government's requirements must submit substantiating documentation by May 7, 2026.
Scope of Work
This procurement is for Nortek 1MHz AquaDopp Profilers, AquaDopp Profiler 2s, and 400 KHz, 2D Horizontal Profilers, along with associated batteries. These sensors are CO-OPS' standard downward and horizontally mounted sensors used in the ATON and IATON Waterway Current Monitoring Systems. These systems are critical data collection platforms deployed on US Coast Guard aids to navigation buoys and at shore-based PORTS® stations to measure waterway currents. The equipment will serve as spare parts to maintain the CO-OPS network's data collection capabilities, ensuring compatibility with existing specialized data acquisition and logging systems.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sole Source Purchase Order (Presolicitation - Notice of Intent)
- Set-Aside: No Set-Aside
- NAICS Code: 334516 (Laboratory Equipment And Supplies)
- Delivery: Within 60 days from date of award
- Response Due: May 7, 2026 (for capability statements)
- Published: April 27, 2026
- Place of Performance: Chesapeake, VA 23320
Justification
NOAA's sole source determination is based on Nortek USA Inc. being the sole provider of the Nortek AquaDopp Profiler and the exclusive authorized seller and support provider for Nortek oceanographic instrumentation in the United States. The current systems rely on these specific sensors, and implementing different equipment would incur additional costs, resources, and delays due to required testing, training, and purchasing of new support equipment. Market research confirmed Nortek USA Inc. is the only provider in North America.
Action Items
This notice is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit written documentation to the identified point of contact within 15 days of publication. This documentation will be evaluated solely to determine if a competitive procurement is feasible. Oral communications are not acceptable.