Type : Bid Notification
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOAA's Marine Operations Center, Acquisitions Branch, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Palfinger Marine USA Inc, of New Iberia, Louisiana, for the purchase of one (1) each NB3412-W50RS Winch for NOAA Ship Pisces as direct replacement for a failed unit. The sole source determination is based on the requirement for OEM direct replacement fo the failed unit. Palfinger Marine is the OEM and retains the proprietary rights to their design as well as the only provision of OEM parts and service expertise. Palfinger Marine has four distribution centers located throughout the domestic United States. The OEM distributors and service centers are the only OEM approv...