NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE CAPACITANCE WAVE GAUGES FOR ERDC-CHL
ID: W912HZ25Q164KType: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE ARMYW2R2 USA ENGR R AND D CTRVICKSBURG, MS, 39180-6199, USA

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

PSC

INSPECTION GAGES AND PRECISION LAYOUT TOOLS (5220)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/8a48e5a91d52404a8cbe4ddb9c935795/view
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    Posted Apr 9, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC
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    Updated Apr 9, 2025, 12:00 AM UTC
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    Due Apr 18, 2025, 10:00 PM UTC
Description

The Department of Defense, specifically the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering Research and Development Center – Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (ERDC-CHL), intends to award a sole source contract for the procurement of forty analogue output capacitance wave gauges. These specialized instruments are critical for laboratory operations, providing highly linear performance and sub-millimeter accuracy across a wide range of water levels and temperatures, which are essential for seamless integration with existing systems. The sole source supplier, Akamina Technologies, Inc., is uniquely qualified to fulfill this requirement due to the proprietary nature of their instrumentation system, which ensures compatibility and reliability. Interested parties may submit capability statements to Angela Holcomb at Angela.D.Holcomb@usace.army.mil, but this notice does not constitute a request for competitive quotations, and the government retains discretion over the procurement strategy.

Point(s) of Contact
Angela Holcomb
Angela.D.Holcomb@usace.army.mil
Christine L. Wilson
Christine.L.Wilson@usace.army.mil
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