CORE SHUTTLE BOX SYSTEM

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-SEATTLE (WAD), NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH LOLIGO SYSTEMS APS LOCATED IN DENMARK FOR CORE SHUTTLE BOX SYSTEM TO BE DELIVERED TO AT HIGHLANDS, NJ.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT LOLIGO SYSTEMS APS IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT MANUFACTURES AND DISTRIBUTES THIS CORE SHUTTLE BOX SYSTEM. THE LOLIGO SYSTEMS SHUTTLESOFT V3 SOFTWARE, SHUTTLEBOX TANKS, INFRARED LIGHTS AND VIDEOCAMERA, AND FULLY INTERFACED TEMPERATURE/SALINITY PROBES AND CONTROLS ARE REQUIRED TO FULFILL NOAA NEFSC BLACK SEA BASS RESEARCH NEEDED FOR THE STOCK ASSESSMENT; THESE ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED PIECES OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT THAT INTEGRATE INTO A FULLY AUTOMATED SUBJECT-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT BEHAVIORAL VIDEOGRAPHY SYSTEM. BLACK SEA BASS HAVE NEVER BEEN STUDIED WITH THIS COMBINED TECHNOLOGY. LOLIGO SYSTEMS IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER AND SELLER OF THE FULLY INTEGRATED SHUTTLEBOX SYSTEMS USING SHUTTLESOFT SOFTWARE, SHUTTLEBOX. THESE FULLY INTEGRATED, HARDWARE-SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ARE MARINE GRADE. FEATURES INCLUDE REAL-TIME DATA ACQUISITION, SENSOR CALIBRATION, HARDWARE CONTROL, WATER QUALITY REGULATION. THERE IS NO OTHER VENDOR THAT SELLS THESE PRODUCTS AND NO OTHER VENDOR OFFERS A SINGLE SYSTEM OF COMPARABLE MEASUREMENT CONTROL OR CAPABILITY. LOLIGO SYSTEMS APS DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORIZED RESELLERS.

DELIVERY WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM DATE OF AWARD.

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