***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), CENTER FOR OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICE (CO-OPS) OFFICE, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH FLYNN TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS OUT OF PALM COAST, FL FOR SPARE PARTS OF XEOS BRAND BEACONS AND DRAGONFISH BRAND CONNECTORS, CUSTOM CABLES AND ACCESSORY COMPONENTS. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 334511. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA'S REQUIREMENT THAT FLYNN TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS (FLYNN-TECH) IS THE SOLE, SMALL BUSINESS, AUTHORIZED RESELLER PARTNER OF XEOS BRAND BEACON AND THE EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF DRAGONFISH COMPONENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE ARE NO OTHER SMALL BUSINESS, AUTHORIZED PARTNERS/RESELLERS OF XEOS AND DRAGONFISH PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS PURCHASE OF DRAGONFISH CONNECTORS, CABLE ASSEMBLIES, ACCESSORY COMPONENTS AND XEOS ROVER X IRIDIUM GPS SATELLITE LOCATION BEACONS SPARE PARTS IS TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESPONSE CURRENTS REAL-TIME BUOY (CURBY) SYSTEMS CO-OPS MAINTAINS FOR NOAA'S OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION (OR&R) AND MAINTENANCE EFFORTS OF CURBY, ATON AND IATON SYSTEMS WITHIN PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC REAL-TIME SYSTEMS (PORTS), INCLUDING PORT EVERGLADES PORTS®, KINGS BAY PORTS®, CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH PORTS® AND CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH PORTS®. THE CURBY DATA BUOYS ARE DATA COLLECTION PLATFORMS DEVELOPED BY CO-OPS TO COLLECT CURRENTS, WATER QUALITY, WAVE AND METROLOGICAL DATA IN AREAS OF INTEREST WHERE THERE IS NO EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE A TRADITIONAL DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM. THE ATON AND IATON SYSTEMS ARE DATA COLLECTION PLATFORMS DEVELOPED BY CO-OPS THAT MOUNT ONTO US COAST GUARD AIDS TO NAVIGATION BUOYS TO MEASURE WATERWAY CURRENTS IN AREAS OF INTEREST IN PORTS® THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND CONNECTORS IN THIS PURCHASE ARE THE STANDARD COMPONENTS UTILIZED IN THE CURBY, ATON, AND IATON SYSTEMS TO CONNECT THE DATALOGGER TO THE SENSORS AND POWER SYSTEMS. THE XEOS ROVER X IRIDIUM GPS SATELLITE LOCATION BEACON IS THE STANDARD LOCATOR BEACON USED BY CO-OPS FOR BUOY APPLICATIONS TO DETECT WHEN A BUOY IS OFF STATION AND RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE NECESSARY. THE DRAGONFISH CONNECTORS AND CUSTOM CABLES UTILIZING DRAGONFISH CONNECTORS, BELDEN CABLE, AND FALMAT CABLE ARE CRITICAL TO THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CURBY, ATON, AND IATON COASTAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS. SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES WERE UTILIZED TO ENSURE THESE COMPONENTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SENSORS AND EQUIPMENT IN THE OBSERVING SYSTEMS IN WHICH THEY ARE USED IN AND THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE HARSH MARINE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH THEY ARE DEPLOYED IN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS WHILE PROVIDING A RELIABLE AND WATERTIGHT CONNECTION. THESE CABLES AND CONNECTORS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE AND MATEABLE WITH THE SYSTEMS IN CO…