Design and Development of a Taut Mooring “Wire Crawler” Profiler with First Article Construction and Testing Option and Production Options for the Coastal and Global Scale Nodes of the Ocean Observatories Initiative

The Coastal and Global Scale Nodes (CGSN) Implementing Organization of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) plans to solicit proposals for the development of a Taut Mooring "Wire Crawler" Profiler. The requirement for the equipment may differ from commercially-available equipment. The selected firm may perform design and development, first article construction and testing, and construction and testing of production units. CGSN is seeking firms who are interested in submitting a proposal for the Taut Mooring "Wire Crawler" Profiler. Parties interested in receiving the Request for Proposal documentation for this procurement should contact Mr. Dennis Fox, Director of Procurement at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution by email ([email protected]) not later than 5:00 PM EDT on May 27, 2010. Please reference Announcement of Opportunity OOIFBO-0003, Taut Mooring "Wire Crawler" Profiler and provide a physical mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and email address for a contact person. Qualified parties will be provided the RFP documentation. CGSN and OOI are constructing an Ocean Observing System under a Cooperative Agreement with the National Science Foundation. For more information about the CGSN project, please see http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=22317