SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541711
— Research and Development in Biotechnology
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- WAD-10-807
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2010
- Point of Contact
- Randall Brown, Phone: (206) 526-6226
- E-Mail Address
-
randall.w.brown@noaa.gov
(randall.w.brown@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO (UCSD). PURPOSE IS TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACT TO TRANSITION FROM LETHAL TO NON-LETHAL SURVEY METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, AND ATTEMPTING TO SURVEY ORGANISMS IN HABITATS THAT ARE NOT SAMPLED USING TRADITIONAL METHODS. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE USING CAMERA SYSTEMS TO PERFORM RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS. UCSD WILL ASSIST WITH CREATION OF AN IMAGE DATABASE INCLUDING FISH IMAGES FOR COMMON AND ROCKFISH, AS WEL AS COASTAL PELAGIC SPECIES FROM CALIFORNIA. UCSD WILL CONDUCT EXPERIEMNTS TO IMPLEMENT AND ASSESS PERFORMANCE OF IMAGE OBJECT DETECTION ALGORITHMS AND COLOR CLASSIFICATION FOR IDENTIFICAITON OF FISH SPECIES USING EXISTING UNDERWATER IMAGERY AND NEW IMAGES COLLECTED FROM AQUARIA. UCSD ONLY KNOWN SOURCE THAT LEADS FIELD IN EMBEDDED COMPUTING FOR IMAGE OBJECT DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION, AND CAN COMPLETE THIS PROJECT IN SOFTWARE WITH IMMEDIATE POSSIBILITY OF EMBEDDING THE ALGORITHMS IN NEW, SMART CAMERA SYSTEMS. NEW CAMERA SYSTEMS IMPLEMENT THE ALGORITHMS REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION OF AUTOMATING DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF FISH IN UNDERWATER IMAGES. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN PROVIDE EQUIPMENT THAT FULLY MEETS THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. THE WESTERN REGIONAL ACQUISITION DIVISION REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE BE REGISTERED WITH THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2003. AFTER THIS DATE, NO AWARD CAN BE MADE UNLESS THE VENDER IS REGISTERED IN CCR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER IN CCR PLEASE ACCESS THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV. IN ORDER TO REGISTER WITH THE CCR AND TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE, ALL OFFERORS MUST HAVE A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER. A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER MAY BE ACQUIRED FREE OF CHARGE BY CONTACTING DUN & BRADSTREET ON-LINE AT WWW.DNB.COM/EUPDATE OR BY PHONE AT (800) 333-0505. ALL CONTRACTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS AT HTTP://ORCA.BPN.GOV.
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