SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Bluefin Tuna Research Support
- Notice Date
- 8/30/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NFFR7600-11-06277DR
- Archive Date
- 9/15/2011
- Point of Contact
- DianaRomero, Phone: 303-497-3761
- E-Mail Address
-
diana.romero@noaa.gov
(diana.romero@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Stanford University of Pacific Cove, CA for identifying hot-spot indices of Pacific Bluefin Tuna using movement models, foraging events, and environmental data. Sole Source determination is based on the NOAA's requirement to have the Stanford-Hopkins Marine Station with specialized skill and knowledge in ecology and electronic tagging in of bluefin tuna, spatial ecology, and analysis of archival tag data and tuna stock assessments. Stanford University is the only known contractor that has facility with live bluefin tuna tanks and proprietary data on bluefin tuna physiology, movements and behavior which is required information to perform these services for this project. Performance Period: Twelve months. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, firms that believe they can provide equipment and services 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 compete this proposed effort on a competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
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