SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Justification and Approval
- Notice Date
- 9/19/2014
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Forest Service - R-10 Tongass National Forest
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2014
- Point of Contact
- Ronald P. Smith, Phone: 9072286244
- E-Mail Address
-
rpsmith@fs.fed.us
(rpsmith@fs.fed.us)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- AG-0116-P-14-0014
- Award Date
- 9/19/2014
- Description
- Justification and Approval Synopsis: This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b)(1): For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The Tongass National Forest has a requirement for Software, Technical Support & Database Maintenance for Forest Projection Planning System Software (FPS) application and dataset associated with the Tongass application of FPS. Maintain FPS software to provide database architecture, inventory processing, harvest planning and sustainability, including technical support, incorporate ongoing research informed by best available science, and ranking of the attributes. Components of these attributes the contractor will address are listed below: Provide ongoing software & tech support to implement use of Forest Projection and Planning System (FPS) model that has been adopted for use on the Tongass. The FPS model was contracted for use in the transition to young growth management on the Tongass National Forest and to support work on Forest Plan Amendment. 1. Annual technical support of the FPS growth and yield model in support of forest wide analysis needed for the young growth transition, evaluation of timber for the Forest Plan Amendment as well as timber management projects on Tongass Ranger Districts. 2. Training/ workshops associated with implementation of the silviculture aspects of FPS to be conducted during the next year to update practicing silviculture foresters. 3. Work with the Forest Vegetation databases and maintain the FRESH model as the vegetation databases on the Forest, Pacific Northwest and FIA are updated. 4. Compile vegetation database GIS updates, recalibration of the model and upload of data. 5. Resolve complications in the FIA, Forest vegetation and other GIS databases. The Government intends to award a single Firm, Fixed-Price sole source contract to Forest Biometrics Research Institute for the above-referenced services on a subscription membership basis. This is not a request for quote. No quotes or bids are being solicited by the Government at this time. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted not later than 24 September 2014 to Ron Smith, Contracting Officer at rpsmith@fs.fed.us.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Southeast Alaska, Ketchikan, Alaska, 99901, United States
- Zip Code: 99901
- Zip Code: 99901
- Record
- SN03520570-W 20140921/140919235742-325352ddfc4281c0a0bacb7a74def848 (fbodaily.com)
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