SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Auke Bay Laboratories, 17109 Pt. Lena Loop Road, Juneau, Alaska, 99801, United States
- ZIP Code
- 99801
- Solicitation Number
- ABL-15254
- Archive Date
- 8/14/2015
- Point of Contact
- Suzanne Johnston, Phone: 907-789-6061
- E-Mail Address
-
suzanne.johnston@noaa.gov
(suzanne.johnston@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOAA's NMFS, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Auke Bay Laboratories, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with the University of Maine under this notice ABL-15254. The government intends to acquire laboratory services on the effects of ocean acidification on red tree corals in Alaska using Far part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures not to exceed $150,000. The Auke Bay Laboratories, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC) is a government agency charged with the mission of stewardship for living marine resources. The Center provides scientific and technical support to NMFS for the management, conservation, and wise use of the Alaska region's marine and anadromous resources. The Auke Bay Laboratories (ABL) has a requirement for the University of Maine to provide assistance with project planning, study design and field and laboratory support. The contractor will determine the gender for deep sea red tree corals collected during the field cruise in Southeast, Alaska, if necessary, and prepare specimens for future histological examination. Work to include the histological reproductive analysis of coral samples collected in the field prior to laboratory experimentation (field samples, 96 individuals), including determination of gender, morphology and fecundity (females only). The period of performance is for a one-year base period with one one-year option period. Periods 09/15 - 09/17. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 541380 with a corresponding size standard of $15,000,000.00. Award for this requirement will be in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested person may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If you feel that your firm possesses the ability to provide these requirements, then you must respond by demonstrating your firm's technical capability to meet these requirements by July 30, 2015, 3:00 PM Alaska Time. In order to protect proprietary information and prevent the unintentional releasing of guarded information all interested firms must conduct their own research regarding the specifications of the above listed item. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy these requirement
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