SPECIAL NOTICE
54 -- Aquaneering Fish Tank System
- Notice Date
- 3/12/2021 4:29:53 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 332420
— Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA SEATTLE WA 98115 USA
- ZIP Code
- 98115
- Solicitation Number
- NFFP72102101049NGB
- Response Due
- 3/29/2021 3:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 04/13/2021
- Point of Contact
- Nicholas G. Brown, Phone: 3034976349
- E-Mail Address
-
nicholas.g.brown@noaa.gov
(nicholas.g.brown@noaa.gov)
- Description
- ***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER AND THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH AQUANEERRING, INC �OUT OF SAN DIEGO, CA FOR A STAND ALONE ZEBRAFISH SYSTEM . � ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) DETERMINATION THAT AQUANEERING, INC IS THE ONLY SOURCE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE EQUIPMENT AND EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE EXISTING AQUANEERING SYSTEM. AQUANEERING IS THE ONLY COMPANY TO OFFER A FLUIDIZED BED BIOFILTER, WHICH PRODUCES SUPERIOR WATER QUALITY FILTRATION AND IS A STANDARD FOR ANY AQUACULTURE. GOOD WATER QUALITY IS VITAL FOR MAINTAINING HEALTHY SPAWNING ZEBRAFISH THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH. KEEPING FISH HEALTHY MEANS THEY PRODUCE AN ABUNDANT AND CONSTANT SUPPLY OF EGGS NECESSARY FOR OUR HIGH THROUGHPUT TOXICOLOGY SCREENS. OUR EXPERIMENTS MUST BE CONDUCTED USING HEALTHY EGGS AND EMBRYOS AND WITH CONFIDENCE THAT OUTSIDE VARIABLES (SUCH AS DISEASE OR POOR HEALTH) ARE NOT CONFOUNDING OUR RESULTS. THE FLUIDIZED BED BIOFILTER ALSO PROVIDES A STABLE ENVIRONMENT TO SUCCESSFULLY REAR LARVAL AND JUVENILE FISH THAT WILL THE NEXT GENERATION OF SPAWNING ADULTS OR BE USED TO STUDY LATENT TOXICOLOGY EFFECTS. THE STAFF THAT WILL USE THE AQUANEERING SYSTEM HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE MAINTAINING AQUANEERING HOUSING MODULES AND, BY EXTENSION, HEALTHY FISH. BY HAVING AN AQUANEERING SYSTEM, THE USERS WILL NOT NEED TO LEARN THE NUANCES OF A DIFFERENT SYSTEM THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND CANNOT BE PASSED ON DURING THE BRIEF TRAININGS OFFERED BY VENDORS. THOUGH THE NUANCES OF VARIOUS ZEBRAFISH SYSTEMS MAY SEEM MINUTE TO THE LAYPERSON, THEY CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EASILY SUSTAINING THE LIVES OF A HEALTHY FISH COLONY AND SPENDING A LOT OF TIME STRUGGLING TO KEEP A BALANCED SYSTEM. ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN AQUANEERING SYSTEM WOULD POTENTIALLY DELAY OUR RESEARCH; INSTEAD WE WOULD HAVE TO FOCUS EFFORTS ON LEARNING UNFAMILIAR EQUIPMENT, WHICH COULD TAKE A YEAR BEFORE FULLY TRUSTING ITS STABILITY. AN AQUANEERING SYSTEM WOULD BE THE CONTINUANCE IN RESEARCH TECHNIQUES GAINED FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. �DELIVERY IS REQUIRED BY 9/30/2021. ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET 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.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Seattle, WA 98112, USA
- Zip Code: 98112
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 98112
- Record
- SN05941003-F 20210314/210312230109 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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