SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Explore sinkholes in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Notice Date
- 9/18/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Administrative Support Center, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NCND6016-3-00010SKC
- Response Due
- 9/26/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/11/2003
- Point of Contact
- Sharon Clisso, Contract Specialist, Phone (816) 426-7267 ext. 231, Fax (816) 426-7530, - William Becker, Acquisitions Branch Chief, Phone (816) 426-6823, Fax (816) 426-7530,
- E-Mail Address
-
sharon.k.clisso@noaa.gov, william.j.becker@noaa.gov
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Services (NOS), Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Alpena, Michigan intends to issue a contract to the Institute for Exploration, Mystic, Connecticut to explore several newly discovered sinkholes that lie in the deep northeast corner of the Sanctuary. The work will include: collecting samples of the material from the sinkholes and investigating for potential archaeological evidence; mapping the stratigraphy of the aquifer in the Lake Huron basin near Alpena; conducting an exploratory study to inventory the microbial biomass and processes occurring in the ground water vents on the floor of Lake Huron and characterizing the chemical and nutrient components of the seep discharge to examine its potential influence on microbial and biogeochemical processes within the bottom water region of Lake Huron. The contract will be for a period of 15 months. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253?)(1) for this proposed procurement action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this announcement before September 26, 2003, and shall submit in writing, it's name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding it's capability to provide the specified service and the names, telephone numbers, and points of contact for businesses or other Government agencies to which it has previously provided similar services. No response will be provided to those inquiries which fail to provide the information requested. This information shall be submitted to the address stated herein or may be faxed to 816-426-7530. This is not a request for proposals and there is no solicitation available at this time. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement action is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Lake Huron Basin near Alpena, MI
- Record
- SN00437277-W 20030920/030918213109 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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