SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- WRAD-7-892
- Response Due
- 8/29/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2007
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS). PURPOSE IS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (HBOI). HBOI WILL CONDUCT GENETIC RESEARCH ON STELLER SEA LIONS FOR NMFS. GENETIC RESEARCH IN 2006 FOCUSED ON ANALYZING MICROSATELLITE VARIATION. TESTING OF 40 MICROSATELLITE MARKERS RESULTED IN THE DISCOVERY OF 16 POLYMORPHIC LOCI SUITED TO THE ANALYSIS OF GENE FLOW AND MALE DISPERSAL IN STELLER SEA LIONS. ANALYSIS OF 450 SEA LION SAMPLES FROM THE EASTERN STOCK (SOUTHEAST ALASKA) AND THE EASTERN-MOST SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN STOCK (GULF OF ALASKA) FOR THESE 16 LOCI PROVIDE A DATASET FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ROOKERY COLONIZATION IN THESE REGIONS. THIS DATASET CAN NOW BE ASSESSED ALONG WITH THE COMPARABLE MTDNA DATA TO DETERMINE WHETHER NEW ROOKERIES IN THE EASTERN STOCK ARE COLONIZED BY BOTH MALES AND FEMALES FROM THE WESTERN AND EASTERN STOCKS. KEY PERSONNEL WORKING ON 2006 RESEARCH MOVED FROM NMFS-SOUTHWEST FISHERIES TO HBOI. THE SPECIALIZED NATURE OF THIS RESEARCH AND THE LONG-TERM DATA SET ON SEAL GENETICS REQUIRE HBOI STAFF WITH INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ON THIS RESEARCH. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS CONTRACT INVOLVES COMPLETION OF PARTIAL ANALYSES AND SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS THAT WERE STARTED BY HBOI PERSONNEL WHILE THEY WERE WORKING AT NMFS-SOUTHWEST FISHERIES. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. THE WESTERN REGIONAL ACQUISITION DIVISION, REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE BE REGISTERED WITH THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRY (CCR) AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2003. AFTER THIS DATE, NO AWARD CAN BE MADE UNLESS THE VENDER IS REGISTERED IN CCR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER IN CCR PLEASE ACCESS THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV. IN ORDER TO REGISTER WITH THE CCR AND TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE, ALL OFFERORS MUST HAVE A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER. A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER MAY BE ACQUIRED FREE OF CHARGE BY CONTACTING DUN & BRADSTREET ON-LINE AT WWW.DNB.COM/EUPDATE OR BY PHONE AT (800) 333-0505. ALL CONTRACTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS AT HTTP://ORCA.BPN.GOV.
- Record
- SN01371682-W 20070816/070814220429 (fbodaily.com)
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