SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Membership dues for internet 2
- Notice Date
- 12/29/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Region Acquisition Division, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NRMJ0000904184DT
- Archive Date
- 1/13/2009
- Point of Contact
- Doris P Turner,, Phone: 303-497-3872
- E-Mail Address
-
doris.p.turner@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ***NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Mountain Region Acquisition Division, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with the University Corporation of Advanced Internet Development (UCAID). ***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) requirement for WAN connectivity to both the commodity Internet and the Next Generation Internet (NGI, Internet2 or I2). Internet2 is a consortium of over 70 leading corporations, 45 government agencies, laboratories and other institutions of higher learning as well as over 50 international partner organizations working to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of the future commodity Internet. Internet2 has built an advanced backbone network known as Abilene that connects regional network aggregation points, called GigaPOPs. Membership in I2 and connection to the I2 network are restricted to universities, research agencies, corporations and affiliate members. All other public network traffic must traverse the commodity Internet. Internet 2 is a project of the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID) which administers service for both NOAA Boulder and NOAA Silver Spring. UCAID/I2is the only such network that reaches multiple large NOAA sites and collaborative partners, providing a large-scale infrastructure for research collaboration. ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide services that 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: 325 BROADWAY, BOULDER, Colorado, 80305, United States
- Zip Code: 80305
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN01724643-W 20081231/081229213940-34b3bfb17605ac6458d4d7ee880933b8 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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