SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- Technical Assistance for Ocean Observation Work - Trinidad Head Line
- Notice Date
- 8/20/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61, 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- WRAD-09-1024
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2009
- Point of Contact
- Bill Pickert, Phone: 2065264549
- E-Mail Address
-
bill.pickert@noaa.gov
(bill.pickert@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This publication serves as notice of intent to procure services for the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Tiburon Laboratory, Santa Cruz, CA on a sole source basis from Humboldt State University. The government intends to acquire services using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Proposed vendor will provide technical services in support of a project to maintain continuity of ocean observing along the Trinidad Head Line, a critical component of the Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System. Humboldt State University was identified by program office as the only source that can complete the work on this project with appropriate level of technical sophistication. Humboldt State University (HSU) has been selected by NOAA to lead this effort. The Trinidad Head Line lies directly offshore from the HSU Marine Laboratory, near the geographic center of an extensive spatial gap in historical and current high-resolution ocean observing programs. HSU has academic resources to support an ocean observing program, and including a research vessel, faculty and technicians that are trained in the requisite technical and scientific skills necessary to run cruises, along with well-trained student volunteers to augment scientific crew on ocean-observing cruises. HSU has been designated as the primary research partner to gather data for PacOOS along the Trinidad Head Line. In addition, Dr. Bjorkstedt has been the leader of the collaborative NMFS-HSU PaCOOS program and lead investigator on the Trinidad Head Line since its implementation, and is in a position uniquely suited to carry this work forward. The government intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price contract with a period of performance that will start from September 30, 2009 to September 30, 2010. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 10 days of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. All responses must be in writing and emailed to bill.pickert@noaa.gov or faxed attention to Bill Pickert at 206-526-6025. Questions concerning this acquisition should be directed to Bill Pickert at 206-526-4549 or by email at bill.pickert@noaa.gov. This is a small purchase action estimated value not to exceed $100,000.00. The Western Acquisition Division requires that all contractors doing business with the 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 vendor id 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.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/AGAMD/WRAD-09-1024/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Arcata, California, 95518-1185, United States
- Zip Code: 95518-1185
- Zip Code: 95518-1185
- Record
- SN01919262-W 20090822/090820235909-c079adf9a2fdf43c7b48a097de2d7a85 (fbodaily.com)
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