SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Air Samples from Boreal Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Sites
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, Colorado, 80305-3328, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NRMJ10001018031DT
- Archive Date
- 8/12/2010
- Point of Contact
- Doris P Turner, Phone: 303-497-3872
- E-Mail Address
-
doris.p.turner@noaa.gov
(doris.p.turner@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ***NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Environment Canada (EC) Qir Quality Research Branch, which is a division of the Government of Canada, to coordinate, manage, collect and ship atmospheric air samples in the vicinity of the Boreal Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Sites (BERMS) new Price Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada, ***The sole source determination is based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) requirement for services to coordinate, manage, collect and ship atmospheric air samples in the vicinity of the Boreal Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Sites (BERMS) new Price Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. EC is the only known organization that operates the BERMS where NOAA requires these measurements in accordance with the North American goals of the U.S. Climate Change Science Programs. It is necessary for the measurements be within a network of carefully chosen sites in North America to study the variation of greenhouse gases which will enable NOAA and other scientists to better quantify the predicted North American terrestrial biosphere's uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Period of performance shall be for one year from date of award. ***This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment that fully meets 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
- SN02220158-W 20100730/100728234828-50dd459bf679c4e793306212f30e1300 (fbodaily.com)
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