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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 12, 2015 FBO #4949
SOURCES SOUGHT

R -- METEOROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS AND CO2 MEASUREMENT SERVICES

Notice Date

6/10/2015
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
 

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

NRMJ1000-15-01297CM2
 

Archive Date

6/26/2015
 

Point of Contact

CASEY MCLEAN, Phone: 303-497-4995
 

E-Mail Address

CASEY.MCLEAN@NOAA.GOV
(CASEY.MCLEAN@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 ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. (AER) OF LEXINGTON, MA FOR 1 YEAR OF HIGH-RESOLUTION METEOROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS AND CO2 MEASUREMENT FOOTPRINTS FOR NORTH AMERICA AND AMAZONIA. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT AER HAS DEVELOPED A SPECIALIZED HIGH-RESOLUTION LAGRANGIAN ATPOSPHERIC MODELING SYSTEM (WRF-STILT) THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN COUPLED TO NOAA'S CARBONTRACKER DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEM. NO OTHER ORGANIZATION HAS ACCESS TO AER'S SOFTWARE FOR RUNNING WRF-STILT ON PLEIADES. AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN NASA/NOAA IS ALREADY IN PLACE TO USE THIS VENDOR IN THIS WORK; USE OF ANOTHER CONTRACTOR WILL VIOLATE THE AGREEMENT, WHICH WAS COMPETITITVELY BID. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WILL BE DATE OF AWARD THROUGH 12 MONTHS. ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN 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

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/MASC/NRMJ1000-15-01297CM2/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division R/GMD1, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States

Zip Code: 80305
 

Record

SN03759984-W 20150612/150610235603-54ac7a4af6b054ac7c664b6e68d1ddf4 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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