SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Sole Source to The Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering 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
- NRMJ1000-17-00375CM2
- Archive Date
- 2/16/2017
- Point of Contact
- Casey McLean, Phone: 303-497-4973
- 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, EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY (ESRL), GLOBAL MONITORING DIVISION (GMD) OFFICE. INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(B)(1), WITH THE INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR SCIENCES LIMITED OUT OF LOWER HUTT NEW ZEALAND FOR RESEARCH QUALITY GRAPHITIZATION AND HIGH PRECISION ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 14C MEASUREMENTS OF CO2 (RADIOCARBON) ATMOSPHERIC AIR SAMPLES AS PART OF THE INDIANAPOLIS FLUX EXPERIMENT/URBAN TEST BED (INFLUX) PROGRAM. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT THE INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR SCIENCES IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THESE SAMPLE MEASUREMENTS IN THE PAST AND KNOWN SMALL BIASES BETWEEN LABORATORIES MEANS THAT USING A DIFFERENT LABORATORY FOR PART OF THE SAMPLE SET WOULD COMPROMISE THE QUALITY OF THE LONG-TERM RECORD. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS SERVICE IS DATE OF AWARD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 31, 2017. ***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
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 30 Gracefield Road, PO Box 31 312, Lower Hutt, Non-U.S., New Zealand
- Record
- SN04387587-W 20170203/170201234508-7646122ef01fffcb68307d21e6b46a14 (fbodaily.com)
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