SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- Conservation Plan for Coastal and Marine Conservation Plan in West Hawaii, Hawaii
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division - Kansas City, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NFFKHC30-17-03187
- Archive Date
- 9/20/2017
- Point of Contact
- James D. Moore, Phone: 8164267172, Steven M. Prado, Phone: 816-426-7454
- E-Mail Address
-
james.d.moore@noaa.gov, Steven.M.Prado@noaa.gov
(james.d.moore@noaa.gov, Steven.M.Prado@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division-Kansas City office intends to award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.5, with The Nature Conservancy to develop a conservation plan with a West Hawaii resort to facilitate the implementation of a priority conservation action identified by the plan. A Sources Sought notice was posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on August 23, 2017 and closed on August 29, 2017. No responses were received. Justification for Sole Source The Nature Conservancy located in Arlington, VA 22203 is the only source of this item based on the company has through separate efforts, been working to monitor water quality along the West Hawaii shore to detect patterns in water quality, and thus marine habitat quality, related to potential hotel/resort impacts. Due to the sensitivity of water quality information related to magnitude of individual resort impacts, The Nature Conservancy is in a unique position to work in a confidential setting with resorts to identify the most harmful impacts in coordination with resort practices based on water quality data results, and then assist the resort in the development of a plan that addresses the most harmful impacts. Thus, it is in the best interest of the National Marine Fisheries Service to save time and costs, and to utilize previously collected sensitive water quality data to facilitate marine conservation.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/CASC/NFFKHC30-17-03187/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Restoration Center, 1655 Heindon Rd., Arcata, California, 95521-4573, United States
- Zip Code: 95521-4573
- Zip Code: 95521-4573
- Record
- SN04663473-W 20170908/170906232431-675b585c367fbf98e4d8d46d293af8b0 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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