SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- UV Calibration Services
- Notice Date
- 1/18/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- 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
- NRMJ1000-18-00373CM2
- Archive Date
- 2/3/2018
- Point of Contact
- Casey Morris, Phone: 303-497-4973
- E-Mail Address
-
Casey.Morris@noaa.gov
(Casey.Morris@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 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LIMITED (NIWA) OUT OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND FOR UV SPECTRORADIOMETER CALIBRATION SERVICES AT THEIR TWO SITES, MAUNA LOA, HI AND BOULDER, CO. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT NIWA DEVELOPED THE PROPRIETARY DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR THESE INSTRUMENTATIONS AND THEREFORE IS THE ONLY ONE QUALIFIED TO HANDLE THE CALIBRATION OF THESE INSTRUMENTS. THEIR SPECIFIC ALGORITHIMS ARE UNIQUE TO THEIR SYSTEMS AND ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ANY OTHERS. NO OTHER VENDOR IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES NEEDED ON THESE INSTRUMENTS. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS SERVICE IS 03/01/2018 THROUGH 11/30/2018 FOR THE BASE YEAR AND 12/01/2018 THROUGH 11/30/2022 WITH OPTION YEARS. ***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.
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- Record
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