SPECIAL NOTICE
F -- Expert Engineering Services To Assist in Production of Acoustic Predictors for Trawlable and Untrawlable Habitats.
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Acquisition Division - Seattle, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349, United States
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- NFFS7100-18-03097
- Archive Date
- 7/12/2018
- Point of Contact
- Nicholas G. Brown, Phone: 3034976349
- E-Mail Address
-
nicholas.g.brown@noaa.gov
(nicholas.g.brown@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND CONSERVATION ENGINEERING DIVISION (RACE) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH L.C. HUFF CONSULTANCY, LLC OUT OF NEW KENT, VA FOR SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO THE BEST USE OF PROJECT SONARS, DIRECT-SAMPLING EQUIPMENT AND THE ADVANCED SIGNAL-PROCESSING SOFTWARE USED TO PRODUCE THE ACOUSTIC PREDICTORS OF TRAWLABLE AND UNTRAWLABLE HABITATS. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S DETERMINATION THAT L.C. HUFF CONSULTANCY IS THE ONLY COMPANY QUALIFIED TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT TO DEVELOP PROTOCOLS FOR DISCRIMINATING T AND UT HABITATS. L.C. HUFF CONSULTANCY WAS A PRIMARY ADVISOR TO NOAA DURING THE EXTENDED DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED ACOUSTIC-BACKSCATTER­ PROCESSING SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO PARAMETERIZE STATISTICAL MODELS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES. THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED NOAA AS THE PRINCIPAL DESIGN ARCHITECT/CONSULTANT DURING EVALUATION AND TESTING OF TWO PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENTS THAT WILL BE DEPLOYED DURING THE 2018 PROJECT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. IN PARTICULAR, THE LRSSS IS AN EXTREMELY COMPLEX PURPOSE-BUILT SONAR SYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES MULTIPLE ACOUSTIC SOURCES AND SOPHISTICATED NAVIGATION SYSTEMS FOR FISH-HABITAT MAPPING. THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH LRSSS RESEARCH SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2004, AND CONTINUOUSLY THEREAFTER UNTIL DELIVERY OF THE SYSTEMS IN DECEMBER 2009 AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE IMPROVED SYSTEM IN MARCH 2012. THEIR ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED PARTICIPATION IN DRAFTING THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, THE FORMAL TESTING AND EVALUATION PROCESS LEADING TO ACCEPTANCE OF THE TWO LRSSS SYSTEMS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNICAL APPROACH AND WORK PLAN FOR MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO RESOLVE IDENTIFIED SYSTEM-PERFORMANCE DEFICIENCIES. THEY WERE ALSO THE DESIGN AUTHORITY FOR EXTENSIVE PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING MODIFICATIONS TO THE LRSSS #1 UNIT. L.C. HUFF CONSULTANCY IS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT HAS THE EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE TO OPERATE THESE SYSTEMS. ***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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