SPECIAL NOTICE
F -- Water Consultant
- Notice Date
- 1/25/2022 8:56:09 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA SEATTLE WA 98115 USA
- ZIP Code
- 98115
- Solicitation Number
- NWWY00002200013CM2
- Response Due
- 2/9/2022 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 02/10/2022
- Point of Contact
- Casey Morris, Phone: 3034974973
- E-Mail Address
-
Casey.Morris@noaa.gov
(Casey.Morris@noaa.gov)
- Description
- ***NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Water Prediction (OWP), intends to negotiation, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with SmartBasin, LLC, to provide experienced resources to deliver strategic advice and planning services to the agency. Specifically, to provide consulting services to NOAA programs concerned with the development and delivery of enhanced water resources services leveraging integrated climate, water, weather observations, modeling, and related geospatial and other information services. Work to be performed at SmartBasin�s facility. ***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) requirement that SmartBasin is the only capable source for this acquisition. The Government requires (a) extensive knowledge of Strategic elements aligning of Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather Service as related to Hydrologic Forecasting and related products and services; (b) extensive knowledge of Organizational structure of the NWS Office of Water Prediction and the roles and responsibilities of each of its Divisions; and (c) extensive knowledge of the NOAA Water Initiative, including participants and strategy. The SmartBasin president, Peter Colohan, has acquired knowledge of and across the NOAA Water Initiative and the Weather, Water & Climate Board. He has successfully performed work in these specific arenas in both Federal employee and contractor roles. In other words, they possess all three of these highly specialized knowledge / skill sets. Because of SmartBasin�s unique knowledge and the relationships they have forged within NOAA, the Government can attest, based on knowledge of both the NWS OWP and other partners in the NOAA Weather, Water, and Climate Board, that SmartBasin is the only company capable of meeting our needs. Period of performance is for a base year and one option, March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2024. ***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
-
SAM.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06223257-F 20220127/220125230101 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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