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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF AUGUST 04, 2023 SAM #7920
SPECIAL NOTICE

F -- CarbonTracker-Lagrange Modeling

Notice Date

8/2/2023 11:05:14 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA SEATTLE WA 98115 USA
 

ZIP Code

98115
 

Solicitation Number

NRMJ10002300988VES
 

Response Due

8/17/2023 11:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

09/01/2023
 

Point of Contact

Veronica Stroud, Phone: 3035786858
 

E-Mail Address

veronica.stroud@noaa.gov
(veronica.stroud@noaa.gov)
 

Description

***NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OFFICE OF ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, GLOBAL MONITORING LABORATORY (GML) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, INC. (AER) OUT OF LEXINGTON, MA FOR THE CARBONTRACKER-LAGRANGE MODELING FRAMEWORK. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA�S REQUIREMENT THAT AER IS THE SOLE ENTITY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN MEET AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED CARBONTRACKER-LAGRANGE MODELING FRAMEWORK. AER AND NOAA GML JOINTLY-DEVELOPED THE CARBONTRACKER-LAGRANGE MODELING FRAMEWORK UNDER PREVIOUS GRANTS AND CONTRACTS WITH NOAA AND NASA. AER THEREFORE HAS UNIQUE AND DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTING COMPUTER CODES AND MODEL DATA PRODUCTS AND THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE NASA COMPUTER SYSTEMS WHERE THE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED UNDER AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT. NO OTHER PROVIDER EXISTS THAT CAN CARRY OUT THIS WORK DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE MODELING FRAMEWORK AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR ACCESS TO THE NASA COMPUTERS AS WELL AS THE NOAA HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING SYSTEMS. THE REQUIRED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 9/1/2023 � 8/31/2024. ***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 TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A GOVERNMENT DETERMINATION TO NOT 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
(https://sam.gov/opp/330b6b7895bd4cf3a10a7863fda31079/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Lexington, MA 02421, USA

Zip Code: 02421

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06772915-F 20230804/230802230043 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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