Department of Commerce, Mountain Administrative Support Center, Procurement Division, MC3, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303-3328

A -- CHARTER OF RESEARCH VESSEL FLIP AND TUG SERVICES SOL 52RANR500094 DUE 072495 POC Linda V. Batlin, (303) 497-6320 Concerns having the capability to furnish the following services should give written notice within 45 calendar days from the date of this synopsis. The proposed contract is for the charter of RV FLIP from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography during the month of September, 1995 for use in an experiment to conduct a variety of measurements. The experiment requires a fixed, stable platform which needs to be moored in water of 150-m depth about 25 km off the coast of Oregon. The measurements require a ship that can rotate 90 degrees to become a huge spar buoy. To be considered, respondents must submit written evidence substantiating that each of the qualification requirements can be met referencing Synopsis No. 52RANR500094. (1) Must have a ship that can rotate 90 degrees to become a spar buoy (2) Must have access to the FLIP owned by Scripps. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA is considered the only known qualified source to supply the required services. In the absence of other qualified sources, it is the intent of the Government to award a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) to Scripps as this source is considered to be the only responsible source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This is not a formal solicitation. Interested firms and/or individuals may request to receive a copy of the solicitation when/if it becomes available. This notice may represent the only official notice of such a solicitation. (0153)

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