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F -- CHAIR OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION SOL RFQ EASC 00-0016 DUE 100799 POC Lynne Phipps, Contract Specialist, (757) 441-6881, Melvyn Desjarlais, Contracting Officer, (757) 441-6647 WEB: click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www.easc.noaa.gov. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail, Lynn.B.Phipps@noaa.gov. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with Dr. Judy Zeh, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, for the acquisition of the services necessary to serve as Chair of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission. In this capacity, the contractor shall organize and chair an annual meeting of the Committee and work between annual meetings to ensure planned work is accomplished. The contractor shall communicate throughout the year in a correspondence dialog with members of the Scientific Committee. The contractor shall prepare the Committee's agenda for each meeting, ensuring that the directions from the Committee's previous meeting and from the IWC Commissioner's annual meeting are met. The contractor shall serve as chair of the Committee for the 2 week annual meeting and shall report the Committee's deliberations to the Commissioners during their two week annual meeting. The statutory authority for less than full and open competition is 41 USC 253(c)(1), Only One Responsible Source. The period of performance will be 10/15/99 through 10/14/00 with options to extend the contract an additional two years. Interested persons must identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement within 10 days of this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Evidence must be provided of the ability to provide the required services. Any party interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation shall provide written notice to the Contracting Office. The solicitation document will be issued on or about September 27, 1999. Fax requests to (757) 441-3786. Telephone requests will not be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals received in response to this notice since this synopsis cannot be considered a Request for Quotation. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. This acquisition is being processed using Simplified Acquisition procedures. See Notes 22 and 26. Posted 09/17/99 (W-SN381595). (0260)

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