NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE GRANT. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to award a sole source grant to South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium. Title l5 of the Commerce and Foreign Trade Act, Chapter IX, Part 917 (the Act) authorizes NOAA to provide grants to the National Sea Grant Program. NOAA may provide funding to Sea Grant programs that respond to specific national needs and problems relative to coastal and ocean resources that are identified by the NOAA Administrator. Basic provisions in Chapter IX, Part 917.l, Item J of the Act, list education and training as two of the four critical elements applicable to Sea Grant Program activities. Although the proposed project from the Consortium falls outside of NOAA's Coastal Services Center's Broad Area Announcement competitive program, this type of work will help meet the National Ocean Service's (NOS) coastal stewardship mission. By helping to reduce the costs and risks associated with coastal hazards, the proposed project will help NOS meet one of its five primary goals: Coastal Hazards -- Reduce the costs and risks to people, the economy, and natural resources associated with natural and human-induced hazards, including climate change. The Consortium has already received national attention for its coastal hazards-related projects. The Consortium will provide the necessary technical expertise to help establish the facility at 113 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC as a national model for providing education and outreach on coastal hazards mitigation at the local level throughout the Atlantic coastal U.S. region. The Consortium is uniquely situated to receive these funds for establishing the operational and management functions of 113 Calhoun Street. This project is an innovative education and outreach facility that helps promote hazard mitigation. Interested persons must identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement within 15 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 grant 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 action. Evidence must be provided of the ability to provide the required services. No grant award will be made on the basis of proposals received in response to this notice since this synopsis cannot be considered a Request for Proposal. All potential offerors should contact Jeff Payne, NOAA Coastal Services Center, for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this action. POC: Jeff Payne (843) 740-1207. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the POC, Jeff.Payne@noaa.gov. Posted 07/14/00 (W-SN475163).

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