SPECIAL NOTICE
L -- AIRMoN Site Operation - Beeville Texas - Sole Source Justification
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, 456 S. Illinois, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37830
- ZIP Code
- 37830
- Solicitation Number
- NRMAC100-12-02895SDC
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2012
- Point of Contact
- Barbara G Shifflett, Phone: 8655760061, Sharon D Conger, Phone: 865-576-1233
- E-Mail Address
-
barbara.shifflett@noaa.gov, sharon.conger@noaa.gov
(barbara.shifflett@noaa.gov, sharon.conger@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole Source Justification The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, plans to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, with Texas AgriLife Research to provide site support and maintenance for the Beeville, Texas, AIRMoN Site TX03. Period of performance: Requirement is for a base year, plus two option years based on availability of funding as noted below. Base Year:September 14, 2012 - September 13, 2013 Option Year 1: September 14, 2013 - September 13, 2014 Option Year 2:September 14, 2014 - September 13, 2015 The Beeville, Texas TX03 station (located 4 miles northeast of Beeville, Texas) is one of approximately 250 stations in the National Atmospheric Deposition Program National Trends Network (NADP/NTN), a joint venture between NOAA, EPA, USDA, USGS, and several other state, federal and private organizations designed to determine trends in the nation's precipitation chemistry. The Texas station was chosen to fill a specific ecoregion through a rigorous procedure developed by NADP/NTN in approximately 1982. The Texas site meets NADP siting guidelines and has operated satisfactorily since it began operation in 1986. Current costs are modest; moving the site or changing the site operator will disrupt a working arrangement that was quite difficult to establish - and selected using a competitive process. More importantly, moving the site will destroy continuity of our data record, the most important consideration in a trend determination process. Tasks to be performed. The work to be performed by Texas AgriLife Research at the Beeville, Texas station as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network will be to continue monitoring precipitation chemistry on a weekly basis according to the methods specified by the NADP/NTN Central Analytical Laboratory in Champaign, Illinois. The effort requires the following: -Routine (at least weekly) maintenance of Aerochem Metrics precipitation collector and official recording gauge. -Collection of all precipitation samples on a weekly basis for the entire year. Follow the weekly Tuesday to Tuesday sample collection schedule and submit samples with a completed Field Observer Report Form (FORF) and raingauge chart to the Central Analytical Laboratory (CAL) for analysis. -Packaging and shipping of samples to the Central Analytical Laboratory according to NADP/NTN protocols at least once per week. -Site and equipment maintenance as necessary. Deliverables: The operator shall submit all required documentation and site operations forms, sample collection forms, etc., to NADP/NTN and shall maintain an electronic log for maintenance, calibrations, etc. The full requirements for site operation are specified in the National Trends Network Site Operation Manual: http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/lib/manuals/opman.pdf. Support is to be performed on Tuesdays to stay within NADP operating protocols for NTN sample collection. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within ten days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon 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 ability to provide the required service. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written colication will not be issued. A contract will be issued in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This solicitation is a small business set aside. The associated FSC for this is B502, and the associated NAICS Code is 541990. Offers will be evaluated based on price, proven technical capabilities, and the factors set forth above. An award will be made to the firm who can meet the specific requirements and is most advantageous to the Government considering price and other related factors on an all or none basis. This will be a firm fixed-price purchase order, with payment terms of Net 30. The offeror must be registered in the Central Contractors Registery (CCR). Offeror's Duns number to be provided along with a completed copy of the Offeror Representations and Certifications (ORCA) with its quote. All proposals are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 5:00 pm, EST, on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Reference Request for Quotation (RFQ) Number NRMAC100-12-02895SDC in your quotation. All quotes must be faxed or emailed to the attention of Ms. Barbara Shifflett. The fax number is (865) 576-1327 and email address is Barbara.Shifflett@noaa.gov. Any questions regarding this solicitation should be direct to Ms. Barbara Shifflett, Contracting Officer, (865) 576-0061, Barbara.Shifflett@noaa.gov. Any technical questions should be directed to Richard Artz, Supervisory Physical Scientist, (301) 713-0972, Richard.Artz@noaa.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4 miles northeast of Beeville, Texas, at Texas AgriLife Research Center, (28.4667-97.7069), Beeville, Texas, United States
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