SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) Collection Integration
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- NRMA0000-12-02896PMF
- Archive Date
- 8/17/2012
- Point of Contact
- Patricia McBride-Finneran, Phone: 301-734-1239
- E-Mail Address
-
patricia.mcbride-finneran@noaa.gov
(patricia.mcbride-finneran@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Commerce intends to issue a sole source firm fixed priced service purchase order to the Carleton College. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 USC 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source. Award will be made using FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition procedures the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-58, effective May 18, 2012. Standard Industrial Code R499, North American Industry Classification System Code 541690 and size standard dollar values is $6.5 million business size. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities, which if timely received, will be considered by NOAA. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing, and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the foregoing requirements. Responses must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, warranties, and/or other information that demonstrates that the quote meets all of the foregoing requirements. Capability statements and related materials must be e-mailed to patricia.mcbride-finneran@noaa.gov by August 2, 2012, 11:00 a.m. local time. Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at the Carleton College created the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) Collection Integration program. The CLEAN collection of content, host system, and integrated review tool together are a unique, one-of-a-kind resource. CLEAN was built using the SERC content management system and integrated review tool, which are uniquely developed and owned by SERC. The services SERC will provide to NOAA include 1) Coordinating with NOAA and contractors so that they can construct an automated harvest of CLEAN catalog and annotation records based on the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) metadata exchange system currently in place between CLEAN and the National Science Data Library (NSDL); 2) Supporting NOAA and contractors in understanding CLEAN metadata and annotation formats so that they can maximize the use of this information on the climate.gov portal; 3) Working with NOAA and CLEAN leadership to develop integration between the two sites including appropriate display, branding and interlinking; and 4) Host the CLEAN website and review tool in order to support ongoing project activities and use, SERC will continue to host the CLEAN website and review tool, maintain the servers, make updates to the site configuration and review tool in support of project activities. The determination to compete or not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/OCSOAR/NRMA0000-12-02896PMF/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1 N College Street, Northfield, Minnesota, 55057-4001, United States
- Zip Code: 55057-4001
- Zip Code: 55057-4001
- Record
- SN02809605-W 20120721/120720001437-47925e4f9be68e6ee38bf10a1e6bb363 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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