SPECIAL NOTICE
F -- Humpback Whale Assessment and Analysis
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2020 7:48:38 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA KANSAS CITY MO 64106 USA
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NFFM7320-20-02993
- Response Due
- 8/10/2020 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/25/2020
- Point of Contact
- Susan Faux, Phone: 5084952205, Kelly Taranto, Phone: 5084952312
- E-Mail Address
-
susan.faux@noaa.gov, kelly.taranto@noaa.gov
(susan.faux@noaa.gov, kelly.taranto@noaa.gov)
- Description
- This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER to and is not a�request for competitive proposals. The Department of Commerce/NOAA/National Marine Fisheries�Service (NMFS) intends to negotiate with and issue a sole source, firm-fixed price award to Center for�Coastal Studies, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown, MA 02657, under Simplified Acquisition Procedures�in accordance with 10 U.S.C 2304 (c) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), only one responsible�source, and as authorized by FAR 6.303. The associated North America Industry Classification System�(NAICS) Code is 541990 and the Size Standard is $15.0M. The anticipated award date is August 11,�2020. The National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Protective Species Branch,�Woods Hole, MA has a requirement for the assessment and analysis of humpback whales in support of�ongoing scientific missions. The objectives of this research include providing an updated North Atlantic�humpback population assessment, using the long term sightings history database of Gulf of Maine�Humpback whales that provides estimates abundance and growth as well as other demographic patterns�that should illuminate the current status of this portion of the Western Caribbean DPS; a manuscript�comparing demographic patterns under different regulatory conditions; and a meeting paper for the IWC�on a genomic-level assessment of humpback whale DPS� structure. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source for period of performance of�twelve months. This notice of intent is not a request for quotes. It is for informational purposes only and�shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is within the discretion of the Government. Interested firms may identify their interest by providing a�capability statement which must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement�would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the�purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Interested firms�may submit their capability statement no later than Tuesday, August 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM Eastern�Standard Time. Oral communications will not be accepted. For any questions concerning this Notice of Intent, please direct correspondence to Susan Faux via email�at susan.faux@noaa.gov. All correspondence must reference�NFFM7320-20-02993. Telephone requests will not be honored.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Provincetown, MA 02657, USA
- Zip Code: 02657
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 02657
- Record
- SN05735672-F 20200730/200728230137 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
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