SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Vendor shall produce, gather, organize, and synthesize data bearing on North American dust-source areas. Association with NCAR is required.
- Notice Date
- 1/3/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APS PO BOX 25046, MS204B DENVER FEDERAL CENTER DENVER CO 80225
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- 07CR09-NoSolicition
- Response Due
- 1/13/2007
- Archive Date
- 1/3/2008
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Concerns having the ability to furnish the services described herein are required to give written notification (including telephone number for a point of contact) to the procurement office above within 15 days from the date of this synopsis. The U.S. Geological Survey, CR GD Team, Denver, CO has a requirement to produce, gather, organize and synthesize data bearing on North American dust-source areas and provide documentation of major dust storms that have occurred within the past decade and may occur during the study period. University of CA, ICISS has computational power accessible high-speed UNIX systems running software packages that together provide the required combination of analysis for understanding dust emission. This software includes packages for analyzing MODIS satellite data (including ENV/IDL), GIS (ARC), and MATLAB. Association with NCAR for access of their proprietary meteorological datasets is a requirement. Based on information available at this time, and in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), implemented by FAR 5.302-01, the Government considers the services specified as a sole source from the University of California, Institute for Computational Earth System Science, and proposes to negotiate a contract with this univeristy on that basis. However, should additional sources be identified, they will be considered. Firms who feel that they can furnish the required services are invited to submit in writing an affirmative response to this announcement, and such other materials which correspond to the required items stated herein. This information will be evaluated and used to determine if competitive opportunities exist. Since no solicitation documents exists, request for such documents without accompanying information will be considered non-responsive to this request without further consideration. This notice may represent the Government's only official notice of this procurement.
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