SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- WRAD-7-584
- Response Due
- 7/25/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2007
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO NEGOTIATE WITH WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (WHOI). PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO PROCESS DATA AND PROVIDE IMAGES FROM THE SEABD AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE (AUV) IN STANDARD FORMAT SO THAT FISHROCK SOFTWARE CAN COUNT FISH AND INVERTEBRATES IN IMAGES. THE NW FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER (NWFSC) WILL BE CONDUCTING A RESEARCH CRUISE IN 2007 USING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES, SEAFLOOR GEOPHYSICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SENSORS. PURPOSE OF CRUISE IS TO COUNT GROUNDFISH IN ROCKY HABITATS AND TO MAP BENTHIC HABITATS AND ASSOCIATED INVERTEBRATES ASSEMBLAGES IN SELECTED AREAS OFF THE U.S. WEST COAST. WHOI WILL ALSO PROVIDE DATA HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF MAPPING ROCKY HABITATS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED BENTHIC FAUNA IN AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT TERRAIN OFF THE WEST COAST. THE IMAGES WERE CAPTURED FROM A SEABED AUV. WHOI UTILIZES PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY IN PROCESSING DATA NOT AVAILABLE TO ANY OTHER VENDOR. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. 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 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. THE WESTERN REGIONAL ACQUISITION DIVISION, REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE BE REGISTERED WITH THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRY (CCR) AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2003. AFTER THIS DATE, NO AWARD CAN BE MADE UNLESS THE VENDER IS REGISTERED IN CCR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER IN CCR PLEASE ACCESS THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV. IN ORDER TO REGISTER WITH THE CCR AND TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE, ALL OFFERORS MUST HAVE A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER. A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER MAY BE ACQUIRED FREE OF CHARGE BY CONTACTING DUN & BRADSTREET ON-LINE AT WWW.DNB.COM/EUPDATE OR BY PHONE AT (800) 333-0505. ALL CONTRACTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS AT HTTP://ORCA.BPN.GOV.
- Record
- SN01339141-W 20070713/070711220643 (fbodaily.com)
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