SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting 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-7-756
- Response Due
- 8/20/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/4/2007
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS). PURPOSE IS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (HBOI) UNDER PROPOSED CONTRACT, HBOI WILL ANALYZE POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION AND GENE FLOW IN ALASKA MARINE MAMMALS. GENETIC DATA ON VARIATION WITHIN SEVERAL MICROSATELLITE LOCI HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND HBOI WILL EDIT AND ANALYZE. HBOI WILL ALSO ANALYZE AND EDIT MICROSATELLITE LOCI ON HARBOR SEALS. HBOI IS THE ONLY KNOWN SOURCE THAT POSSESSES KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO CONDUCT THIS RESEARCH. HBOI HAS COLLECTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF GENETIC DATA ON VARIATION WITHIN SEVERAL MICROSATELLITE LOCI FOR STELLER SEA LIONS, ALASKAN HARBOR SEALS, AND NORTHERN ICE SEALS. THESE DATA WILL NOW BE EDITED AND ANALYZED FOR POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION AND PATTERNS OF GENE FLOW. 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
- SN01361397-W 20070805/070803220534 (fbodaily.com)
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