SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- WAD-10-769
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2010
- Point of Contact
- Randall Brown, Phone: (206) 526-6226
- E-Mail Address
-
randall.w.brown@noaa.gov
(randall.w.brown@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT WITH WILLIAM BLOSSER CONSULTING (BLOSSER). PURPOSE OF CONTRACT IS TO 1) FACILITATE AND COMMUNICATE ALL ASPECTS OF MIDDLE COLUMBIA RIVER STEELHEAD RECOVERY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; 2) PRODUCE TECHNICAL PRODUCTS IN COORDINATION WITH NMFS, OREGON GOVERNOR'S OFICE, AND THE IMPLENETATION TEAM; AND 3) ASSIST IN ALL ASPECTS OF RECOVERY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM. BLOSSER IS THE ONLY KNOWN SOURCE THAT CAN PROVIDE FACILITATION AND RELATED SERVICES AS VENDOR IS REGISTERED AS A FACILITATOR AND MEDIATOR WITH THE U.S. INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND IS A MEMBER OF ITS NATIONAL ROSTER. VENDOR HAS WORKED FOR TWO YEARS FOR THE NORTHWEST POWER AND CONSERVATION COUNCIL'S TWO-YEAR PROCESS TO DEVELOP SUBBASIN PLANS FOR THE COLUMBIA BASIN, WHICH INCLUDES THE AREA COVERED BY THE MIDDLE COLUMBIA RIVER STEELHEAD RECOVERY PLAN. VENDOR HAS WORKED DIRECTLY WITH SUBBASIN LEAD ENTITIES, PLANNER, AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IN ALL THE BASINS, PROVIDING FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR ISSUES IN THE SUBJECT AREA. NMFS RECOVERY PALNS ARE BASED ON THESE SUBBASIN PLANS. IN ADDITION, VENDOR HAS WORKED MOST RECENTLY FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS WITH NMFS AND THE OREGON DEPATMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE TO FACILITATE THE MIDDLE COLUMBIA RIVER STEELHEAD SONDING BOARD WHICH PROVIDED POLICY AND TECHNICAL GUIDANCE ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE MIDDLE COLUMBIA RIVER STEELHEAD RECOVERY PLAN. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN PROVIDE EQUIPMENT THAT FULLY MEETS THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. 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 REGISTRATION (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.
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