SOLICITATION NOTICE
19 -- Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source for Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research (AGOR) 27 Additional Phase II Support - Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source for Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research (AGOR) 27 Additional Phase II Support
- Notice Date
- 9/22/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research, ONR, CODE ONR-02, 875 North Randolph St., Suite 1425, Arlington, Virginia, 22203-1995
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1995
- Solicitation Number
- 14-SS-0053
- Archive Date
- 10/22/2014
- Point of Contact
- Sean M Palmer, , Sean M Palmer,
- E-Mail Address
-
sean.m.palmer@navy.mil, sean.m.palmer@navy.mil
(sean.m.palmer@navy.mil, sean.m.palmer@navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source for Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research (AGOR) 27 Additional Phase II Support The Office of Naval Research (ONR) intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price contract award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, on or about 15 October 2014 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The period of performance will be approximately 3.5 months. The contractor shall support the Ocean Class Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research (AGOR) design and construction program. The scope of work consists of ship operator support during Phase II of the Ocean Class (OC) Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research (AGOR) Ship's detail design, construction and delivery under the cognizance of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). WHOI will provide expert technical input and associated support during detail design of the OC AGOR class of research vessels and during construction of AGOR 27; assistance with inspection and quality control during construction; and direct support for trials, orientation, crew training, ceremonial events, and delivery of the OC AGOR 27. In addition, WHOI will assist with planning and preparation for Phase III Post Delivery Activities. ONR intends to award this requirement as a sole source to WHOI because WHOI is one of two institutions selected by ONR under the merit based competition "Operator Selection for Two Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research (AGOR) Ships (AGOR 27 and AGOR 28)" to select academic institutions or formal consortia of academic institutions to operate and maintain the first of two vessels that will be used by U.S. academic institutions to meet Navy, national, and worldwide research and data collection requirements. As the institution selected for operation and maintenance of AGOR 27,WHOI is uniquely qualified to provide these services. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is Title 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1), Only one responsible source, as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541330 with the size standard of $15M. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes; however, all responsible sources may submit a quotation and technical capabilities, which, if received within fifteen calendar days of publication of this notice, shall be considered by ONR. All responses must be submitted to the Government point of contact at the email address shown below. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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- Record
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