FAR_13_-_Sole_Source_-_Brand_Name.pdf

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Eastern Region Acquisition Division Norfolk Federal Building 200 Granby Street, Room 815 Norfolk, VA 23510

SINGLE SOURCE DETERMINATION USING

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES (SAP)

FOR AN ACTION NOT EXCEEDING THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

(AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106-1(b)(1))

NMAN7100-19-00518

1. Agency and contracting activity. Department of Commerce, NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), Marine Operations Center – Atlantic (MOC-A).

2. Description of supplies or services required to meet agency needs (including the estimated value). Maritime Academy Publications advertising services to support outreach and recruiting of licensed officers.

3. Identification of the single source or the brand name to be solicited.

Pentagon Publishing Attention: Gerry Flynn PO Box 451403 Atlanta, GA 31145 404-262-3121

4. Supporting rationale. Only one source or brand name is reasonably available as detailed below:

(Check all applicable boxes and provide supporting rationale under the selection. Delete choices not selected.)

Exclusive Licensing Agreement/Restrictive Rights/Authorized Reseller - The source has one or more of the following: an established exclusive licensing agreement, proprietary data, limited rights in data, patent rights, OEM required certifications or OEM authorized reseller, copyrights or secret processes with regard to the supplies or services required.

NOAA/OMAO’s Marine Personnel Branch (MPB) conducts outreach events targeting maritime experience eligible applicants/employees in order to maintain a strong workforce in a maritime community in which hiring is competitive. MPB advertises in different magazines throughout the year in order to recruit for difficult to fill positions such as licensed engineers.

Pentagon Publishing, Inc. is the sole publisher for these Maritime Academy Publications.)

5. Market Research.

The MPB will make use of any and all reasonable methods of advertising vacancies. As long as the MPB determines this to be an effective means of filling vacancies it will be pursued.