SS Presolicitation Notice Template - Mammal Tissues.pdf

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION &

GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND

AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR

6.103-1, WITH ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INC. (ERM) FOR MARINE MAMMAL

TISSUE ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE OIL EXPOSURE, PHASE 2 OF A 2-PHASE PROJECT.

NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED

NAICS CODE IS 562910, ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SERVICES.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT ERM IS

THE ONLY SOURCE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES REQUIRED AT THE LEVEL OF

QUALITY REQUIRED BECAUSE THE TECHNICAL SERVICES ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED. ERM

SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED INITIAL WORK ON MARINE MAMMAL TISSUE ANALYSIS TO

EVALUATE OIL EXPOSURE (PHASE 1), DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING THE ANALYTIC

CHEMISTRY METHODS THAT ARE THE BASIS FOR THE CURRENT WORK (PHASE 2). THE

METHODS DEVELOPED IN PHASE 1 ARE UNPUBLISHED AND ERM IS THE ONLY GROUP

WITH THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO APPLY THEM AS REQUIRED FOR PHASE 2.

THIS PARTICULAR SOURCE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE REQUIREMENT. FOR PHASE 1 OF THE

PROJECT, THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS FOR THE STUDY, TROY BAKER AND DR. SARAH

ALLAN (BOTH OR&R/ARD) QUERIED NIST LABS, MULTIPLE NOAA SCIENCE CENTER LABS,

AND SEVERAL OTHER COMMERCIAL AND ACADEMIC ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES WITH

SOME LEVEL OF OIL AND PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT EXPERTISE TO ASSESS

INTEREST, AVAILABILITY, AND REQUIRED CAPABILITIES. NO OTHER PROVIDER OF

ANALYTICAL AND FORENSICS EXPERTISE WAS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT ARD FOR THIS

PROJECT. MARKET RESEARCH ON COSTS WAS ALSO CONDUCTED AT THAT TIME. FOR

PHASE 2, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT TIME AND COST SAVINGS ASSOCIATED WITH WORKING

WITH THE LABORATORY AND EXPERTS THAT ALREADY HAVE THE OPTIMIZED, VALIDATED

METHODS FOR ANALYZING MARINE MAMMAL TISSUES RUNNING WITH A DEMONSTRATED

HIGH LEVEL OF PRECISION AND ACCURACY.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH ONE (1) YEAR.

***THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO

SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY

MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION

OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF

CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH

REQUESTS AND 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.