21-01146 Beta.SAM 15 Day Service.doc

SPECIAL NOTICE

NRMAD0002201146SRG

*** National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with General Oceanics, Inc. of Miami, Florida for purchase of an additional pCO2 underway measuring system to measure partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) in surface waters on ships of opportunity on Ships of Opportunity (SOOP).

***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA), Oceanica and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)/Ocean Chemistry & Ecosystems Division (OCED). This will come from the same source for continuity among the research group and specifications already in place. The product is part of the results of an Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) thorugh the National Science Foundation and are provided worldwide.

Delivery by 12/31/2022 or sooner.

***This notice of intent 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 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.