Award Synopsis - 1305M321CNRMA0002.pdf

SYNOPSIS

NOAA-Wide Resident Research Associateship Program (RRAP)

SYNOPSIS:

This is an award notice in accordance with FAR 5.301. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Headquarters (OAR HQ), NOAA-Wide Resident Research Associateship Program (RRAP) requirement is hereby synopsized in accordance with FAR 5.207, Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses:

(1) Action Code: NRMA0000-20-00384

(2) Date: February 19

(3) Year: 2021

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 80305

(5) Product or Service Code: R499 - Professional, Administrative and Management Support

Services

(6) Contracting Office Address: 325 Broadway, DSRC, Boulder, CO 80305

(7) Subject: NOAA-Wide Resident Research Associateship Program (RRAP)

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: N/A

(9) Closing Response Date: N/A

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer:

Contracting Officer: Hannah M. Montoya Email: hannah.montoya@noaa.gov Contract Specialist: Julia L. Hamilton Email: julia.l.hamilton@noaa.gov

(11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number:

Solicitation Number: N/A Contract Number: 1305M321CNRMA0002

(12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: $54,986,611.25

(13) Line Item Number: 0001 - 9001

(14) Contract Award Date: February 17, 2021

(15) Contractor: National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

(16) Description:

NOAA’s mission is to “understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.” NOAA has many laboratories and centers throughout the United States that conduct scientific research related to this mission. The research performed at these NOAA sites is of vital interest to the United States and the larger global scientific community. Ultimately, this research is important to citizens all over the world.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE

Western Acquisition Division – Boulder 325 Broadway, SOU6 Boulder, CO 80305

In support of the aforementioned mission and associated research, NOAA is in need of scientific minds eager to have a positive impact on the agency. The RRAP program provides this opportunity by providing postdoctoral or senior scientists and engineers with unusual promise and ability the opportunity to conduct research on problems that are compatible with interests of a sponsoring NOAA laboratory or center. Simultaneously these high performing individuals contribute to the general research effort of the NOAA laboratory or center.

The pursuit of scientific research of the highest quality requires that ideas, knowledge, skills and information be transferred into the NOAA laboratories and centers. Conversely, the ideas, knowledge, skills and information that currently exist in NOAA laboratories and centers need to be transferred to the scientific community. These two types of transfer are facilitated by a research associateship program that offers the very best scientists and engineers (those who have recently obtained a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and experienced scientists and engineers) an opportunity to work in NOAA laboratories or centers in collaboration with NOAA scientists. Scientific research topics of importance to NOAA include, but are not limited to: meteorology, climate and air quality, earth sciences, hydrology, oceanography and limnology, space sciences, fisheries and marine mammals, toxicology, quantitative ecology, environmental modeling, molecular biology, and physiology and microbiology.

NOAA awarded a sole-source contract to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) under the authority of FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i) for this requirement. The contract period of performance includes a 12-month base period, nine 12-month option periods, and a six-month extension period. This requirement is to provide overall program management and administration services of the NOAA-Wide Resident Research Associateship Program (RRAP). These services include providing the necessary personnel, materials, equipment and facilities to support the program throughout NOAA laboratories and centers, specifically recruitment of potential qualified applicants, collection of application packages, and rigorous scientific review of application packages to provide NOAA with sufficient information to make postdoctoral research associate awards.

(17) Place of Contract Performance: Multiple locations across the continental United States.

Primary places of performance are Washington D.C. and Silver Spring, MD.

(18) Set-aside Status: N/A. The Government did not set-aside this procurement for a small business program.