DOIGFBO240049_-_Intent_to_Award_Notice__1.pdf

Intent to Award Notice – DOIGFBO240049

The US Geological Survey (USGS), Water Mission Area, Observing Systems Division, Hydrologic

Networks Branch has a requirement to acquire an operator for a field located precipitation collection station, on a weekly basis, as part of the USGS National Trends Network (NTN). The station, designated site IL78 in the NADP-NTN network is located in Warren County in Monmouth, Illinois at latitude 40.9333, longitude -90.7231 on land owned by Monmouth College.

The total anticipated period of performance will be 4/08/2024 - 04/07/2029 (Base year plus four option years).

The USGS is aware of no other source that can provide the above. Therefore, it intends to make an award to Monmouth College unless it is contacted by any vendor who believes they have similar technical expertise and can provide the same service(s). Vendors are invited to contact the Contract

Specialist, Leah Williams via email at lwilliams@usgs.gov no later than 4:00 PM EDT, Friday, April

5, 2024 with an affirmative answer.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) considers employee signatures to be Personal Protected

Information, and therefore all employee signatures have been redacted. By posting this document, the Contracting Officer attests all appropriate signatures have been obtained.

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION (FAR 13.1)

The following information is provided to demonstrate the proposed contractor’s unique qualifications:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Water Mission Area, Observing Systems Division, Hydrologic

Networks Branch requests a sole source acquisition with the following provider of atmospheric deposition station operation services for a cooperatively supported station between the USGS and the site owner and operator in support of the interagency National Atmospheric Deposition Program, National Trends Network (NADP- NTN):

The station, designated site IL78 in the NADP-NTN network is located in Warren County in

Monmouth, Illinois at latitude 40.9333, longitude -90.7231 on land owned by Monmouth College.

Operation of a NADP/NTN wet atmospheric monitoring station. Operation requires weekly site visits to the site to collect, process, and ship the precipitation sample, collect, process, and transmit associated data with the site including the precipitation gage record and perform routine instrument checks, maintenance and repairs as needed. NADP site operations is described in detail in the document “National Trends Network Site Operations Manual” at https://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/NTN- 2000_Operations_Manual_v_3-

0.pdf.

Statutory Authority. The proposed action may be awarded without full and open competition under

41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as implemented in FAR 6.302-1.

Rationale Supporting Use of Citation Above. An employee of Monmouth College and will receive training to operate this site. The precipitation monitoring equipment is located on the College’s mailto:lwilliams@usgs.gov https://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/NTN-%202000_Operations_Manual_v_3-0.pdf https://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/NTN-%202000_Operations_Manual_v_3-0.pdf property, the electric power is provided by the College, and the field and laboratory equipment are owned by the USGS but will be housed at Monmouth College for as long as the site is operated at this location. As an employee of the College has access and permission to access the site to perform the tasks necessary for site operation. The site is not open and available to the public.

The Efforts to Identify Additional Sources Including the Market Research Conducted. Where a

USGS-supported site can be potentially operated by any number of interested individuals or organizations, we offer those site duties via a competitive process. This document describes the situation where we have sites that cannot be competed due to the cooperative partnership aspect of the site location and ownership. No other source is known in the Quincy, Florida, area that is qualified to complete the requirement.

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