18-03762_Scientific_Review_Sole_Source_Posting.pdf

NFFP5000-18-03762RDS

***NOAA’s 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 Trevor Branch of Edmonds, WA for assisting the National Marine Fisheries Service by acting in the capacity of a scientific review representative for the United States for the 2018 Pacific Hake/Whiting Stock Assessment as a member of the Joint US-Canada Scientific Review Group.

***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requirement for a scientific review representative for the United States for the 2018 Pacific Hake/Whiting Stock Assessment as a member of the Joint US-Canada Scientific Review Group. The U.S. and Canada are in the process of implementing the U.S. – Canada Agreement on Pacific Whiting. Under the terms and implementing regulations of the Treaty, Dr. Trevor Branch was appointed as an independent member to the SRG on January 22, 2014. The period of performance is from November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019. Two (2) option periods are also being considered, and would run from November 1, 2019 through October 31, 2020 and November 1, 2020 through October 31, 2021, respectively. The option period may or may not be exercised, at the discretion of the government.

***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.