Notice of Intent.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD) and the Office of Marine and Aviation Operation (OMAO), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the statutory authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 with SAFE Boats International, LLC (SBI) for a 19ft Rigid Hull Inflatable (RHI) Boat Center Console small boat.

NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette is currently in need of 19ft RHI Center Console small boat. SBI has been the manufacture of seven boats of the exact same Make/Model for NOAA program offices in Hawaii from 2003 to 2019. Five of these boats are operated by the Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) and two are operated by the National Ocean Service Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. NOAA programs in Hawaii have developed an extensive parts inventory specifically for the 19ft SAFE Boats, located at the PIFSC facility resulting in significant cost savings in spare parts for effective servicing and repairs; this parts inventory would support the Oscar Elton Sette small boat as needed. Adding a 19ft RHI Center Console small boat of the same Make/Model allows cross usage of the small boat between NOAA programs in Hawaii while allowing NOAA to maintain a uniformity in training that enhances operator proficiency and safety ensuring mission readiness for routine and emergency field work. SBI will build a 19ft RHI Boat Center Console small boat. The associated North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) code is 336612 Boat Building, with a business size standard of 1,000 employees.

This notice does not constitute a solicitation, Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and it does not restrict the Government in any way regarding its ultimate acquisition approach. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities, which if timely received, will be considered by NOAA. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Evidence must provide the ability to complete the required services. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements. Capability statements and related materials must be e-mailed to Contract Specialist Shawn Griscom at Shawn.Griscom@noaa.gov by 2:00 PM EST on August 11, 2025.

DOC/NOAA/AGO/EAD requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made to a company not registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. To register, all contractors must have a Unique Entity ID (UEI). A UEI may be acquired free of charge by registering at http:// https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration.