SON-NRMAC200-21-00855 FBO.pdf

STATEMENT OF NEED

NRMAC200-21-00855

Connecticut Hill NADP/NTN Site NY 67

The work to be performed by Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc. at Connecticut Hill near Ithaca, NY as station as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network will be to continue monitoring precipitation chemistry on a weekly basis according to the methods specified by the NADP/NTN Central Analytical Laboratory in Madison, WI. The effort requires the following:

- Routine (at least weekly) maintenance of Aerochem Metrics precipitation collector and official recording gauge.

- Collection of all precipitation samples on a weekly basis for the entire year. Follow the weekly Tuesday to Tuesday sample collection schedule and submit samples with a completed Field Observer Report Form (FORF) and rain gauge chart to the Central Analytical Laboratory (CAL) for analysis.

- Packaging and shipping of samples to the NADP Central Analytical Laboratory according to NADP/NTN protocols at least once per week.

- Site and equipment maintenance as necessary.

Deliverables:

The operator shall submit all required documentation and site operations forms, sample collection forms, etc., to NADP/NTN and shall maintain an electronic log for maintenance, calibrations, etc. The full requirements for site operation are specified in the National Trends Network Site Operations Manual http://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/lib/manuals/NTN_Operations_Manual_v_2-3.pdf Support is to be performed on Tuesdays to stay within NADP operating protocols for NTN sample collection.

· SAMPLES are to be sent to:

NADP Sample Receiving WI State Laboratory of Hygiene 465 Henry Mall Madison, WI 53706 Tel. 800-952-7353

· SUPPLIES : dirty supplies are to be sent to:

NADP Supply Receiving WI State Laboratory of Hygiene http://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/lib/manuals/NTN_Operations_Manual_v_2-3.pdf

465 Henry Mall Madison, WI 53706 Tel. 800-952-7353

The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD, plans to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, with Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies to provide site support and maintenance for Ithaca, NY, NTN Site

NY 67.

Period of performance:

September 17, 2021 - September 16, 2022 – BASE

Option Years subject to availability of funding and programmatic needs.

September 17, 2022 - September 16, 2023 – OPTION YEAR September 17, 2023 - September 16, 2024 – OPTION YEAR 2 September 17, 2024 - September 16, 2025 – OPTION YEAR 3 September 17, 2025 - September 16, 2026 – OPTION YEAR 4

The Ithaca, NY NY 67 station located at Connecticut Hill, near Ithaca, NY, is one of approximately 250 stations in the National Atmospheric Deposition Program National Trends Network (NADP/NTN), a joint venture between NOAA, EPA, USDA, USGS, and several other state, federal and private organizations designed to determine trends in the nation’s precipitation chemistry. The New York station was chosen to fill a specific ecoregion through a rigorous procedure developed by NADP/NTN in approximately 1992. The New York site meets NADP siting guidelines and has operated satisfactorily since it began operation in 1992. Current costs are modest; moving the site or changing the site operator will disrupt a working arrangement that was quite difficult to establish – and selected using a competitive process. More importantly, moving the site will destroy continuity of our data record, the most important consideration in a trend determination process.

The U.S. The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/OAR/ARL/ATDD will not pay indirect costs (overhead costs, administrative costs, etc.) on any project in 2021 and in future years.