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SPECIAL NOTICE – INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS

Underwater Microscope (I) This is a special notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the intent to award on a sole source basis; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(II)

This is issued as a notice of intent to sole source with Coastal Ocean Vision, Inc. under this notice PMEL-21-00109.

(III)

The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-01.

(IV)

This award will be issued with a Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 238990.

(V) This award is for purchase of the following commercial items:

PMEL is looking to purchase an autonomous insitu camera to identify and categorize plankton in the Bering and Chukchi Seas. To accomplish these goals, the camera system must have the minimum requirements.

1. Camera must be able to operate insitu, mounted on a CTD frame as a stand-alone system.

2. Camera must be able to operate to a depth of 500 meters,

3. Camera must be self-powered, able to do multiple half hour casts in a row.

4. System must include particle identification and classification software.

5. Information stored on camera must be downloadable between CTD casts.

6. System must be able to identify and image particles between .1 mm and up to 1 mm in size.

7. High image resolution for camera with a minimum of 4 megapixels.

8. Color resolution of a minimum of 16 bits.

(VI)

Description of requirements is as follows:

Per the specifications.

(VII)

Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance: 12/31/2020 Delivery shall be FOB Origin, Ship via NOAA UPS account or Government Bill of Lading.

(VIII) Questions must be emailed to the attention of Ben Carlson. The email address is Ben.Carlson@noaa.gov , 206-526-4321.

THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS AND ATTACHED CLAUSES APPLY TO THIS ACQUISITION

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management

FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items

FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition of Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation

FAR 52.225-2 -- Buy American Certificate.

As prescribed in 25.1101(a)(2), insert the following provision:

Buy American Certificate (May 2014)

(a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of “domestic end product.” The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “domestic end product,” “end product,” “foreign end product,” and “United States” are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Supplies.”

(b) Foreign End Products:

CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer’s Authority CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance with the Laws CAR 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest

CAR 1352.215-72 Inquiries

CAR 1352.233-70 Agency Protests CAR 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims Protests CAR 1352.237-71 Security Processing Requirements - Low Risk Contracts

CAR 1352.246-70 Place of Acceptance