450 High Precision, High Accuracy Measurements over the Amazon Rainforest

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY (ESRL), GLOBAL MONITORING DIVISION (GMD) OFFICE. INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH CENTRO DE GESTAO DE PESQUISA, DESENVOLVIMENTO E INOVACAO (CGPDI) OUT OF CACHOEIRA PAULISTA, SP FOR 450 HIGH PRECISION, HIGH ACCURACY MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE GASES CO2, CH4, CO, N2O, H2, AND SF6; FOR EVENTUAL USE IN NOAA'S CARBON TRACKER DATA ASSIMILIATION SYSTEM.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT CGPDI IS THE SOLE ENTITIY IN BRAZIL, OR EVEN LATIN AMERICA, THAT CAN MEET AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED AIR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS SERVICES; SELECTING VENDORS FROM OUTSIDE BRAZIL IS IMPRACTICABLE GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF BRAZIL'S REGULATIONS. GMD CANNOT RISK COMPROMISING THE LONG-TERM INTEGRITY OF THESE RESEARCH-GRADE MEASUREMENT TIME SERIES. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS SERVICE IS DATE OF AWARD THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020.

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