Ageing Kril

Special Notice Number: SWFSC-19-SN05
Agency: Department of Commerce
Office: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Location: National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division (AERD), intends to award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), to Kilada Laboratory under Oseage Inc for the ageing of Antarctic krill for the use in the development for age-based assessment models for the management of Antarctic krill resources in the Southern Ocean as this specialized technique was developed by the Kilada laboratory.

The sole source determination is based on National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) requirement for providing reports and statistical analyses, on the ageing of formalin preserved Antarctic krill. Oseage Inc is the developer of this unique technique and only they can meet this specific requirement.

The Government intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract. This Special Notice 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. Submissions are due no later than March 5, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses may be emailed to Karen.Beck@noaa.gov or faxed to Karen Beck at (858) 546-7004. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is the Government's belief that only Kilada Laboratory under Oseage Inc, is the sole providers of the specialized technique and the only one that can meet the requirement as stated above.

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