Atmospheric Air Samples

***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 COLORADO UNIVERSITY, (CU) OUT OF BOULDER, CO FOR ATMOSPHERIC AIR SAMPLE COLLECTION.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT COLORADO UNIVERSITY, (CU) IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THESE ATMOSPHERIC AIR SAMPLES SINCE THEY OWN THE SITE WHERE THE SAMPLES ARE COLLECTED. CU HAS AN ESTABLISHED RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH GMD AND HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATING AND MANAGING THIS GMD ATMOSPHERIC AIR SAMPLE PROGRAM SINCE 1967. CU HAS THE PERSONNEL IN PLACE AND THE PROVEN CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE THE RESEARCH DELIVERABLES AND TO ENSURE THE CONTINUATION OF THE LONG-TERM MEASUREMENT TIME SERIES FROM THIS NETWORK SITE AS WELL AS THE CONTINUATION OF THE CALIBRATION REFERENCE CYLINDER PREPARATION AND FILLING PROGRAM. TO MEET NOAA’S SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS GMD MUST MAINTAIN THESE LONG-TERM MEASUREMENT TIME SERIES. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS SERVICE IS DATE OF AWARD THROUGH MARCH 31, 2021 WITH FOUR OPTION YEARS.

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