CarbonTracker Development
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 145034-24-0077CM2
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
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- Casey Keating casey.keating@noaa.gov (303) 578-2579
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, with President and Fellows of Harvard College out of Cambridge, MA for additional CarbonTracker model development. This Special Notice is published by NOAA's Acquisition and Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), and Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML).
The purpose of this sole source procurement is to leverage Harvard's specialized capabilities for preprocessing satellite retrievals and new methods for utilizing satellite data products along with surface and aircraft measurements from NOAA's Greenhouse Gas Reference Network. Harvard has unique and detailed knowledge of their existing computer codes that will be adapted for implementation into the CarbonTracker. NOAA has determined that Harvard is the sole entity in the United States capable of meeting this requirement. The period of performance is a base year from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025 with one option year from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. Interested firms that believe they can fully meet the government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 15 days of publication.
Notice text
***NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S ACQUISITION (NOAA) & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), GLOBAL MONITORING LABORATORY (GML), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE OUT OF CAMBRIDGE, MA FOR ADDITIONAL CARBONTRACKING MODEL DEVELOPMENT.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE IS THE SOLE ENTITY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN MEET AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NEED FOR CARBON TRACKING MODEL DEVELOPMENT. THE HARVARD TEAM HAS DEVELOPED SPECIALIZED CAPABILITIES FOR PREPROCESSING SATELLITE RETRIEVALS AND HAS INVENTED NEW METHODS FOR UTILIZING SATELLITE DATA PRODUCTS ALONG WITH SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENTS FROM NOAA’S GREENHOUSE GAS REFERENCE NETWORK. THE HARVARD TEAM HAS PUBLISHED THEIR METHOD AND FINDINGS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. THEY HAVE UNIQUE AND DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR EXISTING COMPUTER CODES THAT WILL BE ADAPTED FOR IMPLEMENTATION INTO THE CARBONTRACKER. NO OTHER PROVIDER EXISTS THAT CAN CARRY OUT THIS WORK IN A TIMELY MANNER DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE MODELING FRAMEWORK AND SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE. THE REQUIRED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS BASE YEAR SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 – AUGUST 31, 2025 AND ONE OPTION YEAR SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 – AUGUST 31, 2026.
***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT 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 TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A GOVERNMENT DETERMINATION TO NOT CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
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