Chinook Salmon Reintegration Non-personal Support Services

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) WEST COARS REGION (WCR), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH INDIAN CULTURAL ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN REDDING, CA FOR NON-PERSONAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT CHINOOK SALMON REINTEGRATION IN THE WINNEMEM WINTU TRIBE ANCESTRAL HOMELAND. TO BE PERFORMED AT THE MCCLOUD RIVER NEAR REDDING, CA.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT INDIAN CULTURAL ORGANIZATION IS THE ONLY VENDOR ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NON-PERSONAL SUPPORT SERVICES. DUE TO THE LOCATION BEING ON WINNEMEM WINTU HOMELANDS, ACCESS IS RESTRICTED IN ORDER TO PRESERVE CULTURAL AND CEREMONIAL SPACES.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD TO 09/30/2023.

***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 OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO 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.