Consultant services for tomales BAY vessel management plan, mooring program and eelgrass monitoring and restoration project; non-personal services

***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, EASTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-NORFOLK, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS), OFFICE OF NATIONAL  MARINE SANCTUARIES (ONMS), GREATER FARALLONES NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY (GFNMS), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A NON-PERSONAL SERVICES PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO FAR 6.103-1, WITH  DAMITZ BRADLEY SCOTT OUT OF SAN RAFAEL, CA TO PROVIDE CONSULTANT SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT THE NEXT PHASE OF THE TOMALES BAY VESSEL MANAGEMENT PLAN, MOORING PROGRAM AND EELGRASS MONITORING AND RESTORATION PROJECT.

 NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 541620.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT DAMITZ IS THE ONLY SOURCE WHO MEETS ALL NINE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED IN THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT AND DAMITZ HAS PROVIDED THESE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO ONMS SINCE 2017 UNDER PO# RA133C17SE0951 AND 1305M222PNCNM0306.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

1. AT LEAST 10 YEARS COMBINED EXPERIENCE IN MARINE RESOURCE PROTECTION OR MANAGEMENT WITH A FOCUS ON ESTUARIES OR THE NEARSHORE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS; REGULATORY PLANNING AND REVIEW;
2. DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT AND SUBSEQUENT REGULATIONS AND MANAGEMENT PLANS OF THE GREATER FARALLONES NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT MANAGEMENT AND REGULATORY ACTIONS.
3. KNOWLEDGE OF RELEVANT FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SANCTUARY RESOURCES.
4. DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE WITH WRITING NEPA AND/OR CEQA-COMPLIANT DOCUMENTS. DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOMALES BAY WATERSHED, ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES.
5. DEMONSTRATED UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES OF CONCERN WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING TOMALES BAY RELATED TO ACTIVITIES ON THE WATER.
6. DEMONSTRATED PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND STRONG ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND FOLLOW-THROUGH; ABILITY TO MEET DEADLINES; ABILITY TO INTERACT WELL WITH AGENCY OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE; AND ABILITY TO WORK WELL AS PART OF A TEAM, AS WELL AS INDEPENDENTLY.
7. KNOWLEDGE OF AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE IN VESSEL MANAGEMENT, SUCH AS DISCHARGE (SEWAGE, OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS) PREVENTION, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND/OR MOORING TECHNOLOGY.
8. KNOWLEDGE OF MOORING DESIGNS AND MOORING MATERIALS.
9. AN UNDERSTANDING OF AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE WITH ESTUARINE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND/OR EELGRASS RESTORATION.

THIS CONTRACT IS FOLLOW ON WORK TO THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND IS THE NEXT PHASE OF THE TOMALES BAY VESSEL MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

BASE YEAR (400 HOURS)

OPTION YEAR 1 (325 HOURS)

OPTION YEAR 2 (255 HOURS)

***THIS PRESOLICITATION 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 OR A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. SUCH REQUESTS AND 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.