Continuous Seawater Supply
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 143051-26-0032
- Agency
-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 221310 Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
- PSC
- S114 Utilities- Water
- Place of performance
- La Jolla, California, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking a continuous seawater supply to support operations at its Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) La Jolla Laboratory in California. The procurement covers operations and maintenance services for the seawater system that will deliver continuous flow from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Pier through SWFSC's experimental aquarium and newly built technology tank. Key contract requirements include providing uninterrupted seawater supply at an expected rate of 80 gallons per minute, with all piping, valves, pumps, and associated equipment owned and maintained by SIO, except for equipment on SWFSC premises. The contract will be awarded on a sole source basis to UC Regents under FAR 12.102(a) authority, with award anticipated based on NOAA's Ground Lease agreement with UC Regents. The Pre-solicitation Notice was posted on March 24, 2026, with a comment deadline of April 8, 2026, though this is not a competitive procurement and no formal solicitation package will be released.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation and represents a continuation of services that UC Regents has provided to SWFSC for over five decades, formalized under the Ground Lease agreement signed in June 2009. The incumbent contractor is UC Regents, which will serve as the sole source awardee. The contract covers a performance period from September 14, 2026, through September 13, 2027, with an expected annual seawater volume of approximately 42,048,000 gallons or 420,480 hundred-gallon units per year. No specific contract value is disclosed in the Pre-solicitation Notice. The seawater supply is essential to SWFSC's mission of conducting research on the conservation and management of living marine resources, and the procurement is classified under NAICS 221310 (Water Supply and Irrigation Systems) and PSC S114 (Utilities-Water).
Notice text
Requisition 143051-26-0032
Point of Contact:
Grace LaPierre, Contract Specialist
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: grace.lapierre@noaa.gov
Jenna Taulman, Contracting Officer
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: jenna.taulman@noaa.gov
1. Set-asides, if applicable: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Seattle Simplified Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, with UCSD Regents for the supply of continuous seawater flow (FOB Destination to La Jolla, CA). The proposed contract action is unrestricted.
2. Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 221310
3. Description:
(i) The requirement is for services to provide a continuous flow of seawater to the La Jolla Laboratory. Seawater will be pumped from the intake at the end of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Pier, flow through the SWFSC experimental aquarium, and returned to the ocean via SIO’s seawater outfall. All piping, valves, pumps and associated equipment are owned and maintained by SIO, with the exception of equipment on the premises of the SWFSC La Jolla Laboratory. The SWFSC La Jolla Laboratory is located on the campus of SIO, which is part of the University of California system, governed by the UC Regents. NOAA and the UC Regents signed the Ground Lease for the land on which the laboratory was built on 17 June 2009. The Ground Lease further specifies that NOAA will pay the UC Regents for seawater usage. The infrastructure to provide the seawater is in place and there is no other source;
(ii) 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 before the due date/ deadline of this SAM posting. 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. The anticipated award date is estimated to be April 2026.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PreSol SOW seawater FY26-27.pdf |
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