Fagatele Bay Access
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 143011-26-0095
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 115310 Support Activities for Forestry
- Place of performance
- Pago Pago American Samoa, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Western Acquisition Division intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis for land access to the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa at Fagatele Bay, with responses due by July 2, 2026. The identified sole-source vendor is AUF Clan, P.O. Box 5158, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799. This procurement is unrestricted and carries no set-aside.
Land access to Fagatele Bay is available only through privately held lands. The requirement includes unlimited vehicle and foot access via private property, permission to install a coded padlock on the gate chain to enable 24/7 access by NOAA Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) and American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) personnel, and maintenance of vehicle routes, footpaths, and trails in accessible condition. NOAA OLE and DMWR conduct joint enforcement patrols under a Joint Enforcement Agreement to detect and deter violations of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Endangered Species Act, and Marine Mammal Protection Act within the marine sanctuary. Expected delivery is September 2026.
Market research indicates that landowners require fee payment from the public for property access with no exceptions for law enforcement. Sole-source justification rests on the fact that only AUF Clan's family lands provide the safest landside route into and out of the sanctuary; without this access, NOAA OLE cannot conduct necessary enforcement and deterrent patrols.
Firms believing they can fully meet the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation in writing to Grace LaPierre (grace.lapierre@noaa.gov) or Charles Kendall (charles.kendall@noaa.gov) by July 2, 2026. The Government will evaluate such submissions solely to determine whether to conduct this procurement competitively; that determination remains at Government discretion.
Notice text
Requisition 143011-26-0095
Point of Contacts:
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
Charles Kendall, Contracting Officer
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: charles.kendall@noaa.gov
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 a local landowner for land access to the NMSAS Fagatele Bay which is only available via privately held lands. The landowner is considered a large business under NAICS 115310. The proposed contract action is unrestricted.
Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 115310
Description:
(i) The requirement is for land access to the NMSAS Fagatele Bay which is only available via privately held lands. Landowners being contracted for access prevents delays getting to the bay by eliminating the risk of landowners refusing passage;
*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 July 2026.
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