Global Monitoring Laboratory CO2, CH4, and CO Measurement Quality Assurance and Maintenance
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NRMJ10002300990SML
- Agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- F999 Other Environmental Services
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Pennsylvania State University (PSU) for non-personal quality assurance and maintenance services for CO2, CH4, and CO measurements from the NOAA Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network (GGGRN). The services will be performed at a non-government facility, specifically the contractor's facility. The period of performance for this contract is from the date of award through June 30, 2023.
List of Products and Services:
- Non-personal quality assurance services for CO2, CH4, and CO measurements.
- Maintenance services for CO2, CH4, and CO measurements.
- Services to be performed at the contractor's facility.
Notice text
NRMJ10002300990SML
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR) EARTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORIES (ESRL) GLOBAL MONITORING LABORATORY (GML), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (PSU) LOCATED IN UNIVERSITY PARK, PA FOR NON-PERSONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR CO2, CH4 AND CO MEASUREMENTS FROM THE NOAA GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS REFERENCE NETWORK (GGGRN) TO BE PERFORMED AT OTHER THAN THE GOVERNMENT FACILITY (E.G., THE CONTRACTOR’S FACILITY).
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT PSU IS THE ONLY SOURCE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SERVICES. THE GML HAS BEEN WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THEIR STAFF HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING TO USE THE CUSTOM QUALITY ASSURANCE AND DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS THAT GML HAS DEVELOPED FOR GGGRN DATA. PSU STAFF ARE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED WITH AUTONOMOUS HIGH-PRECISION GREENHOUSE GAS MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT GML IS USING IN THE GGGRN. PSU IS THE ONLY SOURCE QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE QUALITY ASSURANCE IN COMPLIANCE WITH GML’S STRINGENT MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS DUE TO THEIR WORK ON PREVIOUS PROJECTS.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH JUNE 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.
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