La Jolla Lab Seawater Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1430510074
- 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
- M1NE Operation Of Water Supply Facilities
- Place of performance
- La Jolla, California 92037, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking seawater services for its Southwest Fisheries Science Center La Jolla Laboratory through a single/sole source procurement. The agency intends to award a firm fixed-price contract to the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) for a continuous flow of seawater pumped from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) pier intake. Interested sources are required to submit a capability statement that includes technical data and cost information demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement by May 21, 2025, at 1400 Pacific Time. Responses must be emailed to Madison Vogeler and Jenna Taulman, with a specific subject line format and attachment size limitations. The government will review all capability statements to determine whether to proceed with a competitive or sole source procurement, with the final determination solely at the government's discretion.
The contract is not set aside for any specific business category and has an estimated annual value of $185,011.20 for providing approximately 80 gallons per minute of seawater. The performance period will run from September 14, 2025, to September 13, 2026, with pricing set at $0.44 per 100 gallons delivered. The sole source justification is based on UCSD's unique infrastructure, including a seawater system valued at $50 million and owned by UC Regents, with NOAA having been located on the SIO campus since the 1930s. The Ground Lease specifically requires NOAA to pay UC Regents for seawater usage, and previous contracts with UCSD SIO have been in place since 2016. The procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions that allow single-source acquisitions for specialized requirements.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to award a single source, firm fixed price contract as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) to the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) for the purchase of a one-year (twelve-month) service for Seawater Services. The purpose of this service is to provide NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center La Jolla Laboratory with a continuous flow of seawater.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes technical data and cost information, sufficient detail, and convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government.
A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source procurement.
Capability statements are due no later than Wednesday, 21 May 2025, by 1400 Pacific Time. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “143051250074 – La Jolla Lab Seawater Services”. To ensure your response along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 20 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following POCs:
Madison Vogeler at madison.vogeler@noaa.gov
Jenna Taulman at jenna.taulman@noaa.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| La Jolla Seawater Service PWS Redacted 143051250074.pdf | ||
| Sole Source Justification_s 143051250074.pdf |
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