Membership in the Hawaii Conservation Alliance (HCA)

Notice of Intent

This is a notice of intent to solicit from a single source.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), intends to negotiate a purchase order with University of Hawaii Systems, Honolulu, HI for membership in the Hawaii Conservation Alliance (HCA) for calendar year 2023 and 4 one-year options as described in the attached Statement of Work. The HCA is a cooperative organization of conservation leaders representing nineteen government, education, and non-profit organizations. Collectively they are responsible for managing the biodiversity of Hawaii's lands and waters. HCA coordinates member approved functions such as meetings for the purpose of planning conservation actions in Hawaii.

Award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) and the procedures at FAR Part 12 entitled, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 entitled, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. University of Hawaii Systems is, to the USGS' knowledge, the only source who is capable of providing the above-mentioned service because the HCA group includes other DOI agencies (FWS, NPS), plus other federal agencies working from the mountain tops (USFS, NRCS) to the deep sea (NOAA). Members also include numerous state agencies, educational institutions, and NGOs. Collectively, the partner organizations of the HCA are responsible for managing the biodiversity of Hawaii¿s lands. HCA is the single coordination organization for all natural resource research, monitoring, management, and conservation entities in the State of Hawaii.

The purpose of this notice is to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all responsible parties may submit a quotation by the closing date of this announcement which shall be considered by the agency. No solicitation will be issued. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is in the sole discretion of the Government.

The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 611310 - Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools.

Responses to this announcement shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to nlushenko@usgs.gov and must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than February 10, 2023 at 1700 Eastern Time.


Statement of Work is attached.