NOAA Partners' Sponsorship of the 2022 National Adaptation Forum

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR) CLIMATE PROGRAM OFFICE (CPO), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH ECOADAPT, LOCATED IN BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA FOR NON-PERSONAL SERVICES FOR 2022 NATIONAL ADAPTABILITY FORUM (NAF) SPONSORSHIP TO BE PERFORMED IN BALTIMORE, MD.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT ECOADAPT IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT CAN PROVIDE THE SPONSORSHIP SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES. ECOADAPT IS THE OFFICIAL HOST AND CONVENER OF THE NATIONAL ADAPTATION FORUM, AND THEREFORE THE ONLY SOURCE FROM WHOM THIS PROCUREMENT CAN BE MADE.

FORUM TO BE HELD FROM OCTOBER 25, 2022 THROUGH OCTOBER 27, 2022.

***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.