Scientific Air Samples Brazil

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY (ESRL), GLOBAL MONITORING LABORATORY (GML) OFFICE. INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH FUNDACAO AMAZONICA DE DEFESA DE BIOSFERA (FDB) OUT OF MANAUS, BRAZIL FOR 24 HIGH PRECISION, HIGH ACCURACY MEASUREMENTS OF WATER VAPOR AND ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE GASES CO2, CH4, CO; FOR EVENTUAL USE IN NOAA’S CARBON TRACKER DATA ASSIMILIATION SYSTEM.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT FDB IS THE SOLE ENTITIY IN BRAZIL, OR EVEN LATIN AMERICA, THAT CAN MEET AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED AIR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS SERVICES IN THAT LOCATION OF THE RAINFOREST; SELECTING VENDORS FROM OUTSIDE BRAZIL IS IMPRACTICABLE GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF BRAZIL’S REGULATIONS. GML CANNOT RISK COMPROMISING THE LONG-TERM INTEGRITY OF THESE RESEARCH-GRADE MEASUREMENT TIME SERIES. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS SERVICE IS DATE OF AWARD THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023.

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