UAS Training and Fish Study Operational Support

Added: Jun 19, 2018 6:46 pm ***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER (SWFSC) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH OCEANS UNMANNED, INC OUT OF SANTA BARBARA, CA FOR UAS TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR MAPPING OF THE RIVERINE HABITATS ON THE SACRAMENTO RIVER.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S DETERMINATION THAT OCEANS UNMANNED IS THE ONLY COMPANY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO THE SWFSC AND THEIR MISSION TO MAP SALMON HABITATS, VIA HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING, ALONG THE SACRAMENTO RIVER IN NORHTERN CALIFORNIA. OCEANS UNMANNED COMPLETED THE UAS IMAGE ACQUISITION AT THE SAME SITES ALONG THE SACRAMENTO RIVER IN THE FALL OF 2017. OCEANS UNMANNED IS FAMILIAR WITH OUR FIELD SITES, HAS BEEN TRAINED ON OUR SYSTEM, HAS THE REQUIRED PILOT CREDENTIALS AND HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITHIN THE NOAA UASPO RULES AND REGULATIONS. CONTINUTING OPERATIONS WITH OCEANS UNMANNED ENSURES THAT THERE IS NO LAPSE IN CONTINUITY OF THE PROJECT OR IT'S IMAGERY. THE BASE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 7/18/2018 - 07/17/2019, WITH 4 OPTION PERIODS EXTENDING THROUGH 07/17/2023.

***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.