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B -- Monitoring for Dengue Fever in the Southwestern United States

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DG133R-05-RQ-1922Federal

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The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to negotiate a single source purchase order with the University of Colorado's CU Trauma Studies and Resource Center using simplified acquisition procedures. This action is authorized under federal regulations allowing non-competitive procurement due to the University's unique, long-term study since 2002 on the impact of climate variability and human-environment interactions on the spread of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, vectors for dengue fever, in desert climates. The study comprehensively monitors temperature, relative humidity, mosquito ecology, and vegetation at 68 stratified sites, providing critical data to enhance understanding of dengue fever dynamics, especially in Arizona cities like Nogales and Tucson where the mosquito has expanded its range. The purchase order, planned for a duration of ten months, will continue this integrated monitoring effort, allowing NOAA to obtain valuable longitudinal climate and ecological data that supports public health initiatives against dengue and West Nile Virus outbreaks in the Southwestern United States. The continuous collection of environmental parameters will help improve local monsoon observations and disease monitoring efforts. Due to the specialized nature and established data set of this ongoing research, NOAA has determined that contracting with any other firm would be inefficient and costly. The contract references a justification for other than full and open competition and falls under NAICS code 611310. Point of contact information includes dedicated NOAA contract specialists and officers based in Silver Spring, MD.

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NOAA to fund University of Colorado study on climate impact on dengue mosquito spread, ten-month contract.

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Department Of Commerce Noaa

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611310 - Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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PostedAug 30

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Contacts2 people available

OfficeSILVER SPRING, MD, 20910, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Office AddressSILVER SPRING, MD, 20910, USA

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Sandra K ShaffnerContract Specialist

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Mario A. ChecchiaContracting Officer

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Full Description

This is a special notice as the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate a single source purchase order using simplified acquisition procedures with the University of Colorado, CU Trauma Studies and Resource Center, Colorado Springs, CO, under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253c(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The resulting purchase order will be procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12, ad 13 through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-5. A ten (10) month purchase order is planned.The University of Colorado has an ongoing study since 2002, which has provided much pertinent data. It employs an integrated approach to examining the impact of climate variability and human environmental interactions on the proliferation of Aedes aegypti, a topical/subtropical mosquito vector of dengue fever, in a desert climate. Aedes aegypti has extended its range to include the cities of Nogales, AZ and Tucson, AZ. Temperature and relative humidity are being collected on an hourly basis for all 68 geographically stratified sites. It is planned that the University of Colorado will continue to monitor the climate loggers for longitudinal study data which allows climate researchers to enhance local level monsoon observations where dengue is epidemic annually in the post monsoon season and where dengue hemorrhagic fever has recently emerged. Continuous monitoring of mosquito ecology, vegetation, and temperature and humidity will provide public health officials with a valuable data set of correlations across environmental parameters and the study will allow NOAA to improve support for the public health community for monitoring of Dengue Fever and West Nile Virus. For the above reasons it would be untimely and too costly for any other firm to provide the services of this requirement. A justification for other than full and open competition is on file (ref: NRMT0000-5-00039).