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Fagatele Bay Access
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The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to a local landowner for unlimited access to privately held lands required to reach the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, Fagatele Bay, which is otherwise inaccessible without traversing these private properties. This action, authorized under FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, is necessary to ensure uninterrupted land and sea patrols by NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement and its Joint Enforcement Agreement partner, the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resource Division, to enforce the Marine Sanctuary Act, Endangered Species Act, and Marine Mammal Protection Act. The land access obligation includes maintaining vehicle routes, footpaths, and trails leading into the sanctuary and permitting the government to install a coded padlock on the gate chain to allow 24/7 access by vehicle or on foot. The landowner is classified as a large business under NAICS code 115310, and the acquisition is unrestricted with no set-aside applied. The presolicitation notice, posted on June 17, 2026, with a response deadline of July 2, 2026, is not a competitive solicitation; however, third parties may submit written documentation or requests for additional information to challenge the sole source determination, though oral communications are prohibited and any decision to open the procurement to competition rests solely with the government. The anticipated award date is July 2026, with performance expected to begin in September 2026 at Pago Pago, American Samoa. Contract administration is managed by the Western Acquisition Division in Seattle, with Grace LaPierre serving as Contract Specialist and Charles Kendall as Contracting Officer, both reachable via email at the designated NOAA addresses. No packaging, marking, invoicing, payment, or special contract requirements such as bonding or insurance are specified, and no evaluation factors or competitive selection criteria are applicable due to the non-competitive nature of the acquisition.
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Place of Performance
Pago Pago, AS, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
Requisition 143011-26-0095
Point of Contacts:
Grace LaPierre, Contract Specialist
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: grace.lapierre@noaa.gov
Charles Kendall, Contracting Officer
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: charles.kendall@noaa.gov
Set-asides, if applicable: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Seattle Simplified Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, with a local landowner for land access to the NMSAS Fagatele Bay which is only available via privately held lands. The landowner is considered a large business under NAICS 115310. The proposed contract action is unrestricted.
Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 115310
Description:
(i) The requirement is for land access to the NMSAS Fagatele Bay which is only available via privately held lands. Landowners being contracted for access prevents delays getting to the bay by eliminating the risk of landowners refusing passage;
*This presolicitation notice 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 or a request for additional information in writing to the identified point of contact before the due date/ deadline of this SAM posting. Such requests and 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. The anticipated award date is estimated to be July 2026.
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