Fish Community Survey Penobscott River

The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with Kleinschnidt Energy and Water Resource Consultants 141 Main St Pitsfield ME 04967 for the following requirement: To perform a fish community survey on the Penobscott River during the Fall of 2008 and the Summer of 2009. All work to be in accordance with the Statement of Work included in the solicitation. The period of performance is from award until November 15, 2009,. Deliverables to be delivered to NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. In order to comply with the debt collection improvement act of 1966, all contractors must be registered in the central contractor registration (CCR) to be considered for an award of a federal contract. For information regarding registration in CCR contact the CCR website at www.ccr.gov/index.cfm. Authority: 41 USC 253(c)(1). The FSC for this is R499 and the NAICS Code is 541330, small business size standard is $4.5 million. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order for this requirement. Kleinschmidt had extensive experience conducting IBI studies, and in particular has conducted a similar study in the Penobscott River. It is critical that the filed methodologies and approaches be consistent in these studies so that the data collected can be directly combined and compared. Kleinschmidt has full access to previous data collected using the same methodology and therefore is uniquely qualified to perform this work. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a proposal. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received by 9:00AM August 28, 2008 will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Evidence must be provided of ability to perform the required study. Responses to this notice, if any, must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to contact@example.gov.