FPOD Click Detectors

NF-FM7320-22-00744RDS ***NOAA's Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Chelonia Ltd. of Cornwall, United Kingdom for assisting the National Marine Fisheries Service in providing FPOD click detectors for use in recording ocean noise and marine mammal vocalizations. ***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requirement for FPOD click detectors for use in recording ocean noise and marine mammal vocalizations. Chelonia is the only entity that has a click detector that can record high frequency echolocation clicks for a sustained period of time. This meets our need for collecting long term echolocation click information from harbor porpoises and delphinids. No other click detector provides this duration. The delivery date is April 14, 2023. There will also be option period for more click detectors, beginning on April 15, 2023 and ending on April 14, 2027. ***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.