The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), External Clients Acquisition Branch team intends to negotiate on a sole source basis to Comite Regional de Recursos Hidraulicos (CRRH) using the procedures in FAR Parts 6 and 13 for the office of International and Interagency Affairs, NOAA Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS/IIA). NESDIS requires procurement and install 3 GEONETCast Americas receive stations in the local IMN offices in the cities of Limon, Liberia, and Alajuela in Costa Rica. These stations will be used for local receipt of flash flood warning guidance and other relevant earth observation information broadcast of the GEONETCast Americas system. CRRH is the sole operator of GEONETCast in Costa Rica. CRRH maintains an extensive network of field offices throughout Costa Rica and is the sole organization capable of fielding satellite receiving technology in the cities of Limon, Liberia, and Parritta for use in providing meteorological and environmental forecasts, as well as flooding and other flooding and other disaster guidance. IMN, as the developer and disseminator of such flash flood guidance, as well as the sole operator of meteorological data and regional dissemination offices in the country, was the only suitable provider for this contract. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 USC 253(c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 334290, $25.0 million small business size. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities, which if timely received, will be considered by NOAA. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing, and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the foregoing requirements. Responses must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, warranties, and/or other information that demonstrates that the quote meets all of the foregoing requirements. Questions must be e-mailed (no phone calls) to
contact@example.gov by 10: 00 a.m. Local Time, September 08, 2009. Capability statements, related materials, and prices must be e-mailed to
contact@example.gov by 01: 00 p.m. Local Time, September 10, 2009. Award will be made based on best value to the Government using FAR 30, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, current through FAC 2005-36. The determination to compete or not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
