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Intent to Sole Source for Atmospheric Chemistry Research Services
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The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Western Acquisition Division intends to award a sole-source purchase order to South Dakota State University for non-personal services related to atmospheric chemistry research, to be performed in Brookings, South Dakota. The contract is justified under authority of RFO 12.102(a) because SDSU is the only entity with the specialized institutional knowledge and proprietary expertise in the RAVE and GBBEPX codebases, which were originally developed and have been continuously maintained by SDSU for over a decade. These systems are critical to NOAA’s operations, and the integration of new combustion-phase-based emission factors into them requires the unique technical capabilities that only SDSU possesses. The period of performance will run from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, and the associated NAICS code is 541990. No set-aside will be used, and the procurement will not be opened for competitive bidding unless a compelling case is made through submitted documentation. A presolicitation notice has been issued with a response deadline of June 18, 2026, allowing interested parties to submit substantiating documentation or requests for additional information to the designated point of contact, Jamie Rosales-Wold, at the NOAA Western Acquisition Division. This notice is not a solicitation for proposals and no formal solicitation package is available. Any submissions must be in writing and received within the 15-day window following publication; oral communications will not be considered. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with a competitive process based on the responses received, and failure to submit documentation will not affect the decision to award the contract solely to South Dakota State University. All correspondence should be directed to jamie.rosales@noaa.gov or 303-578-6951.
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WA, USASet-Aside
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POINT OF CONTACT:
JAMIE ROSALES-WOLD
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/NOAA
WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION
325 BROADWAY, SOU6
BOULDER, CO 80305
PHONE: 303-578-6951
EMAIL: JAMIE.ROSALES@NOAA.GOV
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, CLIMATE PROGRAM OFFICE (CPO), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO 12.102(a), WITH SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU) FOR SERVICES NON-PERSONAL FOR ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY RESEARCH TO BE PERFORMED IN BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 541990.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU) IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT SPECIALIZES IN ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY RESEARCH USING RAVE AND GBBEPX CODEBASE ALGORITHMS. SDSU PROVIDES HIGHLY SPECIALIZED, INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF PROPRIETARY ALGORITHMS AND COMPUTER CODE USED IN NOAA’S RAVE AND GBBEPX PRODUCTS. SDSU DEVELOPED AND HAS MAINTAINED THESE PRODUCTS FOR OVER A DECADE. DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF NEW COMBUSTION-PHASE-BASED EMISSION FACTORS INTO THESE SPECIFIC NOAA SYSTEMS, IS ESSENTIAL TO UTILIZE THE CONTRACTOR'S HIGHLY SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE REGARDING THE RAVE AND GBBEPX ALGORITHMS AND CODEBASES. SDSU IS THE ONLY SOURCE CAPABLE OF MEETING THESE REQUIREMENTS; AND THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE IS UNIQUE TO THIS INSTITUTION. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU) HAS CONFIRMED THEY ARE THE SOLE SOURCE.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 09/01/2026 – 08/31/2027
***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 WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. 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.
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