Larval Fish Survey - Sole Source

The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, Florida, plans to negotiate on a sole source basis, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, with El Colegio Del La Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), for conducting larval tuna survey - identifying fish larvae from ichthyoplankton samples collected in 2010 on board the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. A sole-source justification is attached to this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes however, all quotes received by closing date of August 24, 2011, 04:00pm CDT, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to not 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. All vendors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR), NAICS code 541380 applies to this requirement. Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications, must be submitted with your offer. If offering an equal product, provide sufficient technical/descriptive product literature for technical evaluation. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Evidence must be provided of ability to provide the service. Award will be made to the lowest responsible offeror who can meet specific requirements and is most advantageous to the Government considering price and other price related factors. Telephone requests/inquiries will not be honored. Please e-mail contact@example.gov with any questions/inquiries.