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Non-Personal Services Real Time Research Lease
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The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA is seeking to award a sole-source, firm-fixed price purchase order for a one-year lease of Real Time Research, Inc.’s proprietary cloud-based data collection and distribution system, originally developed in 2011 and currently used at the Lower Granite Dam adult fish trap. The system is essential for maintaining custom data rules and relationships established over thirteen years of operational use, and no alternative solution is deemed capable of meeting the agency’s specific technical and functional requirements. The procurement is being conducted under FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, with NAICS code 518210, and is not open for competitive bidding. This presolicitation notice serves only to gather information to confirm the justification for sole sourcing, and submissions from other firms are accepted solely to assess whether competition is feasible. The contracting office is based in Seattle, Washington, with Grace LaPierre as the Contract Specialist and Jenna Taulman as the Contracting Officer serving as the primary points of contact for all inquiries. Responses must be submitted in writing by June 3, 2026, and oral communications will not be considered. The anticipated award date is June 2026, and while firms may submit substantiating documentation or requests for additional information, the government retains full discretion over whether to proceed with a competitive or non-competitive award. The place of performance is in Seattle, Washington, and the system will be used to support NOAA’s operational data collection and reporting needs.
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Requisition 143041-26-0037
1. Point of Contact:
Grace LaPierre, Contract Specialist
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: grace.lapierre@noaa.gov
Jenna Taulman, Contracting Officer
U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA
Western Acquisition Division
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,
Seattle, WA 98115
EMAIL: jenna.taulman@noaa.gov
(2) Set-asides, if applicable: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Seattle Simplified Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, with Real Time Research, Inc for the lease of the Real Time Research’s proprietary cloud-base data collection and distribution system that was developed in 2011 to help accurately collect and distribute data to the proper agencies in a timely manner.
(3) Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 518210
(4) Description:
(i) The requirement is for a 1-year lease of the Real Time Research’s cloud-base data collection and
distribution system used by NOAA at the Lower Granite Dam adult fish trap as the code and database structure are specifically designed to satisfy the numerous custom data rules and relationships that have developed over the thirteen years they have maintained and upgraded the existing system ;
(ii) 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 before the due date/ deadline of this SAM posting. 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. The anticipated award date is estimated to be June 2026.
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