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The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Eastern Region Acquisitions Division in Kansas City, plans to award a sole source contract to the University of Rhode Island (URI) for registration fees for 39 National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) staff to attend the biennial Sea Grant Week Conference held in Silver Spring, Maryland. This decision follows a sources sought notice that yielded no responses, justifying the sole source approach under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The NSGO, a federal partner within the National Sea Grant College Program, relies on this conference as the primary venue where leadership from federal and state Sea Grant programs convene to coordinate activities, set program priorities, and collaborate on strategic planning over a two-year cycle. Since the Rhode Island Sea Grant, hosted fiscally by URI, sponsors the event, all fees must be paid to URI, making them the sole source vendor for these registration services. Participation in this conference is critical to the NSGO's mission to develop effective guidance and coordination under the National Sea Grant College Act, ensuring efficient program implementation and mission success. Failure to attend would jeopardize collaborative planning efforts and reduce program effectiveness. The contract, titled "Sea Grant Registration Fees," carries solicitation number NRMAD0000-16-00940-1 and falls under NAICS code 611310. The point of contact for this procurement is Contracting Officer Shelley Smith, with the place of performance listed as Silver Spring, MD. This award facilitates continued partnership and alignment among Sea Grant entities, essential for advancing national oceanic and atmospheric research priorities.

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NOAA awards sole source contract to URI for 39 NSGO staff Sea Grant Week registration fees.

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Department Of Commerce Noaa

NAICS

611310 - Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Place of Performance

Office of Atmospheric Research 1315 East West Hwy SSMC-3, SILVER SPRING, MD, 20910, USA

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PostedJul 29

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Contacts1 person available

OfficeNORFOLK, VA, 23510, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa

Office AddressNORFOLK, VA, 23510, USA

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Shelley SmithContracting Officer

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisitions Division-Kansas City office intends to award, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with the University of Rhode Island, 75 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881, for registration fees for 39 staff at the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) to attend the Sea Grant Week Conference for the Office of Atmospheric Research in Silver Spring, MD. A Sources Sought notice was posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website on July 11, 2016 and closed on July 21, 2016. No responses were received. Sole Source Justification The National Sea Grant College Program is a university-based federal-state partnership, with three leadership groups. NOAA is the Federal partner, and is represented by the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO). The State universities are represented by the Sea Grant Association, composed of the Directors of the individual Sea Grant programs. Both are advised by the legislatively-mandated, presidentially-appointed National Sea Grant Advisory Board (NSGAB), a Federal Advisory committee. These three groups meet semi-annually at the Sea Grant Association Meeting to provide a mechanism to coordinate activities, to set program priorities at both the regional and national level, and learn about and discuss issues of importance to the oceans and coasts. The meeting is sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant, whose fiscal host is the University of Rhode Island (URI). Thus, all payments associated with this meeting must be made to URI. There is no other vendor. Participation in this meeting is essential for the NSGO to carry out its mission of developing and communicating program and strategic planning guidance to the state Sea Grant programs under the auspices of the National Sea Grant College Act 33 U.S.C. 33 U.S.C. - 1122-1133. The conference, held every two years, is the only time the leaders from the entire Sea Grant Program gather to develop program plans and strategies for carrying out the mission of the National Sea Grant College Program. If the NSGO does not attend this conference, the opportunity for collaboration and coordination will be lost for this two year planning cycle resulting in a less efficient program plan and decreasing the likelihood of mission success.