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Supplemental Work Within Scope of Work -- Internet and Internet 2 Service

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NRMAF000-11-01178-2Federal

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The contract modification involves the U.S. Department of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisitions Division in Kansas City, seeking to enhance existing Internet and Internet-2 services for the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory’s Lake Michigan Field Station in Muskegon, Michigan. This modification is being conducted on a sole source basis with Merit Network Inc. under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Merit Network Inc., a not-for-profit consortium of nine Michigan universities, is uniquely positioned as the only known provider in Michigan offering access to Internet-2, a vital high-speed research network utilized by NOAA laboratories and educational institutions. The supplemental services will include additional connections and annual access fees to integrate the Lake Michigan Field Station’s bandwidth with the wide area network managed by Merit Network at NOAA’s main facility in Ann Arbor. The original contract scope covered bandwidth and access fees for Internet and Internet-2 services at the Ann Arbor facility, with recent upgrades supporting Gigabit Internet speeds requiring dedicated fiber optic infrastructure to connect to the Merit Network backbone. The added work ensures continued high-speed, reliable data transfer and communication capabilities critical for research and data acquisition. A sources sought notice was issued in November 2010 but yielded no responses, affirming the sole source justification. The contract is under the NAICS code 517110 and managed from Norfolk, Virginia, with direct contracting inquiries addressed to the designated contracting specialist at NOAA. This modification supports NOAA’s mission-critical connectivity needs at its Muskegon field station by leveraging Merit Network’s unique access and expertise.

General Info

NOAA modifies contract with Merit Network for enhanced high-speed Internet-2 services in Muskegon station.

Agency

Department Of Commerce Noaa

NAICS

517110 - Wired Telecommunications Carriers

Place of Performance

1431 Beach Street, MUSKEGON, MI, 49441, USA

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NONE

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PostedDec 1

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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

Contacts

Shelley SmithContracting Specialist

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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 modify contract WC133R-08-SE-4913, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Merit Network Inc for supplemental services within the scope of work for Internet and Internet-2 services at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) Lake Michigan Field Station in Muskegon, MI. A sources sought notice was posted to FedBizOpps on November 10, 2010 and closed on November 22, 2010. No responses were received. The original statement of work includes bandwidth and access fees for Internet and Internet-2 services for GLERL in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The bandwidth for the Lake Michigan Field Station will be aggregated from the wide area network provided by Merit Network Inc at the GLERL main facility in Ann Arbor, MI. The supplemental work is for the additional attachment from Merit Network Inc to the Lake Michigan Field Station and the annual access fee. Internet and Internet-2 network connectivity is an essential service required by the GLERL Ann Arbor Facility and Lake Michigan Field Station for data acquisition, communications and research. Merit Network Inc is the only known provider in Michigan for access to Internet-2, the high-speed research network that many educational institutions and NOAA research laboratories utilize for essential data transfer. Merit Network Inc. is a not-for-profit organization of nine Michigan universities and is responsible for the management of the National Science Foundation Network (NSF) backbone service under a continuing cooperative agreement with NSF. GLERL recently increased network bandwidth to support high-speed Gigabit Internet access at its Ann Arbor facility. This required a dedicated fiber optic communications infrastructure from GLERL's Ann Arbor facility to the Internet and Internet-2 backbone within the Merit Network, Network Operations Center located several miles distant.