***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY (ESRL), GLOBAL MONITORING DIVISION (GMD) OFFICE INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH KOJI MIYAGAWA OUT OF TSUKUBA JAPAN FOR DODSON OZONE SPECTROPHOTOMETER AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE UPDATES.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT MR. MIYAGAWA IS THE ONLY PERSON WITH THE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THIS DODSON AUTOMATION SOFTWARE AND IS A FLUENT PROGRAMMER IN JAPANESE. HE IS AN EXPERT IN THE UMKEHR OZONE PROFILE RETRIEVALS, INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS AND OZONE DATA VALIDATION METHODS. NO OTHER VENDOR HAS WORKED WITH NOAA TO UNDERSTAND THE DATA STREAM, IS FAMILIAR WITH THE DODSON NETWORK, CAN PROGRAM IN JAPANESE AND IS ALSO A SCIENTIST TO EFFECTIVELY RUN QUALITY CONTROL. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS SERVICE IS SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2020 FOR THE BASE PERIOD, WITH FOUR SIX MONTH OPTION PERIODS.

***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT 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 IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH 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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