NRMJ10002300608SML

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), EARTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORIES (ESRL), GLOBAL MONITORING LABORATORY (GML), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH NEPTUNE & CO INC LOCATED IN LAKEWOOD, CO FOR NON-PERSONAL SERVICES TO FURTHER DEVELOP NOAA’S CARBONTRACKER MODELING SYSTEM TO BE PERFORMED IN LAKEWOOD, CO.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT NEPTUNE & CO INC IS THE ONLY VENDOR ABLE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SCOPE.

CODE DEVELOPMENT MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING NOAA CARBONTRACKER AND UNIFIED FORECAST SYSTEM MODEL CODES AND MUST RUN EFFICIENTLY ON NOAA SUPERCOMPUTING PLATFORMS. NEPTUNE & CO INC HAS EXTENSIVE AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WITH THESE SPECIFIC NOAA MODEL CODES AND PROTOCOLS FOR EARTH SYSTEM MODELING NECESSARY FOR INTEROPERABILITY. NEPTUNE & CO INC ALREADY HAS ACCESS TO AND EXPERIENCE WORKING ON NOAA HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PLATFORMS, AND ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO FURTHER DEVELOP EXISTING COMPUTER CODES TO IMPLEMENT THE UFS MODEL INTO CARBONTRACKER.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH 2 YEARS AFTER DATE OF AWARD.

***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.