NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT. PURPOSE IS TO PURCHASE PINNACLE AQUATICS LLC BRAND (PINNACLE) DRYSUITS FOR THE NOAA DIVING PROGRAM OFFICE IN SEATTLE, WA. NOAA REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY 110 EACH PINNACLE BRAND DRYSUITS AND WETSUITS. NOAA HAS TESTED SEVERAL DIFFERENT BRANDS OF WETSUITS AND DRYSUITS. THE DIVING PROGRAM HAS STANDARDIZED ON A "SHELL" TYPE DRYSUIT FOR THERMAL AS WELL AS BIO-HAZARD PROTECTION. THE DIVING PROGRAM HAS STANDARDIZED ON TRILAMINATE DRYSUITS FROM PINNACLE AS PINNACLE BRAND MET PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDIZATION REQUIREMENTS CRITICAL TO THE DIVING PROGRAM OFFICE SUCCESS.
THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR PART 13. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. THE WESTERN REGIONAL ACQUISITION DIVISION REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE BE REGISTERED WITH THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2003. AFTER THIS DATE, NO AWARD CAN BE MADE UNLESS THE VENDER IS REGISTERED IN CCR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER IN CCR PLEASE ACCESS THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV. IN ORDER TO REGISTER WITH THE CCR AND TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE, ALL OFFERORS MUST HAVE A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER. A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER MAY BE ACQUIRED FREE OF CHARGE BY CONTACTING DUN & BRADSTREET ON-LINE AT WWW.DNB.COM/EUPDATE OR BY PHONE AT (800) 333-0505. ALL CONTRACTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS AT HTTP://ORCA.BPN.GOV.