The US Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Simplified Acquisition Branch intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the University of Georgia, Athens, using the procedures in FAR Part 13, To provide marine mammal diagnostic testing from cases submitted by the NMFS Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Program network members, especially during Unusual Mortality Events (UMEs), and by researchers especially from live capture release health assessments, to further our understanding of health, health trends, and diseases of marine mammal populations in the wild and provide advice to management regarding circumstances or causes of morbidity and mortality in these marine animal populations. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Only one responsible source.
The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this acquisition is 541380 with a business size standard of $15.0M.

This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes, nor will one be posted on FedBizOpps.

Although a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if any interested party believes that it is capable of meeting the requirements, and in an effort to comply with the requirements outlined in FAR 5.102, a firm may request an electronic copy of the solicitation from the Contract Specialist, Natasha Thieman, ([email protected]).

All electronic correspondence shall have the subject line read:

Announcement Number: 1305M2-19-(02685)
Project Title: Unusual Mortality Events (UME)

All responsible sources may submit a Capability Statement and/or a quote in accordance with the solicitation, which shall be considered by the agency if received on or before 5:00 PM EST on July 26, 2019. The Capability Statement must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NOAA to determine if the party can meet all of the requirements.

The solicitation will remain open from date of posting to Friday July 26, 2019.