NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO OCEAN SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL LTD. FOR NOAA FISHERIES, ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER, TED STEVENS MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, JUNEAU, ALASKA. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE ONE GUIDELINE AUTOSAL SALINOMETER WITH ACCESSORIES. THIS INSTRUMENT IS NECESSARY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IS HAS A UNIQUE CONTINUOUS FLOW SAMPLING SYSTEM AND IT IS THE ONLY SALINOMETER CAPABLE OF REACHING THE REQUIRED RESOLUTION OF 0.0002 PSU WITH AN ACCURACY OF +/- -0.002 FOR ONLY 50ML OF SAMPLE REQUIRED. THIS LEVEL OF ACCURACY IS CRITICAL FOR THE OCEAN ACIDIFICATION STUDIES, WHICH REQUIRE DETECTION OF MINUTE CHANGES IN THE MARINE CHEMISTRY OF CONTROLLED SYSTEMS. IN ADDITION THIS IS THE ONLY MACHINE THAT CAN MONITOR SALINITY ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THESE STUDIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN A SYSTEM WITH CONTINUALLY FLOWING SEA WATER.THE ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR THIS RESEARCH CAN NOT BE FOUND USING ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE METHODS OR MACHINE. THERE IS NO INSTRUMENT REMOTELY SIMILAR TO THIS. OCEAN SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL LTD IS UNIQUALLY QUALIFIED TO FILL THIS GOVERNMENT NEED AS OCEAN SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL LTD IS THE EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF THIS PRODUCT AND ITS ACCESSORIES. THIS INSTRUMENT IS CRITICAL TO THE MISSION AND IS THE ONLY MACHINE THAT WILL PROVIDE THE CAPABILITIES REQUIRED TO EFFECTIVELY MEET THIS CRITICAL NEED. BASED ON THE ABOVE, NOAA BELIEVES OCEAN SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL LTD IS THE ONLY VENDOR AVAILABLE THAT CAN MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS AND IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THIS PRODUCT. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FOR 45 DAYS FROM DATE OF AWARD. NOTWITHSTANDING THE GOVERNMENTS INTENT TO NEGOTIATE THIS REQUIREMENT WITH OCEAN SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL LTD., UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF 41 USC253(C)(1), ANY OTHER RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE WHICH, IF TIMELY RECEIVED, WILL BE EVALUATED BY NOAA TO DETERMINE IF A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION SHOULD BE ISSUED. RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED BY AUGUST 25, 2007. RESPONSES MAY BE FAXED TO (907) 586-8726 OR E-MAILED TO [email protected]. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROPOSED ACQUISITION MAY BE DIRECTED TO SUZANNE JOHNSTON. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED TOTAL AWARD VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.

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