***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY (NOS) MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY (MBNMS) OFFICE. INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ (UCSC) OF SANTA CRUZ, CA FOR SERVICES TO RESCUE, TAG AND TRANSLOCATE UP TO 400 SPECIMENS OF BLACK ABALONE THREATENED BY THE MUD CREEK SLIDE IN THE BIG SURE AREA OF MONTEREY, CA.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT UCSC IS BASED ON DR. PETER RAIMONDI OF THE UNIVERSITY IS THE ONLY SOURCE IN THE WORLD WITH THE REQUIRED NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) PERMIT/AUTHORIZATION (NMFS PERMIT#18761) TO COLLECT AND MOVE ENDANGERED BLACK ABALONE. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS SERVICE IS DATE OF AWARD THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2018 WITH TWO OPTIONS FOR A FINAL END DATE OF DECEMBER 31, 2020.

***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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