***The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with SeaTrac Systems, Inc. located in Marblehead, MA for a 10 day USV Demo to be performed off the California coast.

***The sole source determination is based on NOAA’s requirement that SeaTrac System, Inc. is the only vendor that manufactures and distributes the USV previously purchased and modified by NOAA for Surface water Ocean Topography (SWOT) with the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).

Delivery within 90 days from 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.