The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), intends to negotiate and award a Firm Fixed Price award on a full and open basis for trace element and oxygen isotope analysis of coral material for paleoclimate study in the western pacific warm pool.
All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The Statement of Work is only available online by downloading from this site. Technical and past performance are more important than price. Quotes are to remain effective for 30 days after close of solicitation. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service. Potential offerors may direct all inquiries pertaining to the solicitation in writing to Robin Burress at [email protected] or faxed to 828-271-4009. Telephone requests will not be honored.

In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for an award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration in SAM, contact the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. The proposed acquisition is full and open competition. This is a Simplified Acquisition (Other than Commercial Items) and Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 13 apply.

Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a
Felony Conviction Under Any Federal Law {Class Deviation) {March 2014)

(1) In accordance with Sections 536 and 537 of Division B of Public Law 113-76
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, none of the funds made available by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 funding may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that-

(a) Was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government, or

{b) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(2) The Offeror represents that, as of the date of this offer-

(a) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal law within the preceding 24 months.

(b) It is [ ] is not [ ] a corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability.

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