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NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY (AOML), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH UIC INC OUT OF JOLIET, IL FOR A CO2 COULOMETER WITH EMULTATION, OPTIMIZATION AND OPEN CELL COMPARTMENT.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT UIC IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER OF THESE INSTRUMENTS WITH NO RESELLERS. AOML HAS BEEN USING THESE INSTRUMENTS FROM UIC FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. USING ANOTHER UNPROVEN MANUFACTURER WOULD PUT THE DATA IN QUESTION WHICH WOULD REDUCE FUTURE FUNDING AND AOML’S STATUS AS THE LEADER IN THE FIELD OF OCEAN CARBON MEASUREMENTS. THE UIC COULOMETER IS A NECESSARY COMPONENT AS LISTED IN THE GUIDE TO BEST PRACTISES FOR OCEAN CO2 MEASUREMENTS; PICES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 3, 191 PP. THESE ARE TO BE DELIVERED NO LATER THAN 8/16/2024 TO MIAMI, FL.

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.