SNOW REMOVAL AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR COMPOUND IN MONTAGUE, NY

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE (AGO) WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) ) INTEND TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH TOWN OF MONTAGUE FOR SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES AT THE NEXT GENERATION WEATHER RADAR (NEXRAD) COMPOUND LOCATED IN MONTAGUE, NY.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NWS REQUIREMENT THAT SNOW MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE NEXRAD COMPOUND WHERE THE KTYX WSR-88D RADAR IS LOCATED IN MONTAGUE, NY IN ORDER TO ENSURE OPTIMUM FUNCTIONALITY. TOWN OF MONTAGUE HAS PROVIDED SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES AT THE NEXRAD COMPOUND SINCE THE COMPOUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997. TOWN OF MONTAGUE OWNS THE LAND THE NEXRAD COMPOUND IS SITUATED UPON AND DOES NOT ALLOW VENDORS TO WORK ON THEIR PROPERTY. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WILL BE FROM DATE OF AWARD FOR ONE (1) YEAR WITH FOUR (4) OPTION YEAR PERIODS.

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.