Access to National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-SEATTLE (WAD), THE PACIFIC ISLANDS DIVISION (PID) OF THE OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (OLE), NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(B)(1), WITH CAROLYN FUIMAONO-FAUMUI LOCATED IN PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS TO NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY OF AMERICAN SAMOA, FAGATELE BAY TO BE PERFORMED AT PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT CAROLYN FUIMAONO-FAUMUI IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT OWNS THE PROPERTY AND WHO GRANTS ACCESS FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS TO NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY OF AMERICAN SAMOA, FAGATELE BAY. THE LANDOWNERS REQUIRE PAYMENT FROM THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO ACCESS THEIR PROPERTY AND THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS SAFEST LANDSIDE ROUTE INTO AND OUT OF THE SANCTUARY. THE MOST ACCESSIBLE ROUTES ARE THROUGH PRIVATELY HELD FAMILY LANDS.

WITHOUT LANDSIDE ACCESS, THE ONLY WAY TO CONDUCT ENFORCEMENT AND DETERRENT PATROLS WOULD BE VIA A PATROL VESSEL. NOAA OLE DOES NOT HAVE A PATROL VESSEL BASED IN AMERICAN SAMOA. WITHOUT THIS CONTRACT, ACCESSING THE SANCTUARY CAUSES UNDUE HARDSHIPS AND STRESS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT TEAM. THE INABILITY/ISSUES OF ACCESSING THE SANCTUARY VIA LANDSIDE AFFECT THE MISSION BY DENYING/LIMITING ACCESS TO THE SANCTUARY WHERE VIOLATIONS HAVE AND CONTINUE TO OCCUR.

UNLIMITED LANDSIDE ACCESS VIA PRIVATELY OWNED LANDS AND CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF DRIVEWAYS AND FOOTPATHS INTO THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY OF AMERICAN SAMOA, FAGATELE BAY. THE INTENDED USE IS TO PROVIDE NOAA OLE AND DMWR PERSONNEL THE ABILITY TO WALK/DRIVE ONTO PRIVATELY HELD LANDS IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LANDSIDE ENFORCEMENT AND DETERRENT PATROLS OF THE MSA, MMPA AND ESA WITHIN FAGATELE BAY.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH 5 YEARS.

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.