Albacore Sampling

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office intends to award a single source, firm fixed price contract as authorized by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) to American Fisherman's Research Foundation for the purchase of Albacore Sampling.

The Government intends to procure this sole source requirement under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR part 13 and Commercial procedures in FAR part 12. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and a solicitation will not be issued.

Sources interested in responding to this notice will be considered for future requirements, and shall submit a capability statement that includes technical capability and cost information, sufficient detail, and convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “Albacore Sampling”.

To ensure your response along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 20 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time.

Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following POC: Jenna Taulman at jenna.taulman@noaa.gov A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the government.