# Non-Personal Services To Update The Atlantis Ecosystem Model

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/145025240098mwh

- Solicitation number: 145025-24-0098MWH
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce (n-COMMERCEDEPARTMENTOF)
- NAICS: 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Product or service code: F999 Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support
- Place of performance: Canberra, AU-ACT, AUS
- First posted: July 26, 2024
- Last posted: July 26, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d1733fad287e488eb6cfdb447e93e8b1/view

## Description

**MODIFICATION 1:** THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CORRECT THE PLACE OF PERFORMANCE. TO BE CRANBERRA, AUSTRALIA.

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR) GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (GLERL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION LOCATED IN AUSTRALIA FOR SERVICES TO REVISE AND UPDATE THE ATLANTIS ECOSYSTEM MODEL TO IMPROVE ITS CAPABILITIES FOR SIMULATING EFFECTS OF INVASIVE SPECIES, CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABLE NUTRIENTS ON GREAT LAKES FISHERIES AND FOOD WEBS AT THE RELEVANT SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION DEVELOPED THE ATLANTIS ECOSYSTEM AND THE ONLY SOURCE CODE CHANGES CAN BE DONE BY COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION. THE ATLANTIS ECOSYSTEM MODEL CODE NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE AN INPUT OF VERTICAL TURBULENCE TIME SERIES AND OTHER ANALYSIS.

THIS MODEL HAS BEEN USED BY NOAA IN SEVERAL COASTAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA COAST, THE CHESEAPEAKE BAY, THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC, GULF OF MEXICO, AND GULF OF ALASKA. THE MODEL UPDATE IS NEEDED TO ACCELERATE NOAA'S ABILITIES TO PROJECT CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON THE GREAT LAKES ECOSYSTEMS AND FISHERIES.

**PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:** 10/01/2024 THROUGH 09/30/2025

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.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (UEI U6N9KL8GS1H5)
- Contract: 1305M324P0544, purchase order
- Obligated: $27,000.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 145025240098MWH equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; awarding office not confirmed (medium confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1305M324P0544_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 26, 2024: Special notice, due August 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 06b22657b85e4193af28938c40e4ce07. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/06b22657b85e4193af28938c40e4ce07/view
- July 26, 2024: Special notice, due August 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice d1733fad287e488eb6cfdb447e93e8b1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d1733fad287e488eb6cfdb447e93e8b1/view

## Points of contact

- Marilyn Herrera, marilyn.herrera@noaa.gov, 303-578-2707

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