CarbonTracker Development

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S ACQUISITION (NOAA) & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), GLOBAL MONITORING LABORATORY (GML), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE OUT OF CAMBRIDGE, MA FOR ADDITIONAL CARBONTRACKING MODEL DEVELOPMENT.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE IS THE SOLE ENTITY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN MEET AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NEED FOR CARBON TRACKING MODEL DEVELOPMENT. THE HARVARD TEAM HAS DEVELOPED SPECIALIZED CAPABILITIES FOR PREPROCESSING SATELLITE RETRIEVALS AND HAS INVENTED NEW METHODS FOR UTILIZING SATELLITE DATA PRODUCTS ALONG WITH SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENTS FROM NOAA’S GREENHOUSE GAS REFERENCE NETWORK.

THE HARVARD TEAM HAS PUBLISHED THEIR METHOD AND FINDINGS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. THEY HAVE UNIQUE AND DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR EXISTING COMPUTER CODES THAT WILL BE ADAPTED FOR IMPLEMENTATION INTO THE CARBONTRACKER. NO OTHER PROVIDER EXISTS THAT CAN CARRY OUT THIS WORK IN A TIMELY MANNER DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE MODELING FRAMEWORK AND SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE. THE REQUIRED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS BASE YEAR SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 – AUGUST 31, 2025 AND ONE OPTION YEAR SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 – AUGUST 31, 2026.

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 TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A GOVERNMENT DETERMINATION TO NOT 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.