CPO Coastal Wetlands Reporting

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION’S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE (AGO), WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER (WAD), OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), CLIMATE PROGRAM OFFICE (CPO), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH SILVESTRUM CLIMATE ASSOCIATES LLC LOCATED IN SAUSALITO, CA FOR NON-PERSONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR COASTAL WETLANDS REPORTING AS PART OF THE ANNUAL U.S. INVENTORY ON GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS AND SINKS, TO BE PERFORMED IN THE COASTAL WETLANDS.

THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA’S REQUIREMENT THAT SILVESTRUM CLIMATE ASSOCIATES LLC IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT CAN PROVIDE THIS SERVICE. SILVESTRUM IS THE ONLY SOURCE QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED REPORTING SERVICES BECAUSE THEY HAVE UNIQUE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE REQUIRED RELATED TO COASTAL WETLANDS REPORTING. SILVESTRUM IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY SOURCE THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS RELATED TO REPORTING OF THE GREENHOUSE GAS FLUX ESTIMATES FOR COASTAL WETLANDS. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR ONE BASE YEAR WITH TWO OPTION YEARS FROM 07/30/2024 THROUGH 07/29/2027.

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