Norman, OK for nonpersonal services for electric, natural gas, sewage and water for the Radar Operations Center (ROC) facility on the campus

*** National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with University of Oklahoma (UO), Norman, OK for nonpersonal services for electric, natural gas, sewage and water for the Radar Operations Center (ROC) facility on the campus . ***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), requirement with UO for the purchase of electric power service on leased property located on the UO campus. The service will be provided to the ROC facility located on the UO campus per Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) dated October 1, 2011. UO is the sole provider of electric, natural gas, sewage and water on the UO campus and has existing resources and infrastructure to provide the needed utilitilies to the ROC. The ROC has been connected to the necessary UO infrastructure via previous contracts. The Base Period of performance will be 8/1/2020 through 7/31/2021. ***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.