UTILITY - ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR NOAA/MOC-P NEWPORT, OREGON

This publication serves as a Notice-of-Intent to procure services for the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO), Marine Operations Center-Pacific (MOC-P) on a sole source basis from Central Lincoln PUD-Peoples Utilities District. The government intends to acquire services under FAR Part 41, Acquisition of Utility Services. Proposed vendor will provide ongoing electric power to be provided on a continuous basis to the Marine Operations Center - Pacific. The utility contract is required in order to provide MOC-P with continuous permanent electric service in a manner and form that is consistent with 1) all applicable laws, regulations, permits and electric codes; and 2) meets the facility's service requirements over the course of the next year. This electrical service supports NOAA's Pacific fleet of research vessels. This vendor was identified by the program office as the only source that can meet the technical requirement of this service procurement because they are the only provider of electricity in the City of Newport, Oregon and the electricity is provided through their lines and meters. The government intends to negotiate a firm-fixed price contract with a 1-year period of performance that will begin February 1, 2014. This Notice-of-Intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment that fully meets the Government's requirements may submit substantiating documentation, such as the specifications of your product, in writing to the identified point of contact within 10 days after the publication of this notice. Such documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or 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.