INTENT TO AWARD TO SINGLE SOURCE

NOAA's NMFS, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Auke Bay Laboratories, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with the State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game under this notice ABL-16082. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC) is a government agency charged with the mission of stewardship for living marine resources. The Center provides scientific and technical support to NMFS for the management, conservation, and wise use of the Alaska region's marine and anadromous resources. The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) has a requirement for Charter, Cooperative Support, and Transportation services on the Research Vessel Medeia. The Services are in line with Per Use Agreement no. 04-AWJ-252.. Award for this requirement will be in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. Interested person may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. It is the Government's belief that the only source that can provide this service under the agreement number 04-AWJ-252. This Per Use Agreement ("PUA") is for 14 days vessel usage in exchange for ADFG building on NOAA Subport property. Under the terms of this Agreement NMFS will pay costs associated with premium pay, food, administrative fee, etc. If you feel that your firm possesses the ability to provide these requirements, then you must respond by demonstrating your firm's technical capability to meet these requirements within 15 days of this Notice of intent posting. In order to protect proprietary information and prevent the unintentional releasing of guarded information all interested firms must conduct their own research regarding the specifications of the above listed item. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy these requirement