B -- Research-Ecosystem Management of the Chesapeake Bay

This is a special notice as the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), intends to negotiate a single source purchase order(PO) for services needed to accomplish collaborative research related tasks and ecosystem based management of Chesapeake Bay shallow water systems with the Chesapeake Research Consortium, Edgewater, Maryland under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253c(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. This requirement will be procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulati1ons (FAR) Part 13, through Federal Acquisition Circular(FAC) 2005-12, using simplified acquisition procedures. The purpose of the resulting PO will allow NOAA to procure data and knowledge for its collaborative environmental Chesapeake Bay management efforts. A justification for other than full and open competition is on file. The reference number is NFFK0000-6-00564gel.