INTENT TO AWARD TO STATE OF ALASKA

INTENT TO AWARD TO A 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 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 Charters with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s vessel Media three times a year between 2022 and 2024. Each trip is three to four days and scheduled to support operations at Little Port Walter with the dates of the trips to be negotiated prior to the beginning of the first trip. The service is will be performed in accordance with the Use Agreement No. 04-ABWJ-252 NMFS Subport Facility Site and Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG); Per Use Agreement (“PUA”) Vessel Usage. No other sources are available for these charters and support as they are part of the agreement number 04-ABWJ-252. The State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game have a unique knowledge of the Survey areas and a joint interest in the research being conducted on these charters. No other vendor can meet our needs as this is a joint research activity and support for LPW between ADF&G and NMFS. Also no other vessel in our geographic location can deliver the required amount of fuel over this stretch of water. Award for this requirement will be in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Anticipated value will be under the Simplified acquisition procedures with an estimated value of less than $150,000.00. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy these requirement. Questions regarding this notification can be emailed to the attention of Heather Mahle at [email protected]. Subject line should include reference number ABL-22010.