Continuous Seawater Supply

Requisition 143051-26-0032

Point of Contact:

Grace LaPierre, Contract Specialist

U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA

Western Acquisition Division

7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,

Seattle, WA 98115

EMAIL: grace.lapierre@noaa.gov

Jenna Taulman, Contracting Officer

U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA

Western Acquisition Division

7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 1,

Seattle, WA 98115

EMAIL: jenna.taulman@noaa.gov

1. Set-asides, if applicable: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisitions and Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Seattle Simplified Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, under the authority of RFO FAR 12.102(a) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, with UCSD Regents for the supply of continuous seawater flow (FOB Destination to La Jolla, CA). The proposed contract action is unrestricted.

2. Codes for services or supplies: NAICS 221310

3. Description:

(i) The requirement is for services to provide a continuous flow of seawater to the La Jolla Laboratory.  Seawater will be pumped from the intake at the end of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Pier, flow through the SWFSC experimental aquarium, and returned to the ocean via SIO’s seawater outfall.  All piping, valves, pumps and associated equipment are owned and maintained by SIO, with the exception of equipment on the premises of the SWFSC La Jolla Laboratory. The SWFSC La Jolla Laboratory is located on the campus of SIO, which is part of the University of California system, governed by the UC Regents.  NOAA and the UC Regents signed the Ground Lease for the land on which the laboratory was built on 17 June 2009.  The Ground Lease further specifies that NOAA will pay the UC Regents for seawater usage.  The infrastructure to provide the seawater is in place and there is no other source;

(ii) This presolicitation notice 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 or a request for additional information in writing to the identified point of contact before the due date/ deadline of this SAM posting. Such requests and 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. The anticipated award date is estimated to be April 2026.