Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Intent to Sole Source for Drought Planning Research Services
Deadline: 18 Jun 2026
Posting Date: 04 Jun 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 142614355
Document Ref. No.: 145044-26-0004JRW
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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POINT OF CONTACT:
JAMIE ROSALES-WOLD
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/NOAA
WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION
325 BROADWAY, SOU6
BOULDER, CO 80305
PHONE: 303-578-6951
EMAIL: [email protected]
***THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-S (NOAA) ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, CLIMATE PROGRAM OFFICE (CPO), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO 12.102(a), WITH THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOR SERVICES, NON-PERSONAL FOR DROUGHT PLANNING RESEARCH TO BE PERFORMED IN BOULDER, CO. NO SET ASIDE IS TO BE USED FOR THIS SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT. THE ASSOCIATED NAICS CODE IS 541990.
***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON NOAA-S REQUIREMENT THAT THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT POSSESSES THE EXPERTISE FOR INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THE SOCIETAL DIMENSIONS OF HAZARDS AND DISASTERS. NATURAL HAZARDS CENTER IS THE ONLY ACADEMIC RESEARCH CENTER IN THE NATION TASKED WITH BRINGING TOGETHER RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND POLICY COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE HAZARD (DROUGHT) RISK AND THE HARM TO PEOPLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN DISASTERS. NATURAL HAZARDS CENTER FOCUS IS ON HAZARD MITIGATION AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY. THESE SKILLS INCLUDE A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF, AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH, THE MANAGEMENT AND RISK CONTEXT OF HAZARD PLANNING, AND THE ABILITY TO QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY APPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE TO A VERY COMPLICATED HAZARD (DROUGHT) IN A PREPAREDNESS CONTEXT. WITHOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER, NOAA WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS KEY PROGRAMMATIC GAP ON CURRENT DROUGHT COMMUNICATION AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS, WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FULLY MEET THE CONGRESSIONAL MANDATE AS OUTLINED IN THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM (NIDIS) PUBLIC LAW 109-430 TO INTEGRATE INFORMATION ON DROUGHT IMPACTS INFORMATION, AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO IMPROVE HOW NIDIS...
Notice ID: 145044-26-0004jrw
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: b510 - special studies/analysis- environmental assessments
NAICS Code: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Inactive Dates: jun 19, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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