Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Intent to Sole Source for Photopigment Analysis Services
Deadline: 23 Jun 2026
Posting Date: 09 Jun 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 142904198
Document Ref. No.: 145025-26-0034JRW
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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145025-26-0034JRW
POINT OF CONTACT:
JAMIE ROSALES
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 (OAR), GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (GLERL), INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE AND AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF RFO 12.102(a), WITH AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOR SERVICE, NON-PERSONAL FOR PHOTOPIGMENT ANALYSIS TO BE PERFORMED AT HUNTSVILLE, AL. 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 AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS THE ONLY VENDOR THAT PROVIDES SERVICES FOR PHOTOPIGMENT ANALYSIS. AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS THE ONLY LABORATORY SOURCE THAT HAS THE EQUIPMENT, RESOURCES, AND ABILITIES TO PERFORM THIS WORK AS OUTLINED ABOVE. PHOTOPIGMENT ANALYSIS IS VERY SPECIALIZED AND ONLY A HANDFUL OF LABS ACTIVELY DETERMINE CONCENTRATIONS. THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH TEAM EXAMINES PHOTOPIGMENTS, ESPECIALLY CYANOBACTERIA PHOTOPIGMENTS, IN LAKE SYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD. RESEARCH FOCAL AREAS INCLUDE PALEOLIMNOLOGY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS. IT IS CRITICAL TO KEEP THE ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTS CONSISTENT AND THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE USING THE SAME PROCESS BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AS THEY ARE SPECIALIZED FOR FRESHWATER PIGMENT ANALYSIS. VENDOR HAS CONFIRMED THEY ARE THE SOLE SOURCE.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27, 2027.
***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 CONT...
Notice ID: 145025-26-0034jrw
Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of
Sub-tier: national oceanic and atmospheric administration
Office: dept of commerce noaa
Product Service Code: b533 - special studies/analysis- water quality
NAICS Code: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Inactive Dates: jun 24, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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