SAM #143051-26-0032

Continuous Seawater Supply and System Maintenance for NOAA La Jolla Laboratory

NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California, requires a continuous supply of seawater for marine research operations. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center/O&M Division - OEMs and Vendors: - Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California San Diego (UCSD) - UC Regents (sole source provider due to infrastructure ownership) - Products/Services Requested: - Continuous seawater supply service to the La Jolla Laboratory - Delivery rate: 80 gallons per minute (approx. 420,480 hundred-gallon units per year) - Includes operations and maintenance of the SIO seawater system - Seawater pumped from SIO Pier intake, through SWFSC aquarium, returned via SIO outfall - Unique or Notable Requirements: - All piping, valves, pumps, and associated equipment (except inside the laboratory) are owned and maintained by SIO - No alternative sources available due to exclusive infrastructure and ground lease agreement - Sole source justification; only UC Regents can provide the required service - Firm-fixed price contract anticipated - Place of Performance: - SWFSC La Jolla Laboratory, La Jolla, CA - Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier, La Jolla, CA

Description

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.

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