NET Trawl Doors

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICES (NMFS), ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER (AFSC) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH NOR’EASTERN TRAWL SYSTEMS INC (NET) OUT OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA FOR 3 PAIRS OF DV6X9-1800NOAA TRAWL DOORS TO BE DELIVERED TO SEATTLE, WA. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT NET IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THESE TRAWL DOORS. THE USE OF THESE SPECIFIC DOORS IS SPECIFIED IN THE NOAA NMFS NATIONAL PROTOCOLS FOR STANDARDIZATION OF TRAWLING (STAUFFER ET AL., 2004), AND THE USE OF ANY OTHER DOOR WOULD VIOLATE OUR COMMITMENT TO THE USE OF THESE STANDARDS. ALSO OTHER DOORS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION OR FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER COULD INTRODUCE BIAS INTO OUR OBSERVATIONS OF ABUNDANCE FROM THE TRAWL SURVEY, SERIOUSLY IMPACTING THE ASSESSMENT. DELIVERY SCHEDULE FOR THESE PRODUCTS IS NO LATER THAN MARCH 1, 2021. ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT 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 IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH 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.