Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Dutch Harbor Moorage

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOAA's Marine Operations Center, Acquisition, Accountability, and Analysis Branch, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with the City of Unalaska, of Unalaska, Alaska, for moorage, water, and power for the FY 18 mission season for the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson. NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson will be conducting NOAA surveys in the Bering Sea from April through September 2018 and will require ship berthing in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. During Dutch Harbor in-ports, the ship will also be taking on potable water, fuel, supplies, and scientific equipment, as well as disposing of garbage. NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson requires berth space at a pier that can accommodate fueling, supply delivery, and other loading alongside. The pier must have 20 feet of water alongside at Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) and accommodate the ship’s length of 209 feet. The pier must have direct fueling pipeline or adequate width and strength to support fuel tank truck fully loaded. NAICS: 488310 – Port and Harbor Operations Small Business Size - $38.5M This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide equipment that fully meets 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.