A -- Notice of Intent to procure on Sole Source basis

This synopsis serves as notice of intent to negotiate a sole source simplified acquisition with the University of Washington’s Climate Impact Group (CIG) to identify and quantify relationships between large-scale climate variations, local environmental changes, and variations in Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) activity in the Pacific Northwest. The contractor must have expertise required to conduct such a study and familiarity with climate data in the Pacific Northwest. The Government believes that only CIG has the requisite expertise in selecting and extracting pertinent environmental data from complex datasets that are critical factors in conceptual and quantitative models used to assess patterns of climatic variations and familiarity with the Pacific Northwest climate data required to provide these services. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered.