PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR NORTHERN FUR SEAL CURRICULUM AND SEA UNSEEN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT WITH THALASSA TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ALASKA SCHOOLS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE INTEREST IN SCIENCE, MATH AND TECHNOLOGY BY INTEGRATING THE SCIENCE THAT NOAA CONDUCTS INTO THE SCHOOL'S SCIENCE CIRRICULUM. UNDER PROPOSED CONTRACT, THALASSA EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WILL COLLABORATE WITH NOAA'S OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO 1) PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY BY INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF AND USE OF NOAA DATA, INFORMATION, AND PROGRAMS; AND 2) BUILD NOAA'S CAPABILITY TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES AND ENABLE INFORMED DECISION MAKING. THALASSA HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH NOAA-FISHERIES DURING FILMING OF TWO SHORT VIDEOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL CIRRICULUM, AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF FILMING AND DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL DURING THE "MICROWORLDS" PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE SEA UNSEEN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. IN ADDITIONA, THALASSA HAS WORKED WITH NOAA-FISHERIES STAFF INVOLVED IN THE NORTHERN FUR SEAL CURRICULUM AND WAS INVOLVED WITH PAST NOAA-FISHERIES WHICH WILL BE USED AS TEMPLATES FOR THE NORTHERN FUR SEAL CURRICULUM. 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. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. THE WESTERN REGIONAL ACQUISITION DIVISION REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE BE REGISTERED WITH THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2003. AFTER THIS DATE, NO AWARD CAN BE MADE UNLESS THE VENDER IS REGISTERED IN CCR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER IN CCR PLEASE ACCESS THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV. IN ORDER TO REGISTER WITH THE CCR AND TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE, ALL OFFERORS MUST HAVE A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER. A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER MAY BE ACQUIRED FREE OF CHARGE BY CONTACTING DUN & BRADSTREET ON-LINE AT WWW.DNB.COM/EUPDATE OR BY PHONE AT (800) 333-0505. ALL CONTRACTORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS AT HTTP://ORCA.BPN.GOV.