The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Habitat Conservation (OHC) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Environmental Law Institute to provide an assessment of national cooperative wetland activities as reflected by nominations to the 2008 ELI National Wetland Award Program. ELI will assess the nominations for each award category to identify regional interest (i.e., number per region/award type)(e.g., coastal NE, coastal SE and Caribbean, coastal SW, coastal NW, coastal Alaska, Pacific Islands, Great Lakes, Mississippi/Ohio River drainage, inland, multi-regional, and national), habitat types involved, and degree of federal involvement, degree of state and local involvement, degree of involvement with NGO's and degree of involvement with institutions of higher education (2- and 4-year colleges, or graduate). The analysis should be tailored to the award category, as appropriate. Information may be provided in tabular form for each award type. The NAICS code is 813312. Notwithstanding the Government's intent to negotiate this requirement on a sole source basis under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, any source possessing the capabilities to provide the required service may submit a statement of capabilities which, if timely received, will be considered by NOAA. Responses must be received by May 6, 2008. Responses must be emailed to
[email protected] or faxed to (301) 713-0808. Award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures.