purchase of a combined Phase One camera and Schneider Kreuznach lens which will be on planes and drones for

SPECIAL NOTICE

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*** National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office, Western Acquisition Division-Boulder, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Phase One United States Inc. of  Melville, NY for purchase of a combined Phase One camera and Schneider Kreuznach lens which will be on planes and drones for Aerial photographic surveys of the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas.

***The sole source determination is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), Marine Mammal Laboratories (MML) ongoing need for this data and this is the only camera which allows for third party software control, which can be integrated into the current image acquisition system.  Phase One United States Inc. does not have any authorized resellers. 

Delivery will be within 2 months or less after award.

***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.