Notice of Intent to Sole Source: IT Support for NOAA Employees and Contractors at the Joint Hydrographic Center

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for Information Technology Support for NOAA employees and contractors at the Joint Hydrographic Center. The contract will be for a five-year period and will provide annual IT support for NOAA personnel and contractors working collaboratively with UNH researchers. The areas of service include computers and services, basic IT services, data storage for high-resilience data, and data storage for bulk data. The contract is intended to support the IT needs of 15 NOAA users throughout the period of performance, and up to four additional NOAA users in any option years. • The contract will be a firm-fixed-price contract. • The North American Industry Classification System code for this requirement is 541519 Other Computer Related Services. • The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $34M. • Vendors who believe they can meet this requirement must submit a written response demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the requirement.