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single source attachment for post.pdf | Jun 12, 2026 |
INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE FOR RECREATIONAL QUOTA ENTRY HALIBUT STAMPS DATA VALIDATIN
Contact and place of performance
Heather Mahle
Juneau, AK 99801
USA
***The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office (AGO), Western Acquisition Division-Boulder (WAD), Management and Budget Acquisition Office(OMB), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with State of Alaska Department to Fish and Game located in Juneau, Alaska for Recreational Quota Entry (RQE) Halibut Stamps Data Valid...
View moreApproximately 200,000 electronic charter halibut stamps will be purchased by charter operators each year on eFISH, a NOAA Fisheries online platform. Charter operators may purchase any amount of stamps at any time. The electronic stamps will be held in a cache in the charter operator’s personal eFISH account. The use of the stamps will be documented by charter operators on ADF&G electronic charter vessel logbooks (eLogbook). ADF&G requires charter operators to complete an eLogbook entry for each charter vessel fishing trip. ADF&G also has a regulatory requirement for charter operators to periodically upload their eLogbook data to ADF&G’s eLogbook database. Through this requirement, ADF&G will compile the eLogbook data and share it with NOAA Fisheries to facilitate RQE and fishery management. NOAA Fisheries will merge the eLogbook data into the charter operator’s eFISH halibut stamp accounts, thereby providing a means to “debit” the daily use of halibut stamps from the charter operator’s account. By viewing their NOAA Fisheries eFISH account, charter operators will be able to track all of their purchases of halibut stamps and all of the validated uses of stamps.
Key tasks for the contractor (ADF&G) include the following:
The base year period of performance is one year from the date of award, with one option year for a period of 12 months.
***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.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with the State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) for Recreational Quota Entry (RQE) halibut stamps data validation services. This requirement, identified under solicitation number FD-2026-392, involves tracking the daily use of charter halibut stamps on vessel logbooks and sharing that data with NOAA Fisheries. As the only entity that maintains the electronic logbook platform required for all saltwater charter operators under state regulations, ADF&G is the sole provider capable of executing these services to facilitate RQE program implementation.
The scope of work includes modifying the existing electronic charter vessel logbook to enable operators to enter validated halibut stamps for each trip, providing regulatory instructions, and maintaining an API feed for data sharing. ADF&G will compile eLogbook data and share it with NOAA Fisheries, allowing the agency to debit stamps from approximately 200,000 annual purchases made via the eFISH online platform. The performance period consists of a one-year base period from the date of award, with one 12-month follow-on option year. Work will be performed in Juneau, Alaska, under NAICS code 541990 for All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.
This special notice, published on June 12, 2026, is not a request for competitive proposals; however, firms may submit documentation to the point of contact, Heather Mahle, by June 29, 2026, to demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements. The government will evaluate such submissions solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. There is no set-aside designated for this action, which includes one attachment regarding the single-source determination.
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