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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF AN

UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT

SUPPORT

This notice is issued in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) Part 5.101, Presolicitation Notice. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Marine Minerals Administration (MMA), formerly the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Acquisition Operations Branch, is the contracting office for this procurement. The purpose of this notice is to announce the Government’s intent to negotiate a sole source contract as a result of an unsolicited proposal received entitled, “Research and Technology Advancement Support, A white Paper to BSEE OSRR” with Scigility Consulting, LLC, based on the offeror’s demonstrated unique capability in accordance with FAR 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
The overall objective of the project is to work with the MMA Response Research and Ohmsett Branch to develop a revised internal TRL guidebook that seeks to reshape the TRL gates in a manner that accounts for testing that is done at mesoscale (with oil) in context with testing that is done at full scale (without oil) to create a comprehensive evaluation of readiness. It is envisioned that these two documents will be developed concurrently to ensure aligned messaging between the T&E approach and TRL objectives. The goal is to provide a consistent, scientifically defensible approach and framework that Project Managers can apply to field testing of MMA technologies. The unsolicited proposal demonstrated unique knowledge and skillset. Scigility Consultant’s proposed personnel possess consists of more than 35 years’ combined experience in environmental research, consulting, and regulatory policy development. For two decades their lead key personnel focused on providing R&D, response, facilitation, outreach, and conflict resolution support to clients. This has included direct support for offshore upstream oil companies; Federal agencies; industry trade and/or response organizations; and international organizations. During the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the contractor’s proposed personnel have worked together serving as Chief Scientists and SME support to coordinate response operations monitoring efforts between BP, Federal and state enforcement and environmental agencies. The consultant’s experience includes: (1) Informed spill response policies and regulations in the United States (US), Canada,