SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- SUPPLEMENTAL FISHERY OBSERVER SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 1/3/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Administrative Support Center, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- EA133F-03-RP-0001
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2003
- Point of Contact
- Lynne Phipps, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 441-6881, Fax (757) 441-3786, - Melvyn Desjarlais, Supv. Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 441-6647, Fax (757) 441-3786,
- E-Mail Address
-
lynne.b.phipps@noaa.gov, melvyn.a.desjarlais@noaa.gov
- Description
- The Eastern Administrative Support Center (EASC) intends to acquire supplemental fishery observer services for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), Woods Hole, MA. Contractor services will collect scientific, management, regulatory compliance and economic data for fisheries by placing observers aboard U.S. domestic fishing vessels in the Northwest Atlantic. This data, which cannot be obtained either dockside or while aboard government research vessels, is necessary for the management of fisheries occurring in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the high seas beyond the EEZ. Observers are also deployed to foreign fishing vessels participating in joint venture operations with American vessels. This work requires deploying certified observers to meet coverage levels prescribed in sea day schedules developed by NMFS/NEFSC. The contractor shall support, as specified, the observers during each phase of their employment period, including training, briefing, travel, accomplishing requisite land duties, data collection on fishing vessels, and debriefings. Vessels operate out of ports from North Carolina to Maine. Typically, trips are 1-14 days in duration. The vessels operate in ocean waters, 3-200 miles offshore in all weather conditions. Observers shall collect scientific, management, compliance and other data at sea through interviews of vessels captains and crew, observations of fishing operations, measurements of selected portions of the catch and fishing gear and collection of samples. For most domestic fisheries, observer coverage is mandated by several Fishery Management Plans (FMP), Take Reduction Plans (TRP), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Management and Conservation Act (MSFMCA) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA). Data collected once per trip includes data on the vessel, crew, fishing practices and cost of operation. The contractor shall provide all necessary logistical and administrative support to deploy observers to ports from which fishing vessels depart. This includes making travel arrangements, providing travel advances for observers, reimbursing vessel operators for observer meals, and reimbursing observers for travel expenses. The Government anticipates award of a firm-fixed-price type of contract with a period of performance of one (1) year with three one-year options, to start on or about April 1, 2003. The anticipated issue date for the solicitation is January 21, 2003 with a closing date on or about February 21, 2003. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal that will be considered by the agency. Requests for the solicitation must be in writing or by fax. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Fax number (757) 441-3786.
- Record
- SN00233623-W 20030105/030103213221 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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