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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 11, 2004 FBO #0958
SOLICITATION NOTICE

B -- COLLECTION OF SOCIOECONOMIC DATA FOR THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SHRIMP FISHERY

Notice Date

7/9/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541720 — Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Administrative Support Center, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106
 

ZIP Code

64106
 

Solicitation Number

WC133F-04-RP-0031SKC
 

Response Due

8/31/2004
 

Archive Date

9/15/2004
 

Point of Contact

Sharon Clisso, Contract Specialist, Phone (816) 426-7267 ext. 231, Fax (816) 426-7530, - William Becker, Acquisitions Branch Chief, Phone (816) 426-6823, Fax (816) 426-7530,
 

E-Mail Address

sharon.k.clisso@noaa.gov, william.j.becker@noaa.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Administrative Support Center (CASC), Acquisitions Management Division (AMD) intends to procure the collection of socioeconomic data for the South Atlantic shrimp fishery for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Fisheries Economics Office, Southeast Regional Office (SERO) in St. Petersburg, Florida. The purpose of the proposed work is to expand the socioeconomic data collection program for shrimp fishing craft in the Gulf of Mexico to those that primarily land their shrimp in the South Atlantic (i.e. East Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina). Research has shown that, in general, personal interviews are more successful in collecting high quality data compared to phone or mail interviews. The in-person approach has been shown to have a strong positive effect on response rates. This effect is particularly important in the case of a voluntary data collection, which this program is structured to be at this time. Activities associated with the following tasks are expected to commence in September 2004 and be completed no later than August 2005. Task 1: The contractor will conduct an intense, high quality outreach and education program for South Atlantic shrimpers regarding the socioeconomic data collection program. The program will primarily consist of informal one-on-one or small group meetings between the SERO economist, contractor, and shrimp fishermen in ports/communities deemed to be of importance to the fishery. Task II: Contractor?s interviewers must be trained in the protocols outlined in the program?s survey training manual. Task III: The NMFS shrimp economist will provide the contractor with the universe of identified shrimp fishing craft. The contractor will stratify the universe of the fishing craft according to the agreed upon strata. The contractor must develop means to test and correct for the presence of survey response bias so that statistics based on the collected data will be as accurate and representative as possible. Task IV: The contractor will work with the NMFS shrimp economist to make any necessary changes to the survey instrument used in the Gulf of Mexico with respect to its wording, organization, and content for the purpose of its implementation in the South Atlantic. The final version should be designed to facilitate data entry into computer files. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must approve the final survey instrument. Task V: Based on the stratified, random sample developed under Task III, the contractor shall contact vessel owners and operators, schedule interviews, and then use the OMB approved survey instrument (TASK IV) to conduct at least 260 personal interviews with shrimp fishermen who reside in or whose vessels operate out of ports in east Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina to collect the desired information. Task VI: The contractor shall enter the data into electronic files that can be read and manipulated by the NMFS shrimp economist using IBM-compatible personal computers. Task VII: The contractor shall provide progress reports after each three (3) month time period, beginning on the effective date of the contract. Ten months after the effective date of the contract, the contractor shall prepare a draft final report that describes all training that took place, the final stratified, random sampling design, and changes to the original survey instrument, sampling design, database structure, and/or interview procedures and submit the draft to the Contracting Officers Representative (COR). The NMFS economist will review the draft and return it to the Contractor within thirty (30) days. The final report, inclusive of the final version of the survey database, will be provided to the COR no later than two (2) months after the COR approves the draft. This procurement is set-aside for small businesses. The NAICS code is 541720. The small business size standard is $6,000,000.00. All contractors doing business with the Government are now required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). For additional information on how to register in CCR please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award, all offerors must have a Dunn & Bradstreet Number. A Dunn & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dunn & Bradstreet at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at 800-333-0505. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the RFP shall submit a request in writing to the attention of Sharon Clisso at the e-mail address listed above. Please reference RFP number WC133F-04-RP-0031SKC. Facsimile requests will be accepted at (816) 426-7530. Requests must be submitted within 15 days of publication of this notice. RFP WC133F-04-RP-0031SKC will be available on or around July 27, 2004. All responsible, responsive sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency.
 

Place of Performance

Address: East Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina

Country: US
 

Record

SN00617869-W 20040711/040709211751 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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