SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- CONDUCT A COMMUNITY BASED SHORELINE CLEANUP
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Administrative Support Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- WASC-5-1162
- Response Due
- 8/9/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2005
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intend to acquire services to conduct a community based shoreline cleanup, education, develop long-term coastal stewardship. STATEMENT OF NEED AND PERFORMANCE REQUIRED BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS) was designated by Congress in 1992 to protect the humpback whale and its habitat in waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands. This windward Waiohinu -- Ka Lae (South Point) coastline of Hawaii Island has long been known as a site for accumulation of marine debris. Kamilo (a site within this area) is described in Native Planters of Old Hawaii: ?Its name means ?swirling currents.? The currents swept Oregon logs and other flotsam into the small inlet.? Most of this coastline is very remote and difficult to access over miles of unpaved and torturous lava rubble roads. This coast is probably the most debris littered coast in the state, primarily due to its difficult access and debris removal difficulties. Not only is the debris unsightly, it poses an entanglement threat to wildlife and may refloat during storms. Endangered humpback whales have been documented entangled in derelict marine debris in Hawaii. In September 2002, an organization, the Hawaii Wildlife Fund, working with a $10K contract from the State of Hawaii, organized a debris cleanup along a portion of this coastline. Many organizations and individuals participated. This 2-day weekend effort covered about 1 mile of coast and involved 2 dump trucks, 2 tractors, several pickup trucks, and 150 volunteers to get 50 tons of debris off the beach and into piles. Many of the large bundles of line and net were partially buried in the sand, some weighed hundreds of pounds and tractors were the only way these debris bundles could be removed and loaded onto trucks. Later, over a period of four months the debris piles were reloaded on pickup and dump trucks and taken to a Hawaii County disposal site. Subsequent smaller cleanup efforts by Hawaii Wildlife Fund have resulted in large amounts of debris removal as well. Within a one day trip with about 10 people can easily yield a ton of material. The HIHWNMS is interested in supporting a collaborative effort to sponsor a more extensive cleanup effort with a contractor with extensive demonstrated experience. SCOPE OF WORK/OBJECTIVE A contractor with known, proven talent of a high-level of expertise and capability that can provide the specialized support to the HIHWNMS to conduct a full cleaning of this coastline, educate the community about the problem, and organize a consortium of interested community groups and individuals to begin a regular cleanup schedule. After this project is completed, the future task will not appear as daunting as at present with decades of debris accumulated on the shore. Working with the State and County governments, other NGOs, community groups and individual volunteers, and contracted tractors and dump trucks, complete the removal of marine debris from this Waiohinu coastline. This can be accomplished in five two- day events over a period of six months with the debris delivered to the Hawaii County disposal site after each beach cleanup event. As conducted earlier and found to be a cost-effective process, removal will be a two stage process: 1) volunteers and small tractors will remove debris from the shoreline and place bagged debris and large net/line bundles into piles, 2) larger tractors will load these piles into pickup and dump trucks for transport away from the coastline to the disposal site. While Hawaii County has been cooperative and supportive of this work in the past, disposal of the debris requires coordination of hauling and dumping debris with operators of the dump site to ensure space availability in the disposal containers. This coast is very remote. Access and debris hauling requires slow driving with 4x4 vehicles up to 5 miles to and from the coastline over lava flows and soft volcanic ash. Volunteers will need to be shuttled to the sites in a rented 4x4 van. Water, sun shelter, and portable toilets need to be provided for the volunteers. Shade covers, cooler chests for water, tables, a winch, and some other debris handling equipment will also be needed. During these months of shoreline cleanup activities, the contractor will be responsible for obtaining media coverage of the effort and encourage volunteer participation of groups and individuals; volunteer efforts are a necessary component of the beach debris bagging operation. The media coverage will also inform and educate the general public of the problem and the need for a continuing effort to manage the accumulating debris on this coast. During the performance this effort the contractor will attempt to organize those that demonstrate a strong and continuing interest in this work into a dedicated community action group, possibly a coalition of NGOs, that will manage at least a biannual cleanup of this coast in the future. TASK REQUIREMENTS Working with the State and County governments, other NGOs, community groups and individual volunteers, and contracted tractors and dump trucks, complete the removal of marine debris from this Waiohinu coastline. This can be accomplished in five two- day events over a period of six months with the debris delivered to the Hawaii County disposal site after each beach cleanup event. As conducted earlier and found to be a cost-effective process, removal will be a two stage process: 1) volunteers and small tractors will remove debris from the shoreline and place bagged debris and large net/line bundles into piles, 2) larger tractors will load these piles into pickup and dump trucks for transport away from the coastline to the disposal site. While Hawaii County has been cooperative and supportive of this work in the past, disposal of the debris requires coordination of hauling and dumping debris with operators of the dump site to ensure space availability in the disposal containers. This coast is very remote. Access and debris hauling requires slow driving with 4x4 vehicles up to 5 miles to and from the coastline over lava flows and soft volcanic ash. Volunteers will need to be shuttled to the sites in a rented 4x4 van. Water, sun shelter, and portable toilets need to be provided for the volunteers. Shade covers, cooler chests for water, tables, a winch, and some other debris handling equipment will also be needed. During these months of shoreline cleanup activities, the contractor will be responsible for obtaining media coverage of the effort and encourage volunteer participation of groups and individuals; volunteer efforts are a necessary component of the beach debris bagging operation. The media coverage will also inform and educate the general public of the problem and the need for a continuing effort to manage the accumulating debris on this coast. During the performance this effort the contractor will attempt to organize those that demonstrate a strong and continuing interest in this work into a dedicated community action group, possibly a coalition of NGOs, that will manage at least a biannual cleanup of this coast in the future. This is a simplified acquisition with an estimated value of less than $50,000
- Place of Performance
- Address: Honolulu, Hi
- Record
- SN00854601-W 20050728/050726211831 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |