SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Vessel Operator for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 488390
— Other Support Activities for Water Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- WASC-7-8169
- Response Due
- 8/9/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2007
- Description
- This requirement is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The office of NOAA, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) located in Monterey, CA requires a full-time vessel operator to operate a 65-foot West Coast regional research vessel, the R/V FULMAR. The R/V FULMAR serves as an important new tool to primarily support research and monitoring in the three central California sanctuaries, including Gulf of the Farallones, Cordell Bank and Monterey Bay national marine sanctuaries. In addition to this role, the vessel will host dedicated educational and outreach cruises, and assist as an additional emergency response resource. The R/V FULMAR and its crew will be home ported in Monterey, California, with extended overnight visits in ports including Bodega Bay, San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. The vessel has the capacity to transport a total of 30 passengers and crew. The vessel will support 3-5 day missions in remote locations, such as the Big Sur coastlines, as well as day-long missions totaling up to 180 days at sea per year. Specific missions may require the vessel to be operated continuously for multiple 24 hour periods. The period of performance is for 12 months from date of award. This is a simplified acquisition with an estimated value of less than $100,000 ****The Western Regional Acquisition Division, requires that all contractors doing business with this Acquisition Office be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) as of October 1, 2003. After this date, NO award can be made unless the vender is registered in CCR. For additional information and 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 from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at www.dnb.com/eupdate or by phone at (800) 333-0505. All contractors are also required to complete online Representations and Certifications at HTTP://ORCA.BPN.GO
- Place of Performance
- Address: Monterey, CA
- Zip Code: 93940
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 93940
- Record
- SN01352987-W 20070728/070726220539 (fbodaily.com)
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