SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- DOCUMENT PRESENCE OF NONLINEARITY IN COMMERCIAL CATCH TIME SERIES FOR NORTH PACIFIC ALBACORE
- Notice Date
- 3/6/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- WRAD-9-253
- Archive Date
- 4/4/2009
- Point of Contact
- Randall Brown, Phone: (206) 526-6226
- E-Mail Address
-
randall.w.brown@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT. PURPOSE OF CONTRACT IS TO DOCUMENT THE PRESENCE OF NONLINEARITY IN COMMERCIAL CATCH TIME SERIES FOR NORTH PACIFIC ALBACORE, MODEL DYNAMIC STOCK STRUCTURE AND PRODUCE A PEER-REVIEWED MANUSRIPT. THE GOAL OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMIC STRUCTURE OF ALBACORE IN THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT AND ULTIMATELY TO CONSTRUCT PRACTICAL NONLINEAR TIME SERIES MODELS THAT MAKE ACCURATE SHORT-TERM FORECASTS FOR AN INDEX OF ABUNDANCE OF THE STOCK (CPUE). NOAA INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE WITH QUANTITATIVE ADVISORS LLC SINCE IT POSSESSES THE PROPRIETARY TOOLSET (ANALYTICAL SOFTWARE USED BY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR) THAT PROVIDES QUANTITATIVE ADVICE ON ENVIRONMENTAL FORECASTING AND MARKET DESIGNS WITH THE AIM OF FURTHERING RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDHIP AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. 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 REGISTRATION (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.GOV.
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