SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NCND6012-9-12668SLW
- Point of Contact
- Sharon L. Walker, Phone: (816)426-7470
- E-Mail Address
-
sharon.walker@noaa.gov
(sharon.walker@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) in Key West Florida, intends to award a contract for base period plus (4) four option years to develop and implement an Early Warning System to predict the onset of mass coral bleaching in the Florida Keys.. Coral bleaching is a stress condition in reef corals that involves a breakdown of the symbiotic relationship between corals and unicellular algae (zooxanthellae). These microscopic plants live within the coral tissue and provide the coral with food for growth and their normal healthy color. Affecting corals during the warm summer months, the symptoms of bleaching include a gradual loss of color as their algae are expelled from the coral tissue, sometimes leaving corals bone white. This information from the Early Warning System will allow managers to better assess, communication, and respond to mass bleaching events. The Early Warning System will consist of three elements designed to detect each of these stages: climate monitoring, sea temperature monitoring, and volunteer observations. Minimum Requirements: Demonstrated experience managing volunteer monitoring programs in collecting observations on extreme events in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Knowledge of the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem. Knowledge of the existing relevant research in the Florida Keys. Demonstrate scientific expertise for data synthesis and interpretation relevant to coral bleaching or other episodic events. Familiarity with appropriate environmental data sets and the individuals and organizations that collect these data sets. NAICS code is 541990. Business size standard is $7.0M. Any small business capable of providing this service is encouraged to respond to this announcement within 15 calendar days after publication of this notice. This support service is being procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items Procedures. The solicitation can be uploaded from this website. Interested parties can request a copy of the Request for Quotation on or about July 21, 2009. Potential vendors are encouraged to return to this site to obtain the Request for Quotation. Faxed requests can be sent to 816-274-6983, Attn: Sharon Walker. The government requires that all contractors doing business with the government must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following website: 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 https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. The government requests all contractors submit their Certification and Representation thru the on-line Business Partner Network (BPN). Contractors should go on-line at www.bpn.gov. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in CCR. Responses should be faxed to 816-426-7470 or vial email at Sharon.walker@noaa.gov. Attn: Sharon Walker.
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