SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- tropical marine reef fish otolith processing
- Notice Date
- 8/28/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, James J. Howard Marine Sciences Lab, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, New Jersey, 07732, United States
- ZIP Code
- 07732
- Solicitation Number
- PIFSC-10-J0016
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2010
- Point of Contact
- Julie A. Whitaker, Phone: 808-983-5355
- E-Mail Address
-
Julie.Whitaker@noaa.gov
(Julie.Whitaker@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center under the delegated authority of the NOAA Western Region Acquisitions Division, intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Tropical Fishageing for processing of tropical marine reef fish otoliths to reveal internal growth marks and the counting and data recording of observed growth marks. Otolith processing includes the determination of otolith weight, followed by the mounting, sectioning, grinding, and polishing of each otolith to reveal the complete series of internal growth marks from the core to otolith edge. Counts of internal growth marks from polished sections including marginal edge analysis will be acquired by examining and measuring otolith sections under microscopy to include three "blind" growth mark counts for each section, and electronic data recording of all measurements and growth mark counts. The otoliths to be processed would originate from the otolith sampling collections obtained through the Commercial Fisheries Bio-Sampling Program efforts in American Samoa and Saipan. Expertise in Pacific tropical species that include coral reef fish groups (wrasses, emperors, snappers, and groupers) represented in the commercial fisheries of American Samoa and Saipan is required. This procurement is being conducted per FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (NTE $100K). The NAICS code for this requirement is 641690. This sources sought notice is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation package is available. However, firms that believe they can provide the service may submit substantiating documentation in writing within ten days of this notice. Responses can be faxed to Julie Whitaker at (808) 298-2900 or sent via e-mail to Julie.Whitaker@noaa.gov. Documentation will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. The Western Region Administrative Division (WRAD) requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in 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 now requires all contractors submit their Certification and Representation thru the on-line Business Partner Network (BPN). The BPN is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Contractors should go on-line at www.bpn.gov. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in CCR and BPN. Contracting Office Address: 2570 Dole Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2396 United States
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