SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- ESTIMATE TRANSPORT OF WATERSHED-BASED NUTRIENTS AND PATHOGENS TO SHELLFISH
- Notice Date
- 3/1/2011
- 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
- WAD-11-0167-NFFP7100-11-02993
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2011
- Point of Contact
- Maria L Mendoza, Phone: (206)526-6671
- E-Mail Address
-
Maria.L.Mendoza@noaa.gov
(Maria.L.Mendoza@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This publication serves as notice of intent to procure supplies and services for the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service, Conservation Biology Division on a sole source basis with University of Washington. The government intends to acquire supplies and services using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. A key part of this project is the estimation of the transport of watershed-based nutrients and pathogens to shellfish growing areas under alternative climate, marine, and watershed conditions. Loading estimates from existing NWFSC climate-watershed modeling studies will provide inputs to an oceanographic model of Puget Sound to calculate the transport of river-derived nutrients and pathogens. The watershed-based loadings will represent a range of land-use and future-climate scenarios. The oceanographic modeling also will generate spatial distributions of biophysical attributes (e.g., temperature, salinity, DO) that will be used to predict occurrence of marine pathogens in shellfish growing areas. Specifically, the vendor will provide the following services to assist in addressing the objectives of this project:Model marine transport of the following: a. Watershed-based pathogens: For each climate and watershed-loading scenario, tracers representing pathogen concentration will be added through freshwater inputs and tracked over an annual cycle throughout the Sound. This pathogen transport will be summarized as a map (at 200 m scale) of mean pathogen concentration; b.Watershed-based nutrient loadings: Transport of watershed-based nutrient loading will be treated similarly to terrestrial pathogens, as a variable concentration tracer introduced with freshwater, which is tracked and mapped over an annual cycle and c. Marine pathogens: The model will be used to generate fields of environmental variables, most notably surface temperature that existing data show to be predictive of Vibrio risk. These will serve as inputs to a data-driven model of Vibrio constructed by scientists at the NWFSC. The UW Team is uniquely qualified to conduct this work in three ways: 1.) they have developed a model, MoSSea (Modeling the Salish Sea), that is capable of providing realistic simulations of physical circulation in the entire Salish Sea Region, which encompasses Puget Sound; 3.) They have experience validating the model with observation data as well as applying this and previous versions of the model in several case studies and 3.) Future climate-forcing scenarios for the Pacific Northwest are already being coupled to the MoSSea model, and being tested using data from the 2000s. The Government intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract, with period of performance commencing approximately from date of award through Sept 30, 2012. The North American Industry Classification System code for this acquisition is 541690 with a corresponding size standard of $7.0M. It is the Government's belief that only University of Washington can complete this project. This notice represents the only official notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all submittals received by the due set forth in this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be faxed to Maria Mendoza at (206)527-7513 or provided by e-mail to maria.l.mendoza@noaa.gov. This is a simplified acquisition. ****The Western 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 required to complete online Representations and Certifications at http://www.orca.bpn.gov to be eligible to receive an award.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: SEATTLE, Washington, 98112, United States
- Zip Code: 98112
- Zip Code: 98112
- Record
- SN02390354-W 20110303/110301234751-18608b7ed64fca24f9b9d9774b36f082 (fbodaily.com)
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