SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- VESSEL CHARTER TO CONDUCT SURVEY OF HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 483114
— Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transportation
- 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
- AB133F-13-RQ-0305
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2013
- Point of Contact
- Crystina R Elkins, Phone: (206) 526-6036
- E-Mail Address
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crystina.r.elkins@noaa.gov
(crystina.r.elkins@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) in La Jolla, California has a requirement for a chartered vessel to conduct a survey of highly migratory species between the months of June and August 2013, with option items for the same survey occurring between the months of June and August in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The actual charter duration will be twenty (20) days with an option for up to ten (10) additional charter days to follow immediately. Offerors must be available for a maximum of thirty (30) consecutive days to fulfill this effort. Fishing shall primarily occur in the Southern California Bight (SCB). Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, transportation and services necessary to perform these services. Objectives are listed as follows: 1) Conduct the juvenile shark abundance survey using longline gear, occupying each of the 7 standard stations twice. 2) Document all animals captured and determine species and size distribution by area. 3) Target albacore and swordfish in the SCB for biological and oceanographic studies. 4) Tag and release healthy HMS species with any combination of conventional, satellite and archival tags for migration patterns information. 5) Collect biological samples from up to 30 albacore and other animals that do not survive including: otoliths, fin spines, scales, gonads, muscle, heart, reproductive tissue, stomach contents, and whole specimens. 6) Conduct oceanographic measurements in the survey and fishing areas using CTD deployments and by monitoring acoustic backscatter. The minimum vessel requirements for this charter consist of, but are not limited to: • vessel length of greater than 60' but not more than 100' • beam width greater than 15' • minimum cruising speed of 8 knots with a range of up to 20 days • 2 main and 2 auxiliary (generator) engines • longline capability • capability of maintaining course while cruising at 3-7 knots while trolling • capable of carrying up to 15 days of provisions • freshwater capability for at least 20 days • berthing for up to five (5) fishery scientists and/or observers • Crew experienced with deploying and retrieving longline gear • Minimum of 45 cubic feet of dry storage The proposed contract action is unrestricted. The NAICS code for this procurement is 483114 and the business size standard for this requirement is 500 employees. Any vendor desiring to be considered for award must be registered System for Award Management (SAM) using this NAICS code. Any resulting contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed price contract. Solicitation documents will be made available for download on or about April 15, 2013 at http://www.fbo.gov/. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties should use the FedBizOpps [Add To Watchlist] and [Add Me To Interested Vendors] features which provide a notification when the Request for Quote (RFQ) becomes available for download as well as all postings of information associated with this solicitation, thereafter. Each potential proposer is responsible for checking the FedBizOpps website to gain all current information related to the solicitation. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at http://www.fbo.gov/. The estimated response due date is May 6, 2013; however, the actual date offers are due will be stated within the solicitation documents and will be adjusted based upon the actual release date of the solicitation. All questions of any nature regarding this procurement are to be sent in writing to Contract Specialist, Crystina Elkins at Crystina.R.Elkins@noaa.gov or via fax at (206)527-3916. All vendors doing business with the Government are required to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). NO award can be made unless the vendor is registered in SAM. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. In order to register with the SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must also 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. This procurement also requires offerors to complete the electronic representations and certifications at the SAM website. All responsible and fully responsive sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency. (End of Document)
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