SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- Photo ID Matching of Gray Whales
- Notice Date
- 6/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- 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
- NFFS7300-13-02890
- Archive Date
- 7/10/2013
- Point of Contact
- MONA M ASH, Phone: 206-526-4187
- E-Mail Address
-
MONA.M.ASH@NOAA.GOV
(MONA.M.ASH@NOAA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Special Notice of intent to procure services for the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) located in Seattle, WA on a sole source basis with Cascadia Research Collective. The Government intends to acquire services using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures estimated not to exceed $100,000.00. The proposed vendor will conduct photo ID match identification of gray whales taken in 2013. Duties include matching photos taken by other AFSC contracted vendors during the 2013 season and providing a detailed report of the number of photos taken, whale markings, whales by region and month of movements between regions. Digital images will be in TIFF or JPEG formats. This information is used for abundance and distribution studies of gray whales on the west coast of the U.S and Canada to support management decisions regarding the subsistence harvest by the Makah. The Government intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract with the period of performance commencing approximately July 01, 2013 through December 1, 2014. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541712 with a corresponding size standard of 500 employees. This Special Notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, other potential sources with the expertise and required capabilities to provide these services may submit such data which demonstrates the technical requirements stated above no later than June 25, 2013 at 10am Pacific time. Responses shall be faxed to Mona Ash at (206)526-4004 or e-mail to Mona.M.Ash@noaa.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is the Government's belief that only Cascadia Research Collective can provide these services. **** All contractors doing business with Government shall be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in CCR. The System for Award Management portal is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. In order to register with CCR and to be eligible to receive an award, all offerors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number, which may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun and Bradstreet on line at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or by phone at 1-866-705-5711. The government encourages all contractors to submit their Representations and Certifications on-line at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/WASC/NFFS7300-13-02890/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Olympia, Washington, United States
- Record
- SN03092544-W 20130620/130618234940-d4e7a97154131fab34389baa80782234 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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