SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- NORTH CAROLINA CATCH CARD PROGRAM
- Notice Date
- 11/29/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- EA-133F-14-RQ-0054
- Archive Date
- 12/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Linda L Mullen, Phone: 757-441-3436, CARRIE L. PERRY, Phone: 757-441-6573
- E-Mail Address
-
Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov, CARRIE.L.PERRY@NOAA.GOV
(Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov, CARRIE.L.PERRY@NOAA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1606 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 for the following requirement: This requirement is to Conduct the North Carolina Census Catch Card and Biological Sampling in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance is January 1, 2014, or date of award, whichever is later, through December 31, 2014, with an option to extend performance for one (1) year period. Delivery to be delivered to NOAA, Fisheries Statistics Division, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC-3, RM 12405, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. In order to comply with the debt collection improvement act of 1966, all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for an award of a federal contract. For information regarding registration in SAM contact the SAM website at www.sam.gov. Authority: 41 USC 253(c)(1). The FSC for this is B529 and the NAICS Code is 541620, small business size standard is $7.0 million. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order for this requirement. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a proposal. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received by 12:00 P.M. December 12, 2013 will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Evidence must be provided of ability to perform the required study and survey. Responses to this notice, if any, must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to Linda.Mullen@noaa.gov and carrie.l.perry@noaa.gov. Sole Source: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) currently has a rule that requires mandatory reporting of all recreationally landed blue marlin, white marlin, sailfish, Atlantic Bluefin tuna, and swordfish. Catch card census programs satisfy the NMFS mandatory reporting rule and provide supplemental catch information. A large pelagics catch card program has been conducted by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) since 1998 with funding and technical support from NMFS. The NCDMF catch card program requires mandatory reporting of certain recreationally landed highly migratory species. Captains or operators of permitted vessels will be required to complete a catch card to be submitted at a reporting station in exchange for a landings tag. A catch card must be submitted for each individual fish landed. Catch cards will be widely available at marinas, state marine resource agencies, large pelagic species tournaments, and other sources. The NCDMF has been chosen for this project for the following reasons: This project requires mandatory reporting of Bluefin tuna and billfish landings by boat captains. As the only regulatory agency authorized to change and enforce the State of North Carolina's fishery management regulations, NCDMF is uniquely qualified to enable NMFS to accomplish the goals of this contract. The success of this project relies greatly on agency outreach efforts aimed at informing and educating captains about the mandatory reporting requirement and how best to meet this requirement. As the state's fishery management agency NCDMF is uniquely qualified to get this message across through their web page, agency issued literature, personal communications, and other means of agency communication. NMFS and NCDMF have formed a partnership to successfully conduct this project every year since 1998. Continuing this partnership will greatly enhance the quality of the data collected. In additional NCDNF is a state agency and 16 U.S.C. 1881(d) justifies sole-source contracts specifically to state agencies.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/EASC/EA-133F-14-RQ-0054/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1315 East West Highway, SSMC-3, RM 12405, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- Zip Code: 20910
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN03243259-W 20131201/131129233236-7db63caf14450bc0df86e2849e23e5e5 (fbodaily.com)
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