SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 7/5/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service, SSMC 3, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- NFFN7110-18-03845
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2018
- Point of Contact
- Janice F. Hamm, Phone: 8502346541204
- E-Mail Address
-
janice.hamm@noaa.gov
(janice.hamm@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER to and is not a request for competitive proposals. NOAA intends to negotiate with and issue a sole source, firm-fixed price award to Hector Jose Ruiz Torres under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. This project will utilize a scientific and technical consulting service who shall coordinate, obtain, and hire three separate commercial fishing vessels to conduct field work in Puerto Rico, starting September 1st, 2018 - July 7th, 2019. Remote video cameras and an LED light will be fixed to a neutrally buoyant structure and deployed on deep-drop fishing gear to record imagery of benthic habitats in the west, southeast and northeast regions of Puerto Rico. Video data will be used to conduct species diversity, percentage of bottom coverage, fish counts, fish ID, and presence/absence of any species of deep water coral. This data will go into developing essential fish habitat parameters for deep water snapper species, and to look into the possibility of deep water coral in overlapping areas with deep water snapper. The deep-drop fishing gear will work as both a method to deploy the camera, and to catch fish with baited hooks on the lower portion of the line. As part of the survey, sampling will be conducted in depths of 100 m-500 m, with the commercial fishing vessels conducting the sampling within 1-12 miles of Puerto Rico's coast. Biological samples (otoliths and gonads) will also be collected from both blackfin snapper (Lutjanus vivanus) and queen snapper (Etelis oculatus) while at sea in order to conduct age and growth studies, age validation, and verify reproductive work done previously on both species. NOAA has determined that the Hector Jose Ruiz Torres, is the only vendor that has previous experience performing similar work. The associated North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541690 and the Size Standard is $15,000,000. This notice of intent is not a request for quotes. It is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest by providing a capability statement not later than 1:00 p.m. (CST) on 12 July 2018. The capability statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. No solicitation package is available. Oral communications will not be accepted. If no affirmative written responses are received to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, the award shall be made without further notice to Hector Jose Ruiz Torres, Puerto Rico. For any questions concerning this Notice of Intent, please direct correspondence to Janice Hamm via email at Janice.hamm@noaa.gov or by fax to 850-235-3559. All correspondence must reference NFFN7110-17-03845. Telephone requests will not be honored.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Waters in and around Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
- Record
- SN04980517-W 20180707/180705230559-8e6b4875d6bee8a4714ba2340ff429e7 (fbodaily.com)
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