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W -- CHARTER VESSEL TO SUPPORT NOAA/NMFS NORTHEAST FISHERIES CENTER FOR AN 18 DAY MARMAP RESEARCH CRUISE SOL 52-EANA-5-00099 DUE 072095 POC Contact Ingrid Sparger, 804/441-6560/Contracting Officer, William D. Privott, 804/441-6560 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seeking interested parties in providing a vessel for a time charter to support National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, fisheries research in the western North Atlantic Ocean from approximately October 30, 1995 through November 16, 1995. The vessel will be delivered and redelivered in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. It will operate between 35 and 45 degrees north latitude up to 250 nautical miles off the U.S. coast. It must have a minimum of 18 day and 3000 nautical mile endurance and accommodate 6 scientific personnel. An A- or J-frame and hydrographic winch or other suitable method of conducting scientific tows, or deck space for a NOAA supplied winch/A-frame is required. Scientific equipment requirements include a flow-through thermosalinograph, flow-through fluorometer, and a computer system capable of gathering and integrating water depth, ship's speed, and sea surface temperature. If an otherwise suitable vessel does not possess this scientific equipment, then deck space to locate a NOAA supplied scientific electronics van is required. Additional specifications are contained in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Copies of the solicitation will be provided in response to written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor. Telephone requests will not be honored. Requests for copies of this solicitation may be faxed to (804) 441-3786.(0179)

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