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V -- VESSEL CHARTER TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC SOL 52ABNF800042 DUE 031998 POC PAUL REED (206) 526-6034 -- For copy of solicitation dial (206) 626-6425 The following is a correction to the notice posted January 29, 1998. The Government has a requirement for a vessel, Master, and crew to support the Marine Mammal Surveys of the eastern tropical Pacific. The contract will consist of aproximately 135 calendar days (120 days underway and 15 days in port). The cruise will begin o/a July 28, 1998 and end o/a December 6, 1998 in San Diego, CA. The vessel will be required to conduct 4 legs of 30 days each in the eastern tropical Pacific study area. In addition, 5 day port calls in Hilo, Hawaii, Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica and Guayaquil, Ecuador. The ship will be operating on the eastern tropical Pacific, between 35 degrees North and 15 degrees South latitude and 80 degrees to 160 degrees West longitude. The track lines will include transiting the waters near Hawaii, Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica, Mexico and Ecuador. The vessel shall be an ocean-going fisheries or oceanographic research vessel in full compliance with all applicable laws, regulating, and other requirements of the nation of registry. Vessel requirements include CTD casts with water sampling to depths of 1,000m (3,280 ft), minimum length of 175 ft., minimum cruising speed of 11 knots (20.3 km/hr), minimum endurance of 30 days at 11 knots and 8,000nm (14,816 km), maintain steerage of 1.0 kt in calm water for accomplishing CTD casts, noise level below the International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES) curve for marine mammal hearing. A preferred vessel will be similar to the U.S. Navy T-AGOS ship in configuration and noise level, one-compartment standard of stability and subdivision, capable of performing effective mission CTD operations through sea state 7 at the sustained steerage to hold a constant position, berthing for a scientific complement of a minimum of 10 scientific personnel, minimum 29 ft. Height of flying bridge deck above waterline. For more information please ccontact Paul Reed at (206) 526-6034. All responsible offers will be considered. (0037)

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