V -- CHARTER TRAWL VESSEL FOR GROUNDFISH SURVEY ON WEST COAST IN THE SUMMER OF 2001, AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IN SUMMER OF 2002

Notice Date

January 22, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, WASC, Acquisition Management Division, Contracts Branch B WC32, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-6349

ZIP Code

98115-6349

Solicitation Number

52ABNF100037

Response Due

February 9, 2001

Point of Contact

Linda Shaw, Contract Specialist, voice: (206)526-6461 or fax: (206)526-6025.

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact Contract Specialist via e-mail. (Linda.C.Shaw@noaa.gov)

Description

Trawl vessels with a minimum registered length of 120 ft, and a minimum continuous horsepower from the main engine of 1,000 are needed to perform bottom trawl groundfish assessment surveys off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington in the summer 2001, and in the Aleutian Islands in the summer of 2002. Vessel must be able to tow standard survey trawl, maintain a minimum cruising speed of at least 16.8 km/hr (9 nm/hr) in low sea states, and have fuel capacity for approximately 50 days of continuous fishing operations. Vessels must be completely rigged for trawling including a stern ramp and gallows or gantry, two net reels, split trawl winches, an auto-trawl system, and have trawl cable leading directly from winches to the gallows trawl blocks. The government will provide trawls, trawl doors, and rigging. Vessels must have at least 600 sq ft of clear deck area for sampling equipment, a protected area on deck or covered area aft of the house, electric power outlet on deck, dry storage areas, at least two deck bins, crane capable of lifting 5 mt, office area, freezer storage, adequate fresh water for 4-weeks, accommodations for crew and a 5 or 6-person scientific party. The minimum crew shall consist of Captain, lead-fisher, engineer-fisher, second fisher, and cook-fisher. Performance period for the West Coast begins in Seattle, Washington on or about June 1, 2001 and continues for 60 days with 5 additional option days, ending in Seattle. Performance period for the Aleutian survey begins in Dutch Harbor on or about June 1, 2002 and continues for 70 days, ending in Dutch Harbor. The period of performance for the Aleutian survey will be adjusted to avoid conflicts with revisions made to the openings of pollock fisheries in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. All responsible, responsive offers will be considered.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010124/VSOL010.HTM (W-022 SN50B586)