B -- AERIAL SURVEYS AND BIOPSY SAMPLING OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN

Notice Date

April 13, 2001

Contracting Office

U. S. Department Of Commerce, NOAA, Central Administrative Support Center, 601 East 12th St., CC31, Rm. 1756, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

ZIP Code

64106

Solicitation Number

52WCNF106026SLW

Response Due

May 27, 2001

Point of Contact

Sharon Walker 816-426-7267 x241 FAX 816-426-7530

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce intends to procure for Aerial Surveys and Biopsy sampling of Bottlenose Dolphin along the Mid-Atlantic Coast for the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Miami, Florida. The Contractor will conduct aerial surveys for bottlenose dolphin using standardized line-transect aerial surveys methodology for cetaceans off the coastal waters of Cape Canaveral, Florida north to Sandy Hook, New Jersey. The survey area will include waters from the outer shoreline eastward to 40 km from shore. The survey period is to begin on or about July 1, 2001 and continue through August 31, 2001, weather permitting. The Contractor will need to assemble a team of observers with previous experience in conducting aerial surveys for cetaceans, and arrange for a suitable twin-engine aircraft capable of safely carrying three observers and flying up to 50 km seaward off the coast. The aircraft will need to be equipped with Global Navigation System (GNS) to obtain precise positioning of the survey track lines and for documenting the position of any bottlenose dolphin sighted. For genetic analysis of stock structure and determination of coastal and offshore population overlap, the Contractor will collect biopsy samples of dolphin skin from individual bottlenose dolphins throughout the study area from Cape Canaveral, Florida to Sandy Hook, New Jersey. The anticipated performance period is July 1, 2001 thru September 30, 2001. The NAICS Code is 541370. This is not a small business set-aside. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this announcement within 15 days of it's publication. A solicitation will be issued approximately April 27, 2001. This acquisition is being conducted as a negotiated action under the authority of FAR Part 15. All requests for receipt of a solicitation must be in writing and mailed or faxed to (816) 426-7530 to the attention of Sharon Walker.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010416/BSOL001.HTM (W-102 SN50J0C7)