B -- SOCIOECONOMIC ASSSESSMENT AND MONITORING

Notice Date

July 25, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), AG/Acquisition Management Division, SSMC4 -- Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910

ZIP Code

20910

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-03-1-00026

Response Due

August 9, 2001

Point of Contact

Sandra Souders, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 713-0854, Fax (301) 713-0806, Email sandra.k.souders@noaa.gov

Description

The U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NOAA/NOS/Special Projects Office intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Artificial Reefs of the Keys, Inc. (ARK) to develop and implement a monitoring of the use of the new artificial reef, the recently sunk naval vessel U.S.S. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, and surrounding artificial and natural reefs. The monitoring of use will be designed to test the hypothesis that the introduction of an artificial reef in the Key West region of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) would take pressure off ( reduce usage of) the natural reefs surrounding the new artificial reef. ARK will provide data collection of pre-deployment usage on artificial and natural reefs adjacent to the U.S.S. Hoyt S. Vandenberg. Tasks include pre-deployment of on-site observations and log book data for the period of August 2001 through April 2002 and collection and transmittal of log book data for the period of August 1998 through August 2001. This is a notice of intent with no solicitation package available. Award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures. (Reference No. 03-1-00026)

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010727/BSOL011.HTM (D-206 SN50S9T8)