SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT IN HOMER, ALASKA
- Notice Date
- 4/8/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Administrative Support Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- WASC-5-524
- Response Due
- 4/29/2005
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2005
- Description
- PROVIDE LOGISTICAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT HARBOR SEAL RESEARCH IN COOK INLET, ALASKA. SUPPORT AND LOGISTICAL ACTIVITIES WILL BE PROVIDED IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL LABORATORY?S (NMML) SUMMER FIELD SEASON. NMML ACTIVITES INCLUDE RESEARCH ON THE ABUNDANCE, SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION, MOVEMENTS, AND HABITAT USE OF HARBOR SEALS IN COOK INLET, ALASKA. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 5/1/05 ? 4/30/06. SUPPORT ACTIVITIES WILL BE PERFORMED IN HOMER, ALASKA. OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF THIS SUPPORT CONTRACT ARE TO FACILITATE THE MOBILIZATION, EXECUTION, AND DEMOBILIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL FIELD PROJECTS (AERIAL SURVEYS; TIME-LAPSE CAMERA INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE; SEAL CAPTURE AND TAGGING CRUISES), AND TO OBTAIN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA FROM SURVEYS AND TIME-LAPSE CAMERAS. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ARE TO 1) OBTAIN LOCAL LOGISTICAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF RECEIVING, SHIPPING, STORAGE, AND MANAGING FIELD GEAR IN HOMER, ALASKA; 2) OBTAIN OFFICE SPACE IN HOMER FOR POST-PROCESSING OF AERIAL SURVEY DATA, PROGRAMMING OF CAMERA AND TELEMETRY DEVICES, AND OTHER TECHNICAL TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION OF FIELD PROJECTS; AND 3) OBTAIN LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DURING AERIAL SURVEYS; DEPLOYMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND RECOVERY OF DIGITAL TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEMS; AND SEAL TAGGING TRIPS. CONTRACTOR MUST POSSESS EXPERIENCE IN MAINTAINING AND TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING DC POWER SUPPLIES, CONTROLLERS, AND DATA STORAGE DEVICES. THE PRIMARY DATA ANLYSES WILL INVOLVE VIEWING DIGITAL IMAGES FROM AERIAL SURVEYS AND/OR TIME-LAPSE CAMERAS, AND RECORING THE NUMBER OF HARBOR SEALS. CONTRACTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO USE IMAGE CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE IMAGES TO AID IN DETECTION OF SEALS. CONTRACTOR MUST POSSESS EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT AND RECORDING LARGE AMOUNTS OF BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION FROM FIELD STUDIES FOR EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF BOTH AERIAL SURVEY AND TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHS. CONTRACTOR MUST ALSO POSSESS EXPERIENCE IN DETECTING AND COUNTING MARINE MAMMALS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS AND IN THE WILD. CONTRACTOR WILL MAINTAIN THE COLLECTED IN A WELL-DOCUMENTED SPREADSHEET DATABASE. NMML HAS IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR IN HOMER, ALASKA WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE TO PROVIDE ALL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A PROPOSAL WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. ALL POTENTIAL SOURCES MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION AT WWW.CCR.GOV IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD.
- Place of Performance
- Address: HOMER, ALASKA
- Record
- SN00784933-W 20050410/050408212030 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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