MODIFICATION
R -- Threat Assessment and Pilot Surveillance Plan
- Notice Date
- 5/17/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division - Honolulu Office, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI, 96814, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AB133C-07-RP-0105
- Response Due
- 5/22/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/6/2007
- Description
- **** This is a modification to the original Sources Sought notice published on May 15, 2007. The original notice incorrectly identified the NAICS code. The correct code is 541710 with a size standard of 500 employees.**** The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and potential technical capability of small businesses and 8(a) firms to conduct a threat assessment and pilot surveillance project for the newly established Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument (Monument) On June 15, 2006, George Bush established Monument by Proclamation 8031 to ensure the comprehensive, strong, and lasting protection of the coral reef ecosystem and related marine resources and species of the region. These waters contain a large portion of all coral reefs found in the United States' jurisdiction and support more than 7,000 marine species, of which one quarter are unique to the Hawaiian Islands chain. The 1200-mile stretch of remote islands, atolls and reefs, is also the most remote archipelago in the world. Due to the size of the NWHI region, its remote location, and the multi-jurisdictional nature of management in the area, a threat assessment geared at the protection of the resources from the deep ocean to the land has not been conducted. Characterizing and evaluating threats to the area coming from human activities such as illegal access, poaching, and unforeseen concerns arising from innovations in maritime technology will be an important part of this assessment. Threats to the NWHI have been previously researched through the identification of a number of relevant data sets and an enforcement workshop geared at identifying solutions to remote enforcement issues in the area. However, these have not been comprehensively evaluated or prioritized. Therefore, the first task is to conduct a thorough threat assessment working with the co-trustee management agencies (NOAA, USFWS, and the State of Hawaii), the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Defense, and relevant non-governmental entities. This assessment will utilize to the extent necessary, public, commercial, classified and de-classified data to identify threats. These threats should be prioritized by potential impact and probability of occurring, as well as geographically referenced. The second task includes a review of the threat assessment with the management and enforcement agencies and an evaluation of existing assets for surveillance. AIS, RadarSat imagery and sonar buoy arrays have been used by various agencies in the past, and potentially could be woven together for Monument management purposes in the future. Identifying and evaluating these assets are important steps in creating an effective surveillance plan for the Monument. The applicant should have DOD security clearance that would allow them to evaluate the utility of military assets and data sets for surveillance purposes. Many surveillance tools have been proposed for the Monument, including satellite surveillance, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), radar, AIS, SONAR arrays, etc. However, they have not been evaluated against a comprehensive threat assessment, and compared by cost to benefit, and feasibility. This analysis will be used to develop a prioritized list of short, medium and long-term surveillance solutions for the Monument. A small-scale pilot demonstration project will be selected from the prioritized list of solutions discussed above. This project should demonstrate the capacity to conduct remote surveillance in the Monument, and should not be dependent upon the construction of significant infrastructure. NOAA intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract for the work described above. Firms responding to this market survey should provide only focused and pertinent information. Offerors should include a description of significant collaboration and subcontracting that will be required to provide technically acceptable deliverables. Responding firms should provide their capability statement to Contract Specialist, Stephanie Garnett by email at Stephanie.m.garnett@noaa.gov no later than May 22, 2007. Capability Statements received after this date will not be considered. All questions regarding this announcement should be addressed to the Contract Specialist at 808-944-2228.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Honolulu, HI
- Zip Code: 96814
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 96814
- Record
- SN01296581-W 20070519/070517220531 (fbodaily.com)
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