SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- ACOUSTIC RECORDER REDEPLOYMENT
- Notice Date
- 5/22/2007
- 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 Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NFFP7100-7-12745
- Response Due
- 6/5/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/20/2007
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS, DR. JEFFREY NYSTUEN FOR THE NOAA NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY DIVISION. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO USE ACOUSTIC LISTENING DEVICES TO MONITOR LOCATIONS OF KILLER WHALES, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT POPULATION, IN AREAS OUTSIDE OF PUGET SOUND DURING THE FALL AND WINTER SEASONS. THE CONTRACTORS SPECIFIC PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: 1) REDEPLOY TWO ACOUSTIC RECORDERS LOCATED OFF CAPE FLATTERY AND ONE LOCATED OFF WESTPORT IN JULY 2007 AND RECOVER THEM IN WINTER 2008; 2) PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY SUMMARIZATION OF EACH DEPLOYMENT INCLUDING SPECIFIC LOCATION AND DATE OF DEPLOYMENT BY AUGUST 31, 2007. THE FINAL SUMMARY AND ALL DATA WILL BE DUE MAY 31, 2008. A) ALL ACOUSTIC DATA FROM REDEPLOYMENTS SHALL BE PROVDIED TO THE NWFSC IN A READILY ACCESSIBLE FORMAT SUCH THAT THE DATA CAN BE ANALYZED BY COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS SOFTWARE. B) THE VENDOR WILL PROVIDE DATA FILES FROM RECOVERED INSTRUMENTS IN A FORMAT SUITABLE FOR ANALYSIS BY NWFSC STAFF. INFORMATION REQUIRED WILL INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS ON DATA RECORDER FILE FORMAT TO ALLOW AN EFFICIENT DETERMINATION OF DATE, AND TIME OF EACH CETACEAN VOCALIZATION AS WELL AS THE VOCALIZATION ITSELF. BACHGROUND NOISE SHALL ALSO BE RECORDED, AND BE CLASSIFIED TO TYPE, FREQUENCY AND DURATION. THE NWFSC PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION, AND WISE USE OF THE NORTHEST REGION?S MARINE AND ANADROMOUS RESOURCES. DR. JEFFREY NYSTUEN IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED AS HE PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED THREE ACOUSTIC RECORDERS FOR THE NWFSC IN JANUARY 2007 OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST. HIS SPECIFIC SKILLS AND INSTRUMENTATION ARE REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH THIS PROJECT AND MANAGE ISSUES FOR SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE GOVERNMENTS INTENT TO NEGOTIATE THIS REQUIREMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS, DR JEFFERY NYSTUEN UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF 41 USC253(C)(1), ANY OTHER RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE WHICH, IF TIMELY RECEIVED, WILL BE EVALUATED BY NOAA TO DETERMINE IF A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION SHOULD BE ISSUED. RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 5, 2007. RESPONSES MAY BE FAXED TO (206) 527-7115 OR E-MAILED TO MONA.M.ASH @NOAA.GOV. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROPOSED ACQUISITION MAY BE DIRECTED TO MONA ASH. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED TOTAL AWARD VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2725 MONTLAKE BLVD EAST, SEATTLE, WA
- Zip Code: 98112
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 98112
- Record
- SN01300104-W 20070524/070522220328 (fbodaily.com)
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