SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Antarctic Marine Living Resources
- Notice Date
- 5/14/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, James J. Howard Marine Sciences Lab, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, New Jersey, 07732, United States
- ZIP Code
- 07732
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-SWFSC-12915
- Archive Date
- 6/6/2009
- Point of Contact
- pamela.g.jones,, Phone: 8585467009
- E-Mail Address
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pamela.g.jones@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SECTION C - STATEMENT OF WORK/SPECIFICATION I. BACKGROUND The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (Title III of Pub.L. 98-623, 16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) Provides the legislative authority necessary to implement, with respect to the United States, the Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program. The AMLR Program, which is managed by the Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division (AERD) at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), provides information to the U.S. delegation to the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), part of the Antarctic treaty system. CCAMLR is an international treaty between 23 nations that seeks to manage Antarctic fisheries with the goal of preserving species diversity and stability of Antarctic marine ecosystems. In keeping with this objective, CCAMLR has designated areas of research that member nations are obligated to pursue. The AMLR Program has identified specific data sets that must be collected to respond to CCAMLR's research directives. In doing so, the AMLR Program supports the U.S. Government's commitment to CCAMLR. In 1996/97, the AMLR Program established a field camp at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. As part of U.S.-AMLR commitments to CCAMLR and the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program, the trophic relationships of krill-dependent predators are monitored annually. Antarctic fur seals are a conspicuous krill-dependent predator of the Antarctic marine ecosystem. Every year the U.S. AMLR program collects over 100 milk samples from foraging lactating fur seals. The fatty acid profiles extracted from the lipid of these samples reveal information on their dietary origins. Each sample provides information on what an individual seal ate prior to sample collection. At the same time samples of seal milk are being collected on shore samples of prey are collected offshore by the U.S. AMLR oceanographic research vessel. Establishing trophic-links and identifying predator-prey relationships assists managers and policy makers in their attempts to regulate and sustain fishery exploitation and resource use. II. PURPOSE A. Overall Program Objectives The AMLR Program monitors finfish, crab, and krill fisheries, projects sustainable yields where possible, and formulates management advice and options. In addition, the Program conducts field research designed to describe the functional relationships between krill (Euphausia superba), their predators, and key environmental variables. B. Specific Study Objectives The objectives of the research covered by this contract include the following: (1) To GC-analyze (on a Perkin Elmer gas chromatograph) predator and prey fatty acid samples in duplicate; (2) Samples will include milk from Antarctic fur seals (predator) and multiple species of prey to include but not limited to Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), Myctophid fish (Electrona antarctica, Electrona carlsbergi, Gymnoscopelus nicholsi), unidentified squid species, and other fish species (Pluerogramma antarcticum, Notolepis coatsi); (3) Sample analysis includes GC correcting each gas chromatograph using PE-Turbochrome software or an equivalent correcting program; (4) Any Myctophid fish samples will also be additionally processed using the Jones-method for converting wax esters to fatty acid methyl esters (FAME); (5) Contractor will provide all data results in excel formatted files. III. CONTRACT TASKS A. TASKS 1. GC-analyze (on a Perkin Elmer gas chromatograph) predator and prey FAME samples in duplicate; 2. Sample analysis includes GC correcting each gas chromatograph using PE-Turbochrome software or an equivalent correcting program; 3. Process Myctophid fish samples using the Jones-method for converting wax esters to fatty acid methyl esters before running samples through the GC; 4. Provide all TC corrected data results in excel formatted files. 5. Return all samples to the SWFSC after GC-analysis for long-term storage at -80C. B. GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED AND CONTRACTOR-PROVIDED PROPERTY The Government will provide only the FAME samples or pre-FAME samples in the case of Myctophid fish species. IV. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVERABLES The Contractor shall provide a brief report on sample analysis detailing any note-worthy information on individual samples or changes to past protocol that may affect interpretation and summary of results. The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (except as otherwise specified). V. PERIOD OF CONTRACT: The contract shall begin 26 May 2009 and end 26 May 2010. VI. SCHEDULE OF PAYMENT: The Contractor will submit periodic invoices as each batch of samples is completed and data results are provided. Selection Factors: 1) Technical 2) Price
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