SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- VESSEL CHARTER WITH CREW
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 488390
— Other Support Activities for Water Transportation
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division-KC, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- NFFN7300-9-16054SLW
- Point of Contact
- Sharon L. Walker, Phone: (816)426-7470
- E-Mail Address
-
sharon.walker@noaa.gov
(sharon.walker@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Multiple Award for a vessel charter with crew, for Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Usability Testing in commercial flynet trawls. POC: Sharon Walker, Contracting Officer, (816) 426-7470 DESC: The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), National Marine Fisheries, Mississippi Laboratories in Pascagoula, MS has a requirement for a multiple award contract to charter a vessel with crew for Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Usability Testing in commercial flynet trawls during the period October 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010. The Contractor shall provide a trawl vessel with the equipment identified elsewhere in this document; captain and crew; fuel; food and berthing accommodations equal to that of the crew for one NOAA Fisheries gear specialists; and all other material necessary to complete the work Minimum Vessel Requirements for vessel: • Stern trawl fishing vessel, 70 ft in length or larger, with hydraulic net reel with capacity for holding a single flynet with a 85-foot headrope length or larger. • Vessel engine power sufficient to tow an 85 ft. headrope length flynet spread by steel doors at a minimum of 3.5 knots over the bottom. • Sufficient bunk space to accommodate one NOAA Fisheries staff. • An indoor area that can be designated for camera equipment set up and break down. Other Vessel Equipment Requirements: The vessel shall have the following: a. One each flynet 85 ft or greater. b. Two each steel doors c. Fathometer- for determining bottom depth. d. Radar e. GPS vessel positioning unit. f. Vessel track plotter. g. Current U.S. Coast Guard Safety Inspection certification. Vessel Operator and Crew Requirements: 1. Captain and crew experienced in deployment, retrieval and repair of flynet trawls and trawl doors. 2. Captain and crew experienced in installation of TEDs and TED components. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this action is 488390. Request for Quotation documents will be available on or about August 21, 2009. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation should send an email to the Contracting Officer at Sharon.walker@noaa.gov, referencing this announcement number. Firms should revisit this website periodically for an electronic copy. This service is being procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items. The Eastern Region Acquisition Division (ERAD) requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry. No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. The government encourages all contractors submit their Certification and Representation thru the on-line Business Partner Network (BPN). Contractors should go on-line at www.bpn.gov. Responses should be faxed to 816-426-7470 or via email at Sharon.walker@noaa.gov. Attn: Sharon Walker.
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