SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Research Charter Vessel Services for SEFSC
- Notice Date
- 12/12/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Acquisition Division - Norfolk, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- EA133F-17-RQ-0095
- Archive Date
- 2/16/2017
- Point of Contact
- Roberta Smith, Phone: 757-441-6528, AMY L. MCLIVERTY, Phone: 757-441-3426
- E-Mail Address
-
roberta.h.smith@noaa.gov, amy.l.mcliverty@noaa.gov
(roberta.h.smith@noaa.gov, amy.l.mcliverty@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Norfolk, VA is soliciting quotes, on behalf of the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) requires Contractor support in one or more areas of scientific investigation. Both recently enacted and pending management actions by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council have resulted in considerable reductions in availability of fishery dependent data for many fish species in the snapper-grouper complex, resulting in an increased need for Fishery Independent (FI) data. The purpose of this requirement is to collect fishery independent data on reef fish resources in in Southeast U. S. waters. Contract cruise operations in 2017-2021 shall require 30 days at-sea each year. Contingent upon funding, additional days at-sea may be required each year. The Contractor shall provide the following at-sea tasks during Charter Vessel Services during multiple multi-day cruises. The vessel shall be ported out of Savannah, GA: •Conduct stationary camera surveys of reef fish resources; •Collect reef fish using chevron fish traps, with ice/cold storage available; •Conduct total water column CTD profiles; •Process and store fish samples for transport to on-shore laboratories (wet lab operations, with frozen storage available); •At-sea sensor data collection and manual data entry (dry lab operations, supported by a marine/survey technician); •Deploy and retrieve independent project sampling gears as needed (e.g., longline gear, autonomous underwater vehicles, portable sonars, acoustic receiver hydrophones); and •At-sea operations shall involve visiting up to 30 discrete sites per day, requiring vessel idling for gear deployment (traps, cameras, and CTD) and retrieval during daylight hours and potentially at night. Stations depths are expected to range from ~ 15-120 m. Ship personnel/crew shall be required to assist with gear deployment and retrieval using a hydraulic pot hauler. Scientific personnel will operate up to 24 hours a day. •The Vessel requirements include but are not limited to the following: oVessel length must not be less than 90 feet; oMaximum cruising speed must not be less than nine (9) knots; oMust accommodate up to 12 scientific personnel not including crew; oVessel must have 600 square feet of back deck space to accommodate traps, lines, buoys, coolers, and other sampling gear. This RFQ is issued Unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the acquisition is 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences. The small business size standard is 1000 employees. The solicitation and proposed firm-fixed-price contract will be issued utilizing FAR Part 12 and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program For Certain Commercial Items. The Award will be made to the quoter whose quote meets all Statement of Work (SOW) and solicitation requirements and is judged to be the best value, by an integrated assessment of price and other evaluation factors listed in the Request for Quote (RFQ). The anticipated award date is March 2017. Hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. The solicitation will be available electronically approximately on or about December 15, 2016 via FedBizOpps at www.fedbizopps.gov. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor FEDBIZOPPS for the release of the RFQ, Statement of Work, and all subsequent amendments. To be eligible for award, quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov; quoters must also obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and provide it with the quote. All responsible sources may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. For information concerning this acquisition, please forward inquiries via e-mail to Roberta Smith, Contract Specialist, at Roberta.H.Smith@noaa.gov.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN04348904-W 20161214/161212234102-7aea98a44c4aa246e00ba931c544d4b2 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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