SOLICITATION NOTICE
19 -- NORTHEAST FISHING ZONE
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-NFFK-04
- Response Due
- 8/8/2002
- Point of Contact
- Janet Hannah, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-713-0820 x126, Fax (301) 713-0808, - Donald Thompson, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-713-0820 x118, Fax 301-713-0806,
- E-Mail Address
-
janet.m.hannah@noaa.gov, don.thompson@noaa.gov
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with the White Water Seafood Corporation, Northern Avenue Fishing Group, Inc., F/V Deesie, Inc., and Vivian III, Inc. for the Scientific Research Fishing Platform in the Northeast Distant fishing Zone. The NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 is procuring the services of longline fishing platforms furnished with the necessary experienced personnel, material, supplies, equipment, services and facilities to perform experimental fishing operations intended to result in turtle bycatch reduction. The operations will be performed in units of sets, and specified number of hoods, using specified hook designs, bait types and reduced daylight soak times, as authorized under Endangered Species Act, Section 10 Research Permit No. 1324 issued to the Southeast fisheries Science Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service. An order with the aforementioned vessel owners will be issued to cover the period August 15, 2002 through November 15, 2002, and the vessel owners will be compensated on a "fixed guarantee" basis, described herein. Each vessel owner and captain shall carry an observer employed or contracted by NMFS during the entire contract period of performance, fish as directed by the experimental protocol in the detailed research design, and hold currently valid permits. Limited access permits for Atlantic Tunas Longline, Atlantic Swordfish (Directed), and Atlantic Sharks (Directed or Incidental) for U.S. vessels. Offerors must comply with requirements at 50CFR 600.746C. NOTE: Offeror shall submit a fixed price per set, which is to represent only the deployment of the fishing gear, as vessel costs may increase and as revenues may be diminished by the use of the experimental gear and baits. Vessel owners may retain and sell all fish harvested as authorized under 50 CFR Part 635 and all other applicable regulations. Offeror shall submit copies of their offer, all applicable licenses, permits, and clearances required by the Federal Government or country of registry. Awards will be issued under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Proposals shall be in writing and submitted to the attention of Janet Hannah, DOC/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, OFA61 #7125, Silver Spring, MD 20910, no later than 2:30 p.m. local time on August 8, 2002.
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Zip Code: 20910
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN00130195-W 20020803/020801213244 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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