SOLICITATION NOTICE
W -- Lease and Operation of MR1 Towed Sonar Mapping System
- Notice Date
- 1/10/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Administrative Support Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- AB1330-03-RP-0033
- Archive Date
- 4/17/2003
- Point of Contact
- Paul Reed, Contract Specialist, Phone (206) 526-6034, Fax (206) 526-6025,
- E-Mail Address
-
paul.j.reed@noaa.gov
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number AB1330-03-RP-0033 is issued as a request for proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-11, effective 12/31/02. The Government intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to the University of Hawaii as it is believed there are no other sources for this need. The U of H is the only source for the following reasons: Hawaii Mapping Research Group's MR1 Towed Seafloor Mapping System is a shallow-towed (~100 m depth) sonar array operating at 11/12 kHz that provides bathymetric swaths up to 25 km wide in width at survey speeds up to 9 knots. It is essential to use a system with the specifications of MR1 in order to have complete compatibility in resolution, gains etc. in order to make a seamless match to previous surveys (performed in 1997 and 2001). The MR1 is the only known system available capable of providing broad-swath (up to 25 km), high-resolution seafloor surveys at the required frequency of 11/12 kHz at full vessel transit speeds and in high sea states. The MR1 system is operated by a staff of engineers and scientists from the U of H with long experience in acoustic imagery and familiarity with the MR1. Complete installation and operation of the MR1 will be performed by the U of H staff on board the ship. This announcement is for informational purposes only and proposals from other contractors will not be considered. The associated North American Industrial Classification System code is 541370. A firm is a small business for the purpose of this requirement if its size standard is $4 million. A. Introduction The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory proposes to explore, systematically map, and survey the Mariana Island Arc in order to discover the extent and character of active hydrothermal activity and recent volcanic activity. The Government requires the use of a HIG Acoustic Wide Angle Imaging Instrument, Mapping Researcher 1 with operators in order to satisfy its need. The system leased must have a portable side-scanning sea floor imaging system that simultaneously acquires digital bathymetry (swath width > 3.4 times water depth) and sidescan sonar imagery (swath width > 7.5 times water depth). The system's sonar transducers must be in a tow vehicle which has the ability to be towed beneath the surface mixed layer (60m to 100m) at ship speeds of 8 to 10 knots. The tow vehicle must be operational in rough sea conditions (up to sea state 6). The system must have the capability to be re-calibrated at any time during the survey to account for changing water column properties. As bathymetry and acoustic data are collected, real-time images will be displayed on the acquisition monitor while raw acoustic data is redundantly archived. A complete backup acquisition computer system will be available in a ready state in order to mitigate data loss due to computer failure. After archival, the contractor personnel on board will merge bathymetry and imagery data with navigation and further process the data set to maximize data quality according to the specific environmental characteristics of the survey area. Sidescan image processing tools shall include amplitude normalization, destriping and despeckling routines that can be applied interactively or in batch-processing mode. Sidescan bathymetry mosaics will be generated in near-real time at sea, and displayed on computer monitors, output to printers, or exported as digital data that can be easily imported into other display programs or geographic information systems. The sonar system and crew are to arrive at Apra, Guam no later than 2/6/03. The sonar towfish, winch, launching platform, van and other essentials will be loaded onto the vessel (Thomas G. Thompson) and tested on deck to ensure all equipment is in working order. The contractor will supply a party chief, an engineer, and two data processors to operate the system and process the data at sea. The sonar system will be used during the approximate period from 2/9/03 to 3/5/03 to survey portions of the Mariana volcanic arc between 12 N and 24 N latitude and 140 to 147 E longitude. The exact limits of the surveys will be determined by the Chief Scientist/COTR. During periods of use, contractor personnel will acquire data and monitor the system on a 24-hour per day basis. Data collected during the cruise will be processed by contractor personnel into chart form at a scale designated by the Chief Scientist/COTR. All data collected with the sonar system during the expedition will be transferred in digital form in formats compatible with use in the Generic Mapping Tools software package and provided to the Chief Scientist/COTR at the end of the expedition. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial applies to this acquisition and there are no addenda to this provision. Offers shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there are no addenda to this provision. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the following additional FAR clause cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10U.S.C. 2402), 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals, 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3), 52.219-14,Limitation on Subcontracting 915 U.S.C. 637(a)(14), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.225-3, Buy American Act- Supplies(41 U.S.C.10) and 52.225-9, Buy American Act-Trade Agreements Act-Balance of Payments Program(41 U.S.C. 10,19 U.S.C.2501-2582) . Proposals may be faxed to (206) 527-7756, or mailed to U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, WASC, AMD, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 Attention: Paul Reed, or sent by email to Paul.J.Reed@NOAA.GOV. Emailed proposals shall be readable by WordPerfect. Emailed proposals shall be followed by a faxed or hardcopy statement with an original signature of their intent to be bound by the email proposal. Deadline for receipt of proposals and statements accompanying email proposals is 2:00 p.m. PST on January 16, 2003. Referenced FAR clauses can be found at http://www/arnet.gov/far/
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