SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION STUDY
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 111998
— All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming
- 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
- Reference-Number-NRMT0000-4-00021
- Response Due
- 9/15/2004
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2004
- Point of Contact
- Maria Uitterhoeve, Contracts Specialist, Phone 301-713-0829, Fax 301-713-0809, - Donald Thompson, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-713-0820 x118, Fax 301-713-0806,
- E-Mail Address
-
Maria.Uitterhoeve@noaa.gov, don.thompson@noaa.gov
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory to conduct a project to understand and model decision-making in agricultural production systems in the Argentine pampas in the face of climate variability and other risk factors, and in response to improved climate information and climate forecasts. Activities to be performed 1. Model the value of climate information (estimate the economic value of ENSO-related climate forecasts for agriculture in this region). The methodology will integrate simulated and observed decision studies. These include a crop yield simulation, whole farm optimization model, and a valuation of information for alternative objective functions. 2. Identify farmers? objective functions (using a sample of farmers in the Pampas) through a combination of carefully designed decision experiments, supplemented by surveys and focus groups. 3. Provide all participating farmers with personalized feedback on the goals and objectives and decision processes that are identified throughout the study. Deliverables 1. An annual report is required for each of three years. 2. A final report is also required. Period of performance: Award date until September, 2007
- Place of Performance
- Address: NOAA OFFICE OF GLOBAL PROGRAMS, 1100 WAYNE AVENUE, SILVER SPRING, MD
- Zip Code: 20910
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN00661973-W 20040902/040901034532 (fbodaily.com)
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