SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO MEASURE BENEFITS OF RIGHT WHALE PROTECTION IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Administrative Support Center, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Norfolk, VA, 23510
- ZIP Code
- 23510
- Solicitation Number
- EA133F-05-RP-1192
- Response Due
- 6/16/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/1/2005
- Description
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) ) is issuing notice of intent to negotiate a sole source procurement with Stratus Consulting to conduct an economic analysis to measure benefits of right whale protection in the Northwest Atlantic. The purpose of this contract is to attain the services of a contractor with expertise in non-market valuation methods (contingent valuation, contingent choice methods or experimental economics) to develop a long-term study/strategic plan that includes an economic measure of willingness-to-pay (WTP) for right whale protection. The proposed contract is a continuation of a three phase study effort wherein the first year was awarded to Stratus Consulting and Year 2 completes Phase 1 (Pre-design) of the three phase study effort that consists of research along with the development of a comprehensive research plan and a survey instrument that can be implemented in Phase 2 (Survey implementation). This pre-design step also includes assistance in designing a non-market valuation study that would allow NMFS to use the derived WTP estimates in some benefit-cost type of analysis. Phase 2 (option period) consists of implementation of the final survey instrument and production of a final, clean dataset ready for analysis. Phase 3 (option period) will consist of the analysis of the final survey dataset and the completion of a final project report. After the pre-design phase is complete, feasibility of the study assessed, and the scope of the long-term project is developed, NMFS will determine whether additional research will be implemented. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541990. The small business size standard is $6.0M. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 41 USC 253 (c) (1), Only One Responsible Source. Interested parties may identify their interest and must provide evidence of their capability to complete the development of a national survey instrument while maintaining the integrity of the research developed to date by Stratus Consulting by June 16, 2005. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Numbered Note 22 applies.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA
- Zip Code: 02543
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 02543
- Record
- SN00827359-W 20050612/050612190217 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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