SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF CORAL GENETIC FINGERPRINTING AS A MECHANISM TO TRACK NATIVE AND CULTURED CORAL
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Administrative Support Center, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NCND6012500036CMM
- Response Due
- 7/26/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/10/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared and processed in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this announcement. This is a Solicitation for the United States Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), Marathon, FL to determine the feasibility of coral genetic fingerprinting as a mechanism to track native and cultured coral, for the base period of the date of contract award through July 14, 2006, and three (3) 12 - month option periods. This constitutes the only Request For Quote (RFQ), written offers are being requested; and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is hereby issued as RFQ No. NCND6012500036CMM. This RFQ and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-04. The line item(s) will be delivered or picked up in accordance with the specifications listed below. The FAR clauses incorporated into this acquisition, located in Section B, shall be: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items (Oct. 2003), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items (Jul. 2005) (Sections 5, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, and 27), 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (Jul. 1990), 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov. 1999), 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar. 2000) {(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days, provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. If an option is exercised, the period of performance shall be extended through the end of that option period. The option periods that may be exercised are as follows: Option I ? July 15, 2006 through July 14, 2007, Option II ? July 15, 2007 through July 14, 2008, Option III ? July 15, 2008 through July 14, 2009.}. The following Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) clauses and provisions are also incorporated into this acquisition by reference and are also located in Section B: 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer?s Authority (Feb. 2005), 1352.215-70 Period of Performance (Mar. 2000) {the period of performance of this contract is from date of contract award through July 14, 2006.}, 1352.252-70 Regulatory Notice (Mar. 2000). The FAR provisions, located in Section D, that are hereby incorporated into this acquisition shall be: 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors ? Commercial Items (Jan. 2005), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (Jan 2005). The following Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) clauses and provisions are also incorporated into this acquisition by reference and are located in Section D: 1352.215-77 Evaluation Utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Mar. 2000) {The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the solicitation results in the best value to the Government price and other factors considered. The following will be used to evaluate quotations: 1) Information provided must indicate contractors ability to provide staff, equipment and facilities to perform the tasks described herein; 2) Information provided demonstrates offerors knowledge of coral and prior, relevant research; 3) Contractor must have the capability to obtain a FKNMS permit for coral possession; 4) Contractor must provide valid/current State of Florida aquaculture permit; 5) Contractor must demonstrate a knowledge of the Florida Keys marine environment; 6) Past Performance. Provide list of contacts including phone numbers, of firms to whom the offeror has successfully provided services that are the same or equal to that described herein; 7) Proposals and quotes must at a minimum include detail of the proposed methods, description of proposed facilities to perform the tasks, references, and applicable publications that will be used in performing the tasks; 8) Price;}, 13.215-73 Inquiries (Mar. 2000), 1352.252-71 Regulatory Notice (Mar. 2000). FAR clauses and provisions are available on the Internet Website http://www.arnet.gov/far. Full text of these CAR clauses and provisions are available upon written request by sending an email to carey.m.marlow@noaa.gov. Signed and dated offers must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/CRAMD, Attn: AMD/Carey Marlow, Room 1756, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Offers must be received on or before 2:00 pm CDT, Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Offers may be faxed to 816-426-5067 Attn: Carey Marlow. In addition to technical information and price, offers must include the following: 1) a completed copy of the provisions contained in FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 2) certification of registration in the Central Contractor Registration database; and 3) Performance references for requirements that are comparable to those stated within.. Price proposal shall provide a breakdown of costs. Prices shall include the cost per job, total cost per year, and grand total of base plus option years. This is a firm fixed price solicitation. DESCRIPTION: A goal of managers in the FKNMS is to use aquaculture facilities to stabilize the health of corals rescued or salvaged from vessel groundings or construction sites. The eventual objective is to return some of these corals to their natural environment, while making some of the colonies available to scientists, public aquaria, and other educational and scientific purposes. The exchange or trade of protected species, such as corals, requires being able to determine the original source. In order to have a coral aquaculture program where protected species can be exchanged between scientists, public aquaria and others, and established mechanism for tracking a particular coral back to its parent colony is needed. This is particularly important in helping prevent the establishment of a coral black market. Corals that are propagated in aquaculture facilities from parent colonies that were collected under legal permits need to be tracked back to those parent colonies in order to prevent illegal trade of corals. DNA tracking has been used in marine mammals and other protected species but has not previously been attempted for tracking corals. If successful, this project will aid managers and other authorities in the management and control of the highly regulated corals used by aquaculture facilities. REQUIREMENTS: The FKNMS has a need to determine the feasibility of coral genetic fingerprinting as a mechanism to track native and cultured coral. Task 1 ? Determine the best method of DNA identification using various molecular techniques on one coral species. A gene specific identification of individuals, amplified fragment length polymorphisms, or other method may be used. Task 2 ? Produce a detailed report on each method with a recommendation for the preferred method for this purpose. Reports on each method will be due at 6 and 12 months for the life of the contract. Task 3 ? Provide a final report to FKNMS in digital and hardcopy formats. Report due annually at the end of each contract year. In addition to the above tasks if applicable, the option years will have the following tasks: Task 1a ? Using the best method as recommended in Task 1 or as recommended by FKNMS, determine DNA sequencing for other coral species. Task 2a ? Produce a detailed report for each species. Task 3a ? Provide a final, summary report to FKNMS in digital and hardcopy formats. Report due annually at the end of each contract year. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Contractor must provide staff, equipment, and facilities for the above mentioned tasks. NOAA/FKNMS staff will provide contract related training when necessary. The contractor will provide all staff, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform the tasks described above. There are no benefits and the contractor is responsible for payroll taxes and insurance including medical. The contractor shall not be deemed a Federal employee for any purposes including Federal Tort Claims Act and Federal Employee Compensation Act purposes. Progress payments are authorized. Payments will be made via electronic funds transfer (EFT). NOTE: THE ABOVE ARE MIMUMUM REQUIREMENTS. BASE YEAR - BID FORMAT: Provide itemized pricing as follows: TOTAL Line Item #1 ? (Includes Tasks 1, 2, and 3) $______________________ Base year (from date of contract through July 14, 2006) - $______________________ OPTION I - BID FORMAT TOTAL Line Item # 1 ? (Includes Tasks 1a, 2a, and 3a) $____________________ Option Year I (period of performance - July15, 2006 through July 14, 2007) $_____________________ OPTION II ? BID FORMAT TOTAL Line Item # 1 ? (Includes Tasks 1a, 2a, and 3a) $__________________ Option Year II (period of performance ? July 15, 2007 through July 14, 2008) $___________________ OPTION III ? BID FORMAT TOTAL Line Item # 1 ? (Includes Tasks 1a, 2a, and 3a) $_____________________ Option Year III (period of performance ? July 15, 2008 through July 14, 2009) $______________________ FOB Destination GRAND TOTAL $______________________ (Base plus 3 option periods) DOC, CASC requires that all contractors doing business with this office be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made to a company not registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov. In order to register, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505.
- Place of Performance
- Address: FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, PO BOX 500368, MARATHON, FL 33050
- Zip Code: 33050
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 33050
- Record
- SN00844430-W 20050713/050711211740 (fbodaily.com)
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