SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Provide Professional Services to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NCND6011500013KLC
- Response Due
- 8/23/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SERVICES SOURCES SOUGHT: The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA and the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) intends to procure for the following services. Scope of Work: Establish Baseline Healthy Coral Microbial Communities (FGBNMS) among Montastraea faveolata colonies and compare them with the same species in areas where corals suffer from greater health impacts (Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary). 1) Collect samples in the field: 5-10 ml needleless syringe samples of the surface mucopolysaccharide layer (SML of up to 100M. faveolata at the FGBNMS. Analyze samples for microbial community. 2) Collect water samples at the FGBNMS for microbial composition analysis. 3) Utilize primary screening methods for the production of anti-infective molecules by marine symbionts in order to determine levels of resiliency M. faveolata due to associated microbes. This primary screen would include a panel of known marine invertebrate pathogens. The government intends to solicit and negotitate with only one known source under the authority 41 USC 253(c) (1). The Mote Marine Laboratory offers expertise to conduct studies within the FGBNMS, to determine the baseline healthy coral microbial communities of certain coral species. Dr Kim Ritchie of the Mote Marine Laboratory is the only expert in this specific field of coral reef science. She has worked on coral microbial associates and aspects of coral healthy for the past 15 years. She received a PhD in genetics and applies this background to her work on corals and genetic identification of bacteria. She has identified, via culture methods, bacterial symbionts of healthy corals and has identified and characterized the causative agents of White Pox disease of Acropora palmate; Aspergillosis of sea fans; White Plague Type II; a localized disease of the burrowing urchin, Meoma ventricosa, and recently a putative causative agent of White Band Disease in Acroporid corals. Dr Ritchie held the position of Senior Scientist at Microgenomics, Inc., where she applied her work on coral microbial associates to antibiotic production from these isolates, which she now applies to coral reef ecology through the Mote Marine Laboratory. Period of performance is from the date of award thru September 30, 2005. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 15 calendar days after the date of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete 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. In order to be considered, firms must furnish detailed information concerning their capability to provide this service. Such information shall include at a minimum: name; telephone numbers of firms to whom this service or similar service have been previously provided. Interested firms may identify their interest and capability by sending an email message referencing the Requisition No. NCND6011500013KLC to karen.l.christian@noaa.gov or send a fax request with an email address to telephone number 816-426-7530 ATTN: Karen Christian. Failure to provide the required information will deem your request non-responsive. The government reserves the right to solicit bids based on receipt of affirmative responses to this notice. The NAICS code for this action is 334416. This requirement shall be considered a small business set-aside. The Central Region Acquisition Division (CRAD) requires all contractors doing business with this Acquisition Office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). For information and to register, please access the following websites: http://www.ccr.gov/ and http://www.bpn.gov. In order to register with the CCR and ORCA to be eligible to receive an award, 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 http://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1200 Briarcrest Drive, Suite 4000, Bryan, TX
- Zip Code: 77802
- Zip Code: 77802
- Record
- SN00864328-W 20050810/050808211713 (fbodaily.com)
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