SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Bottom Trawl Survey of Groundfish Resources on Continental Shelf and Slope of United States West Coast Region
- Notice Date
- 3/21/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 483114
— Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transportation
- 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
- AB133F-06-RP-0099
- Response Due
- 5/5/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/5/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) intends to conduct a bottom trawl survey of the groundfish resources of the continental shelf and slope of the United States West Coast region. Two commercial trawl-fishing vessels will be chartered to carry out this survey in conjunction with two commercial trawl-fishing vessels currently under contract with NOAA. The first vessel (in conjunction with a vessel currently under contract) will commence survey operations on or around May 23, 2006 and complete survey operations approximately sixty-seven (67) days later on or around July 28, 2006. The second vessel (in conjunction with a vessel currently under contract) will commence survey operations on or around August, 15, 2006 and complete survey operations approximately sixty-seven (67) days later on or around October 20, 2006. The charters will begin in Newport, OR and end in San Diego, CA. Each charter period will be broken into five to six cruise legs of seven to ten days each with a two to three day port call between legs for refueling, re-provisioning, personnel changes, and landing the catch. A minimum of 33 working days at sea with a Government option for 10 additional working days will be required for each charter, not including port calls, time spent running to and from towing sites, or days when operations must be suspended due to bad weather, break downs, or other contingencies. Each vessel will conduct an independent survey of the shelf and slope zone from 30 to 700 fathoms, extending from the Canadian border around Cape Flattery, Washington to the Mexican border near San Diego, CA. Survey stations will be designated in the sampling manual to representatively sample this range of depths, and will be randomly pre-selected within an INPFC area and depth strata. Each of the vessels will be allocated approximately 180 of these stations. An average of four to five tows will be conducted per day. Trawl gear to be used during this survey will be supplied by the NWFSC. The Government furnished trawls, rigging, and accessories will be of a type commonly used in slope and shelf fisheries, scaled to fit vessels ranging from 425 to 800 horsepower. The vessel?s main engine must be rated at a minimum continuous horsepower of 425 while not being rated more than 800 horsepower. The vessel must be capable of towing the experimental gear at a minimum speed of 2.2 knots at a fishing depth of 700 fathoms. The vessel must be able to maintain a cruising speed of at least eight (8) knots in low sea states. Trawl cables runs must be directly from the winches to the towing blocks. The vessel must be at least sixty (60) feet in length and must be seaworthy and suitable for trawling operations in the above region during the season indicated. The vessel must be completely rigged for stern trawling and must also allow for thru-hull cabling for acoustic transducers that will be installed in dry dock. At the end of the charter period, transducers will be removed and the perforation will be secured with two caps. The working deck must be a clear, open space 12 ft x 8 ft for location of a NWFSC-supplied 8 ft x 4 ft sorting table. Vessel must be equipped with a working railing height of no less than 38 to 42 inches (OSHA). There must be berthing accommodations for the vessel crew and three (3) scientists, one or more of which may be female. Two awards will be made resulting from this solicitation. Awards will be made utilizing the best value continuum. Evalution will be based on Vessel Characteristics, Vessel Configuration, Vessel?s Commercial Fishing History, Master/Crew Work Experience, Offeror Qualifications, Desirable Items, and Evaluated Price. Solicitation documents will be available for download on or about March 31, 2006. Telephone or facsimile requests for the solicitation package will not be accepted. The proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code for this procurement is 483114 and the size standard is 500 employees. For a copy of the solicitation, you must register on the FBO to "receive notification" as well as registering as an "interested vendor". Upon release of the solicitation to the FedBizOpps for download, you will receive an email notifying you that the solicitation is now available for download. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. To receive further information, please contact Contract Specialist Crystina Elkins at Crystina.R.Elkins@noaa.gov. See Numbered Note 1. *****The Western Administrative Support Center, Acquisition Management Division, requires that all contractors doing business with this acquisition office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) before October 1, 2003. After this date, NO award can be made unless the vendor is 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 with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, 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.*****
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