SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- Notice of Intent to Negotiate a Sole Source Contract
- Notice Date
- 4/7/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 519120
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- 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-0123
- Response Due
- 5/23/2006
- Archive Date
- 5/23/2006
- Description
- This publication serves as notice of intent to negotiate a sole source contract with the University of Washington Fish Collection (UWFC) to provide for the archival and maintenance of specimens of fish eggs, larvae, and adults collected by the Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering Division, Alaska Fisheries Science Center during fisheries resource surveys conducted in the northeast Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. The contract period of performance shall be for 3 years. The following tasks will be performed by the Contractor. 1. Location and storage of AFSC specimens must be within commuting distance of the AFSC at the NOAA Western Regional Center, Seattle, WA to allow easy and frequent access by AFSC staff. 2. Transfer of all available fish eggs and larvae collected by the RACE Division, AFSC through 1999 to the UWFC during the base year of the contract. Additional collections from subsequent years will be made available for transfer if the options for additional years are exercised. All samples currently reside at the AFSC. 3. Transfer up to 1000 lots per year of adult fishes collected in RACE surveys to the UWFC. UWFC will transport specimens from AFSC to UWFC. Additional collections from subsequent years will be made available for transfer if the options for additional years are exercised. All samples currently reside at the AFSC. 4. Continue updating the UWFC specimen archival internet database to increase access speed and search efficiency for retrieval of information of AFSC specimens archived at UWFC. 5. Add and catalog lots of fish eggs, larvae and adult fishes in standard UWFC specimen catalog system and maintain the archived specimens and catalog system database. 6. Provide from 1 to 3 students or staff per year to participate in AFSC fisheries surveys. Cost of travel (3 round trip fares to Dutch Harbor, AK and associated per diem) and additional labor such as overtime or hardship/weekend pay to participate on a cruise should be included in budget. Deliverables: 1. Provide the AFSC with semiannual progress reports (March 1 and September 1 of each year under contract) detailing the numbers of collections transferred from the AFSC to the UWFC. The report should identify the collection transferred by cruise during the previous six-month period. 2. Complete the cataloging and archival of collections of eggs and larvae of fishes from the AFSC through 1999 by September 30, 2007. Completion dates for additional collections resulting from the option years will be agreed upon by the AFSC and UWFC at the time the option is exercised. 3. Complete the updating of internet archival database to include 1999 AFSC ichthyoplankton and 1000 lots of adult collections by September 30, 2007. Completion dates for additional collections resulting from the option years will be agreed upon by the AFSC and UWFC at the time the option is exercised. 4. Maintain and continue to improve the UWFC archival database and insure that the AFSC has access to the data on AFSC egg, larval, and adult fish collections housed and maintained by the UWFC. Provide report on status of database in semiannual report identified in Deliverable 1 above. To the best of the Government's knowledge, there are no other institutions or companies that exist in the U.S. who can meet all needed requirements. Interested concerns must submit documentation in writing demonstrating the capability, expertise, qualifications, and experience to perform the necessary work to Linda Shaw, NOAA, WRAD, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. See numbered note 22. All contractors doing business with the Government are now required to be registered 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, all offerors must have a Dunn & Bradstreet Number. A Dunn & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dunn & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505.
- Record
- SN01023262-W 20060409/060407220352 (fbodaily.com)
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