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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 29, 2006 FBO #1615
SOURCES SOUGHT

A -- Conduct ssalmon domestication selection study

Notice Date

4/27/2006
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

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

Reference-Number-NFFP7100-6-00006
 

Response Due

5/3/2006
 

Archive Date

5/18/2006
 

Description

NOTICE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. The information provided in response to this notice will assist the Government in determining the extent of the small business and socio-economic market for the type of work described herein. The intent of the announcement is to identify sources that are qualified Small Business concerns capable of determining how hatchery domestication reduces fitness of naturally spawning salmon and identifying approaches to reduce these harmful effects. In the short term, the study will provide estimates of relative reproductive success of hatchery and wild lines in the wild, identify of key life history differences contributing to differences in viability between hatchery and wild fish, and estimate the risks to viability imposed by one generation of hatchery culture. In the longer term, it will provide quantitative estimates of hatchery effects on long-term population viability and will determine the best approach to managing hatchery populations to reduce domestication selection. Deliverables will be: 1. Create two selected ?segregated? lines representing extremes for run or spawn timing and one control ?integrated? line of coho salmon to yield at least 120 total families 2. Track pedigrees of all wild fish returning to the weir using molecular genetic analysis to allow measurement of evolutionary processes in the wild ?control? populations 3. Test whether individuals have responded to selection for run timing by comparing returning wild and hatchery fish from each line; test response in correlated characters 4. Continue broodstock protocols (segregated and integrated) on returning and maturing F1 adults to allow trend analyses 5. Measure the relative reproductive success of fish of all three lines in a stream or spawning channel. It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price contract for the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division (WRAD) will be awarded. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541710 with a size standard of 500 employees. Estimated cost is between $1 and 5 Million. All contractors doing business with the Government are now required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR).NOTE: THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL BUT A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. No solicitation document is available. No contract will be awarded on the basis of responses received to this notice. Interested firms should submit in writing, its name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business type and size and a brief narrative regarding its capability to provide the required services. The following is the information that must be addressed in the response to assist the Government in determining the availability of qualified small business concerns for the requirement: (1) Demonstrate relevant experience, expertise, and qualifications of key personnel. (2) Provide a list of at least 5 but no more than 10 projects, which are similar in size and complexity; It is the Government?s intent to analyze responses from firms which can operate in the areas of consideration as specified above. In the event that firms are not considered qualified in these locations, the government may seek firms which can provide the required services nationally and without restriction to size standards. Detailed information must be submitted by mail to the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, WRAD, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98115-6349, ATTN: Tracy L. Mandell, or to the email address below by 8:00 am, May 3, 2006. Questions of any nature may be addressed in writing to tracy.l.mandell@noaa.gov. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE HONORED.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 7600 Sandpoint Way NE, Seattle, WA

Zip Code: 98115

Country: usa
 

Record

SN01036282-W 20060429/060427220415 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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