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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 21, 2006 FBO #1668
SOLICITATION NOTICE

B -- Right Whale Aerial Surveys

Notice Date

6/19/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical 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

WC133F06RP0174
 

Response Due

7/6/2006
 

Archive Date

7/21/2006
 

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to acquisition for services to provide information on the seasonal and spatial distribution of right whales off Northern Georgia and South Carolina and to reduce the possibility of collisions between right whales and vessels off Northern Georgia and South Carolina by locating right whales in this area and providing the information to mariners. Services include, but are not limited to: 1. Determine the spatial and temporal distribution of right whales along the northern Georgia and South Carolina Coasts; 2. Determine the individual identification of right whales using photo-identification methods; 3. Report known right whale locations in near-real time to: harbor pilots and other mariners operating commercial, military, and other vessels in these areas so they may take actions to reduce the likelihood of collisions with right whales, Naval Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility Jacksonville, Florida, and, mandatory Ship Reporting System?s internet data entry portal; 4. Determine information on the distribution and abundance of other large marine mammals and leatherback sea turtles in the study area as possible. Services are to be provided for the National Marine Fisheries Service. At least one aerial survey is to be conducted daily, seven (7) days per week in the area extending from the Southern end of St. Catherines Island, GA, to North Myrtle Beach, SC. 20. Services shall also include the collection of specified data for each survey day flown. The base period of performance is October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007, with 4, 12-month option periods. The Government intends to award a contract to the responsible offeror whose offer represents the best value to the Government. A solicitation will be available at http://www.FedTeds.gov within approximately fifteen days of this publication. All contractors on the bidder?s list will receive notification of the solicitation posting. It is the contractor?s responsibility to register in FedTeds to access the solicitation. The Central Region Acquisition Division, requires that all contractors doing business with this Acquisition Office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). 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. In addition, completion of the online representation and certifications application (ORCA) is required. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business. All parties interested in receiving a copy of a solicitation must submit a written request to the attention of Jackie Shewmaker, at the address stated herein. Facsimile requests will be accepted at (816) 426-5067. The applicable NAICS code is 541990.
 

Place of Performance

Address: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, NMFS/SERO, 2382 Sadler Road, Fernandina Beach, FL

Zip Code: 32034

Country: United States
 

Record

SN01072822-W 20060621/060619220833 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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