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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 21, 2006 FBO #1698
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- CONVERT HAWAII LONGLINE FISHING VESSELS TO SIDE-SETTING TECHNIQUES

Notice Date

7/19/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Administrative Support Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349
 

ZIP Code

98115-6349
 

Solicitation Number

WRAD-6-862
 

Response Due

8/18/2006
 

Archive Date

9/2/2006
 

Description

PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES TO CONVERT HAWAII LONGLINE FISHING VESSELS TO SIDE-SETTING TECHNIQUES. HAWAII-BASED LONGLINE FISHING VESSELS ARE KNOWN TO ACCIDENTALLY HOOK OR ENTAGLE SEABIRDS DURING FISHING OPERATIONS. CURRENT SEABIRD MITIGATION MEASURS ARE FOUND IN THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AT PART 665, SECTION 665.35. DEPENDING ON THE FISHING METHOD AND AREA WHERE THE VESSELS OEPRATE, OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF LONGLINE FISHING VESSELS MUST EITHER SIDE-SET (DEPLOY LONGLINE GEAR FROM THE SIDE OF THE VESSEL RATHER THAN FROM THE STERN) OR USE A COMBINATION OF SEABIRD MITIGATION MEASURES TO PREVENT SEABIRDS FROM BEING ACCIDENTALLY HOOKED, ENTANGLED, AND KILLED DURING FISHING OPERATIONS. SINCE LATE 2005, NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) HAS BEEN SUPPORTING THE CONVERSION OF HAWAII?S LONGLINE FLEET TO SIDE-SETTING TECHNIQUES WHICH IS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO MITIGATE THE ACCIDENTAL TAKE OF BLACK-FOOTED AND LAYSAN ALBATROSSES. AS OF MID-JANUARY 2006, 44 HAWAII LONGLINERS HAD CONVERTED THEIR VESSELS TO SIDE-SETTING, AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT 54 TO 59 VESSELS WILL BE CONVERTED BY THE END OF JULY 2006. CONTRACTOR WILL SELECT AT LEAST 10 VESSELS TO CONVERT TO SIDE-SETTING TECHNIQUE. CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO CONVERT AT LEAST 10 VESSELS IN THE HAWAII LONGLINE FLEET TO SIDE-SET BY MODIFYING DECK LAYOUT AND INSTALLING BIRD CURTAINS. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 8/1/2006 ? 10/31/2006. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A PROPOSAL WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY.
 

Place of Performance

Address: HONOLULU, HAWAII

Zip Code: 96814

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN01092467-W 20060721/060719220540 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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