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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 02, 2006 FBO #1710
SOLICITATION NOTICE

52 -- IDIQ contract for Underwater Acoustic Release Equipment

Notice Date

7/31/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

334112 — Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
 

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-0220
 

Response Due

9/14/2006
 

Archive Date

10/15/2006
 

Point of Contact

Stephanie Kyles, Contract Specialist, Phone (206)526-4425, Fax (206)526-6025,
 

E-Mail Address

stephanie.m.kyles@noaa.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) requires an Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity contract to acquire a self-recovering system which will eliminate the environmental impact of leaving behind an expendable anchor weight and to eliminate the need to carry onboard thousands of kilograms of expendable anchor weights that would otherwise be required for a 30-60 day research cruise to remote ocean areas. The Variable Buoyancy Device (VBD) will be attached to the top of an instrument package. The instrument package will be suspended above an anchor weight by 1-30 m of line. The instrument package needs to be suspended above the sea floor. The height above the sea floor will vary depending on the application and will be adjusted by changing the length of line between the anchor and instrument package. The typical distance that the instrument package is above the sea floor is 2 meters. An acoustic signal sent to the VBD should initiate a sequence of events that causes the VBD, Instrument Package, and Anchor to float to the surface for recovery. Two common operational scenarios are envisioned for the equipment. In the first scenario, the equipment will be deployed and recovered multiple times per day in water depths from 100-350 m using research vessels or chartered fishing vessels. Thirty to 120 minutes after deployment, the equipment will be recovered on the surface. The user will need to quickly ready the instrument package and VBD for the next deployment. All steps required to ready the system for another deployment (including any re-programming of the controller and/or replacement/recharging of compressed air cylinders) will typically take place on the exposed deck of a ship or small boat in an environment of high humidity, tropical air temperatures (~32 ºC), direct sunlight, salt spray, wave wash, and/or rain. In the second scenario, the equipment will be deployed in the late afternoon in water depths from 100-350 m. Up to 72 hours later, a 6 meter boat or similar will be used to activate the recovery sequence, locate the device when it surfaces, and tow it to a larger vessel for retrieval using a shipboard crane. Recovery and redeployment operations may occur in rough conditions and in environments exposed to wave wash, sea spray, rain, tropical temperatures, and extreme humidity. Setup, deployment, and recovery of the equipment should be simple and straight-forward. Any opportunities for user error should be minimized. Any consumables or tools required to re-deploy the VBD should be minimized. It is anticipated that the equipment will be deployed up to 8 times per day, 175 days per year. When the units are not being used they may be stored on deck or in shipping containers. The shipping containers are not air conditioned and will be located at sites such as Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and Saipan and will be subject to tropical temperatures and humidity. The Variable Buoyancy Device, related procedures, and appurtenances that contribute the most to improved operational efficiencies, safety, and data return rate of fisheries and benthic habitat survey efforts are considered superior. This procurement is 100% set-aside for Small Business concerns. The current NAICS code is 334112 with a size standard 1,000 employees. The estimated date of release of this solicitation is August 15, 2006, with a planned closing date of September 15, 2006. Questions regarding this procurement may be directed to Stephanie Garnett (Kyles), Contract Specialist at: Stephanie.M.Garnett@noaa.gov or (808)944-2228. Parties interested in this solicitation should utilize the FedBizOpps features “register to receive notification” and “register as an interested vendor”. Parties registered to receive notification will be notified by FBO via email of the document’s availability. Note: The address and phone number listed for Contract Specialist, Stephanie Garnett (Kyles) is no longer the information listed on the FBO website for Seattle, WA. The new address information is as follows: Western Region Acquisition Division – Honolulu Satellite Office, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96814. (808)944-2228. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (31-JUL-2006); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/WASC/AB133F-06-RP-0220/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: contractor's facility

Zip Code: 12345

Country: UNITED STATES
 

Record

SN01102623-F 20060802/060731223418 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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