SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Passive acoustic monitoring of killer whales and other cetaceans
- Notice Date
- 5/7/2007
- 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 Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AB133F-07-RP-0097
- Response Due
- 5/11/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/26/2007
- 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 business concerns capable of utilizing acoustic listening devices to monitor the locations of killer whales, particularly those of the southern resident population, in areas outside of Puget Sound during the winter and spring seasons. The vendor shall provide acoustic recording devices capable of recording killer whale (and other cetacean) vocalizations, and ambient noise. The data collected must be of sufficient quality to allow for the identification of sounds to species for all cetaceans and killer whales, to the acoustic clans described by Ford [1987]. At a minimum, data shall be collected and stored between 1 December and 1 June of each year. The acoustic data shall either be collected and stored continuously, or the recorders shall be equipped with hardware and/or software capable of identifying, storing, and recording cetacean sounds with at least a 95% probability of recording each cetacean call that actually occurred. The vendor shall be responsible for deploying and recovering the recording devices using a mooring/release system that allows recovery of any anchors. All moorings will be deployed at sites on the continental shelf between Cape Flattery and central California as determined in consultation with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC). Bi-monthly project progress reports shall be provided to the NWFSC. All acoustic data shall be provided to the NWFSC in a readily accessible format such that the data can be analyzed by commercially available acoustic analysis software. 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. All vendors doing business with the Government are now required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). In addition, completion of the online representation and certifications application (ORCA) is required. 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. All interested parties must respond to this announcement by May 11, 2007. Documentation to support the vendor?s capability must be in writing and include the vendor?s name, address, point of contact, telephone number, DUNS Number, CCR Cage Number, business type and size, i.e., small, large, non-profit, educational, etc.; and a brief narrative regarding its capability to provide the services as described above. Any response that does not include this information will not be considered. The Government will review each response to determine if the vendor has the experience, knowledge, and capability to perform the services as specified above. Detailed information must be submitted by email to the address noted below by 1:00 PM local Seattle time (PDT), May 11, 2007. Email Address: Loren.Frei@noaa.gov. Questions of any nature must be addressed in writing as NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE HONORED.
- Place of Performance
- Address: See Requirements for Location
- Zip Code: 98115
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 98115
- Record
- SN01288691-W 20070509/070507220226 (fbodaily.com)
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