SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- IMPLEMENT THE ESTABLISHED SPAWNING GRUNION GREETER PROGRAM
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 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
- WRAD-8-199_NFFR5400-8-32659
- Response Due
- 2/28/2008
- Archive Date
- 3/14/2008
- Point of Contact
- Randall Brown, Purchasing Agent, Phone (206) 526-6226, Fax (206) 526-6025, - Randall Brown, Purchasing Agent, Phone (206) 526-6226, Fax (206) 526-6025
- E-Mail Address
-
randall.w.brown@noaa.gov, randall.w.brown@noaa.gov
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS). PURPOSE IS TO NEGOTIATE WITH PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY. UNDER PROPOSED CONTRACT, PEPPERDINE WILL IMPLEMENT THE ESTABLISHED GRUNION GREETER PROGRAM. THAT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MONITOR SPAWNING OF CALIFORNIA GRUNION ON A VARIETY OF BEACHES IN CALIFORNIA. CONTRACTOR WILL COORDINATE, CONDUCT, AND PROVIDE ALL MATERIALS FOR EIGHT GRUNION GREETER TRAINING WORKSHOPS. THESE WORKSHOPS ARE DESIGNED TO TRAIN APPROXIMATELY 400 VOLUNTEERS TO MONITOR SPAWNING CALIFORNIA GRUNION ON A VARIETY OF BEACHES IN CALIFORNIA DURING SIX SPAWNING EVENTS IN 2008. PEPPERDINE WILL IDENTIFY LIKELY TIMES FOR GRUNION SPAWNING RUNS, SCHEDULE SIX NIGHTS FOR MONITORING DURING PEAK SPAWNING SEASON, MAINTAIN AND HOST A WEBSITE FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSOR WORKSHOPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. DR. KAREN MARTIN OF PEPPERDINE HAS DIRECTED THE PROGRAM FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. DR. MARTIN HAS FOCUSED HER RESEARCH ON CALIFORNIA GRUNION PHYSIOLOGY, REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, BEHAVIOR, AND HABITATS. DR. MARTIN HAS DIRECTED GRUNION GREETING PROGRAM FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS IN NINE COASTAL COUNTIES. ALL SCIENTIFIC DATA COLLECTED ARE ARCHIVED AT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY AND SHARED WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND ENVIORNMENTAL SCIENTISTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
- Record
- SN01507757-W 20080215/080213223543 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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