SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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, Washington, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- AB133F-08-RP-0113A
- Response Due
- 9/9/2008 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 9/24/2008
- Point of Contact
- Sharon S. Kent, Phone: (206) 526-6035
- E-Mail Address
-
sharon.s.kent@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice serves as an intent to procure scientific support services for the National Marine Fisheries Service, Fish Ecology Division (FED). FED is research directed at improving survival of Pacific salmon as they migrate to and from the ocean. The FED requires hands-on scientific support services to meet the following objectives: 1) assess the effects of transportation on juvenile salmonids; 2) determine the migration timing and relative survival of salmon through reservoir and dam passage routes; 3) determine fish guidance and orifice passage efficiencies at selected Columbia and Snake River dams; 4) develop and evaluate alternative fish collection and/or bypass strategies; 5) conduct juvenile and adult radio-telemetry, acoustic and PIT-tag studies; 6) conduct estuary and river plume studies to determine life cycle strategies; and 7) conduct oceanographic, benthic and plankton sampling studies. FED seeks to improve the downstream survival of migrating juvenile salmon through development and testing of mitigation strategies and techniques such as: juvenile salmon transportation around dams; submersible screens to divert smolts from turbine passage; and research to better characterize in river survival of smolts and identify high mortality areas. Other research focuses on improving passage conditions for migrating adult salmon and lamprey. These studies are conducted largely during the spring and summer periods when juvenile salmon migrate. Typical disciplines and professional qualifications that will be required to support the work are: fishery biologists, biology technicians, statistician, electronic technicians, mechanics, truck drivers, vessel operators (45 feet or less), and deckhands. Various hands-on activities shall be performed in each of the following categories: Living Resource Sampling and Environmental Data Collection Acquire and process fisheries and related biological data Design of experiments and field surveys Conduct field sampling and data collection Data quality control Assessment and Analysis of Environmental Quality Acquire, compile, and process environmental quality data Conduct field sampling and measurement surveys Conduct chemical analysis of sediment and biological tissue samples Conduct biochemical, physiological, histopathological, biostatistical, etc., analyses Analysis and Interpretation Data validation and quality control Data compilation, reduction, and processing Data analysis Data interpretation Theoretical analyses Scientific Support Services Document preparation, review, and publication Assist in the preparation of specification and designs Provide logistics support for scientific programs Provide scientific services with emphasis in fisheries biology Equipment operation and maintenance It is anticipated that an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity type contract will be awarded with firm-fixed price, labor hour or time-and-material task orders issued for perform work on an as-needed basis. Work will be performed at various Government facilities, dams, and rivers located at various sites in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. Work may also be required in Puget Sound, WA and along the coastal waters of WA and OR. The period of performance will be for one base year, beginning on or after November 1, 2008, and will include two one-year option periods. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541690 with a size standard of $6.5 M. All contractors doing business with the Government are now required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following web site: http://www.ccr.gov/. In addition, completion of the online representation and certifications application (ORCA) is required. A Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation will be available on or about August 8, 2008, through this website. No paper copies of the solicitation will be issued. No telephone, facsimile, or written requests will be accepted. It is incumbent upon interested parties to register at the solicitation's site for notification and to review the site frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Technical questions regarding this solicitation should be addressed to Sharon.S.Kent@noaa.gov. All responsible, responsive sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Oregon, Washington and Idaho, United States
- Record
- SN01622142-W 20080726/080724222217-de6ac787f03b3f79240847d8d02a624f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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