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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 17, 2009 FBO #2823
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- ASSESSMENT OF STATUS AND HABITAT SPECIFICITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF A DRAFT ARCHIPELAGIC MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CHEILINUS UNDULATUS AND BOLBOMETOPON MURICATUM IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS

Notice Date

8/15/2009
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

561990 — All Other Support 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

WRAD-9-16864
 

Archive Date

9/15/2009
 

Point of Contact

Melvin N. Fondue, Phone: (206) 526-6043
 

E-Mail Address

melvin.n.fondue@noaa.gov
(melvin.n.fondue@noaa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This publication serves as notice of intent to procure services from John Starmer, MSc, Coral Reef Mointoring, Coastal Resources Management Office, Office of the Governor, Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands for the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service for: Background The National Marine Fisheries Service (1'.TMFS) defines a Species of Concern (SOC) as a species that is not being considered actively for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) but for which significant concerns or uncertainties regarding its biological status and/or threats exist (69 FR 19975). The purpose of the NMFS SOC Program is to conduct proactive conservation activities under the ESA to preclude the listing of future species, rather than addressing the recovery needs of a species listed. Two of the Pacific Islands Region Species of Concern are the humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus, and the bwnphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum. This project aims to contribute to the conservation and understanding of these two SOC, the humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus, and the bumphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum. Both species are considered rare (mCN Endangered and Threatened) throughout their range and it is widely recognized that both species warrant increased management and conservation efforts. The project proposes to assess the status and habitat specificity of both species in Guam, develop a draft outreach and education campaign, as well as develop a draft management plan for the two species in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands (CNMI) and U.S. Territory of Guam. The archipelago spans across 466 miles and includes 15 islands, all within the known range of both SOc. The project aims to complement the work completed during a 2008-2009 funded NMFS Proactive Species Conservation Program project in the CNMI by expanding the project to include the densely populated island of Guam, by conducting a directed tagging study at a site in the moderately populated island of Saipan, and by drafting an adaptive archipelagic management plan for both fish species in the Mariana Islands. Goals and Objectives Goal 1: Random, stratified underwater visual surveys, and manta tows where possible, will be conducted by divers along fore-reef slopes at multiple sites around Guam and within the lagoonal habitat of Cocos Lagoon. Collaboration will also occur with NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center on data collected on their biennial research cruises to Guam and CN1vfl, where possible. Goal 2: Interviews with fishermen, divers, and other knowledgeable individuals will provide past and present abundance, catch rates, and aggregation site data. 1 Goal 3: Acoustic tagging of terminal and initial phase C. undulatus on Saipan to obtain information on home range size, diel activity, and aggregations. Goal 4: An education and outreach program will be drafted to educate the public about SOC issues and begin to build support for voluntary compliance of future management recommendations and regulations. Goal 5: Data collected from this project and from a similar project in CNMI will be used to guide the development of a draft integrated, adaptive SOC management plan in the Mariana Islands. Expected outcomes and benefits of the proposed activities: This study will address data gaps in our knowledge of both fish SOC by identifying areas of importance to SOC conservation on Guam to complement the data currently being collected for CNMI. It is anticipated that this data, which is scientifically robust, will eventually enhance the future stakeholder acceptance of extant, proactive SOC conservation efforts and lay the groundwork for stakeholder buy-in when developing fisheries regulations. Objective information on SOC population status will allow evaluation ofpresent fisheries regulations and are necessary to provide justification for development of appropriate changes to creating a future crossjurisdictional SOC fisheries management plan. Preliminary efforts to educate and engage stakeholders will build support for voluntary compliance with recommendations and future regulations to enhance SOC populations. The government intends to negotiate a frim-fixed price contract with a performance period from date of award to 9/30/2010. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 15 days of this synopsis will be considered by the government. All responses must be in writing and may be faxed to attention Melvin N. Fondue at (206) 527-7166 or email at melvin.n.fondue@noaa.gov This is a simplified acquisition with an estimated value of less than $100,000 **** The Westren Regional Acquisition Division, requires that all contractors doing business with this Acquisition Office be registered with the Central Contractor Registey (CCR) as of October 1, 2003. After this date, NO award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following web site: http//www.ccr.gov. In order to register with CCR and be eligible to receive an award from this Acquisition Office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUN). A DUN number may be acquried free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on line at www.dnb/eupdate of by phone at (800) 333-0505
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/WASC/WRAD-9-16864/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 1601 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814-4704, United States

Zip Code: 96814-4704
 

Record

SN01913372-W 20090817/090815233552-c8c721e72f0231db3ca8e0e7c6c4749b (fbodaily.com)
 

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