MODIFICATION
B -- Electronic Logbooks
- Notice Date
- 5/5/2011
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Region Acquisition Division-KC, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, United States
- ZIP Code
- 64106
- Solicitation Number
- WC133F-11-RP-0026
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2011
- Point of Contact
- Jacquelyn A Shewmaker, Phone: (816)426-7462
- E-Mail Address
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jackie.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov
(jackie.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- AMENDMENT 0001 TO THE PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR WC133F-11-RP-0026 The purpose of this amendment is to change this acquisition to full and open competition. This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. PRESOLICITATION NOTICE. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), intends to acquire services and related products to continue the development of a systematic process for the estimation of shrimp fishing effort in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA intends to establish a system of automated processes to improve the estimation of total shrimp fishing activity in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the fourth part of an ongoing project to develop and establish a permanent shrimp fishing effort data acquisition program to be managed by NOAA Fisheries Service in cooperation with the commercial shrimp industry. The electronic logbook (ELB) methodology and technology was originally developed as prototypes by LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc., (LGL), of Bryan, Texas, while a subcontractor to the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, Inc., (Foundation), under a series of financial assistance awards from NOAA Fisheries Service. The first contract included development, production, and placement of the first 50 ELB units and associated memory modules; development of presentation materials, and preparation for and facilitation of port meetings with interested parties. The second contract covered the purchasing of 200 ELB unit materials and associated memory modules; production of the remaining 100 ELB units and associated memory modules; assembly and placement of 100 of those units on vessels identified through scientific random selection processes; purchasing in the last four months of Phase II the raw materials of the last 100 ELB units to be assembled and placed on vessels in the first year of Phase III; collection of data from the first 50 ELB units and from the next 100 ELB units after they are placed; comparison of the ELB data with port agent records for the corresponding vessels, periods, and locations; facilitation of additional port meetings; development and refinement of the data base and algorithms for data comparisons; and reporting and recommendations to the Government, the shrimping community, and other interested parties on the findings of the data collection and analysis processes. Phase III covered the assembly and placement of 100 ELB units on vessels, production of 200 additional ELB units and associated memory modules bringing the total of units to 450. Also, Phase III covered the performance of analyses and reports on a quarterly and annual basis through the period of performance. The contractor will provide all necessary personnel, material, equipment, supplies, and other direct items of expense necessary to perform the required services. The period of performance will begin October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012, with 4, 12-month option years. Services include, but are not limited to: the purchase and assembly of parts and components to replace any ELB units on vessels identified through the established scientific random selection process for selecting vessels. This process will be provided to the contractor at the time of a contract award; using the replacement ELB units (furnished government equipment) to serve as a pool of replacement units to assure that once the original placements have been made, there will be no less than 400 placed and continuously operating ELB units at all times in offshore waters during the course of the contract period; purchasing and assembling the parts and components to add 100 units in inshore vessels in Louisiana; downloading and analyzing shrimp fishing effort data from all existing ELB units in operation throughout the course of the contract period; refining and improving the existing analytical software and algorithms to enhance effort estimates; providing quarterly progress reports and a final year end summary report of progress; developing operational manuals for estimating shrimp fishing effort from the combined resources of the ELB records and the landings data. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about May 27, 2011. All businesses interested in receiving a copy of the RFP must submit a request in writing to Jackie.a.shewmaker@noaa.gov. No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505. In addition, completion of the online representation and certifications application (ORCA) is required, and registration with Vets 100, located at https://vets100.vets.dol.gov. The applicable NAICS code is 541690.
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