SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- National Ballast Information Clearinghouse
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant (CG-912), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (CG-912), 1900 Half Street, SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20593-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20593-0001
- Solicitation Number
- HSCG23-11-R-MMS153
- Point of Contact
- Sandra A. Queen, Phone: 2024753218, Monica Brown, Phone: 2024753737
- E-Mail Address
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sandra.a.queen@uscg.mil, monica.brown@uscg.mil
(sandra.a.queen@uscg.mil, monica.brown@uscg.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) intends to solicit and negotiate a sole source contract with the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560 under the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(5) as implemented by FAR 6.302-5, Authorized or required by statute. The NAICS Code is 541690 with a Small Business size standard of $7.0 Million. The USCG has a requirement to obtain contractor technical and documentation support services for the USCG, Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-5224) to operate a National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC) and to provide technical support for the USCG National Ballast Water Management (BWM) program. Pursuant to Section 1102(f) of the National Invasive Species Act (NISA) of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-332), the USCG is required to develop and maintain a NBIC in consultation and cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution, (acting through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). Pursuant to the National Invasive Species Act of 1996, the USCG requires that all vessels entering the waters of the United States after operating outside the Economic Exclusion Zone must perform certain BWM practices and must submit BWM reports to the USCG. Under NISA and its implementing regulations (33 CFR 151 Subpart D), each vessel bound for ports or places of the United States, regardless of whether a vessel operated outside the Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ) which includes the equivalent zone of Canada, is required to submit reports of BWM practices directly to the NBIC for entry into a database. The tasks include: (1) The contractor shall provide technical support to assist the USCG in collecting, analyzing, and maintaining BWM data from vessels reported pursuant to 16 U.S.C.§ 4712. (2) The contractor shall collect and enter the data from vessels reporting BWM pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 4712 in an electronic database. Updated electronic copies of the database shall be provided to the USCG quarterly. (3) The contractor shall assist the USCG in implementing and documenting actions necessary to correct any deficiencies highlighted as a result of the ongoing Certification & Accreditation process for the BWM database. (4) The contractor shall review existing system documentation, pertinent regulations, and statutory provisions to ensure the BWM database adheres to Title III of the E-Government Act (Pub.L. 107-347) and DHS Policy Directive 4300A, Information Technology Security Program. (5) The contractor shall assist the USCG in developing recommendations for input into the Risk Management System, including Risk Assessment Recommendations, Contingency Plan Recommendations, Contingency Plan Test Result Recommendations, System Security Plan Recommendations, and Security Assessment Report Recommendations. (6) The contractor shall prepare a control matrix or Plan of Action and Milestones identifying the basic strategy and the control techniques implemented to contain threats, address vulnerabilities, and achieve security objectives. (7) The contractor shall synthesize and analyze the data from vessels reporting BWM and provide the USCG with reports of the statistical analyses to measure patterns of compliance with ballast water management regulations, ballast water delivery and management patterns, the spatial pattern and rate of coastal marine invasions attributed to ballast water and other transfer mechanisms, and the effectiveness of BWM strategies in reducing the rate and pattern of aquatic biological invasions. (8) The contractor shall provide Special Project Report. The reports on new, ad hoc data analyses beyond routine analyses of BWM and ballast water delivery patterns on a national scale. The number of Special Project Reports requested by the USCG wil not exceed six per month. (9) The contractor shall submit annual reports that summarize database management activities and statistical analyses by geographic location, ship type, and quarterly period. (10) The contractor shall conduct compliance-enhancing outreach with ships; and design and carry out field and data review regarding ballast water regulation efficacy, the effects of changes in vessel movement on invasion patterns, and other shipping-related marine invasion vectors. The contract will be awarded on a Firm-Fixed Price basis. The period of performance will be a Base Period and three One-Year Option Periods. Responses may be emailed to Sandra Queen at sandra.a.queen@uscg.mil. See Note 22. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency.
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