SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- Crab Industry Field Testing & Eval of EDRs
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 813312
— Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
- 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
- NFFS7200-11-06281
- Point of Contact
- MONA M ASH, Phone: 206-526-4187
- E-Mail Address
-
MONA.M.ASH@NOAA.GOV
(MONA.M.ASH@NOAA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Special Notice of intent to procure services for the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) located in Seattle, WA on a sole source basis with the Bering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation (BSFRF). The Government intends to acquire services using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures estimated not to exceed $100,000.00. The proposed vendor s shall work with participating individuals and firms in the Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Rationalization program to engage industry personnel in completion of procedures to test and evaluate draft data reporting forms under development by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Tasks include: • Perform detailed field-testing of draft Economic Data Report forms under realistic field and office operational and information environments; • Evaluate draft EDR forms and individual question designs to identify peak and average reporting burden times and identify potential sources of data quality limitation, including inconsistency and inaccuracy of reported information • Identify potential improvements in EDR fonn/questionnaire design and administrative procedures. The BSFRF is a non-profit research foundation that provides a means for industry members, fisheries managers and crab scientists to interact. The Government intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract with the period of performance commencing approximately August 22, 2011 through September 30, 2012 with no option periods. The NAICS code for this procurement is 813312 with a corresponding size standard of $14.0M. This Special Notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, other potential sources with the expertise and required capabilities to provide these services may submit such data which demonstrates the technical requirements stated above no later than August 19, 2011 at 14:00pm PDT Seattle, WA. Responses shall be faxed to Mona Ash at (206)526-4004 or e-mail to Mona.M.Ash@noaa.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is the Government's belief that only the Bering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation (BSFRF) can provide these services. ****All contractors doing business with DOC NMFS AFSC shall be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) as of October 1, 2003. After this date, NO award can be made unless the vender 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 the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from the AFSC 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 www.dnb.com/eupdate or by phone at (800) 333-0505. All contractors are required to complete online Representations and Certifications at http://www.orca.bpn.gov to be eligible to receive an award.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/WASC/NFFS7200-11-06281/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle, Washington, 98115, United States
- Zip Code: 98115
- Zip Code: 98115
- Record
- SN02527105-W 20110811/110809235405-655431f5d6a9ca897641f56a55de5df1 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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