SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Economic Relationship between Wild-capture Fisheries and Marine Aquaculture
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA-Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-2396, United States
- ZIP Code
- 96822-2396
- Solicitation Number
- PIFSC-11-044
- Archive Date
- 9/15/2011
- Point of Contact
- Bonnie Oshiro, Phone: 8089835356
- E-Mail Address
-
bonnie.oshiro@noaa.gov
(bonnie.oshiro@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NOTICE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. The information provided in response to this notice will assist the Government in determining the extent of business capable of performing the type of work described herein. The intent of the announcement is to identify all small business sources that are qualified of furnishing The National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, Hawaii with the following: NOAA recently crafted a strategic plan for the development of the aquaculture industry in the United States. The United States has become a major player in seafood consumption, ranking third in global seafood consumption behind China and Japan. During 1998-2008, U.S. per capita seafood consumption followed global trends and increased over seven percent from 14.9 to 16.0 pounds per capita. More than 84% of the U.S. seafood supply is imported from foreign sources, and over half of imports are farm raised. As seafood consumption continues to increase, aquaculture production is also expected to increase commensurately. It is important to understand the economic relationship between wild-capture fisheries and marine aquaculture because of: (1) the growing role of marine aquaculture in both seafood production and consumption; and also (2) the close relationship between marine aquaculture and wild-capture fisheries. To contribute to the understanding of issues involved, t his proposed project is to study the economic relationship between wild-capture fisheries and marine aquaculture from the perspective of seafood markets and consumer preferences for different types of seafood. Last year, PIFSC conducted a conjoint study to investigate c onsumer preferences for wild-caught fish vs. aquaculture products. The study was fielded in both Hawaii and Kentucky. The preliminary results from the state of preference study show significant differences between the two states in consumers' preferences for wild-capture fish vs. marine aquaculture products. While Hawaii consumers are willing to pay more for wild-caught fish products, in contrast, the Kentucky consumers are willing to pay more for the aquaculture products. In addition, consumer willingness to pay for the same feature of a product differs across states as well. Building on these findings, the objectives of the study is: 1) to extend the survey to other selected states within U.S. and to gather a dataset with the different states; 2) to conduct further analyses to compare the differences of consumer preferences among different states and investigate the influences of consumers' demographic information on the preferences; 3) to estimate and quantify the trade-offs that respondents are disposed to make between attributes; 4) to compare the differences among different species. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 5416900 with a size standard of $7 million. All contractors doing business with the Government are now required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). In addition, completion of the online representation and certifications application (ORCA) is required. NOTE: THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL BUT A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. No solicitation document is available. No contract will be awarded on the basis of responses received to this notice. All interested parties must respond to this announcement by August 31, 2011. Documentation to support the contractor's capability to perform these services must be submitted in writing and include the point of contact and phone number, and a description of services performed under previous contracts for the same services, DUNS Number, CCR, Cage Number, business type and size, and a brief narrative regarding its capability to provide the services as described above. Any response that does not include this information will not be considered. The Government will review each response to determine if the contractor has the experience, knowledge, and capability to perform the services as specified above. Detailed information must be submitted by email to the address noted below by 3:00 PM local (HST) Hawaii Standard Time. Email Address: Bonnie.Oshiro@noaa.gov. Questions of any nature must be addressed in writing as NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE HONORED.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822, United States
- Zip Code: 96822
- Zip Code: 96822
- Record
- SN02552703-W 20110829/110827233217-a118a1f19a0fb6371a0be1bc5813b4cc (fbodaily.com)
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