SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Review of the American Samoa National Marine Fisheries Service Field Sampling station
- Notice Date
- 7/7/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service, SSMC 3, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- PIFSC-16-SS03
- Archive Date
- 8/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Julie A. Whitaker, Phone: 808-725-5355
- E-Mail Address
-
Julie.Whitaker@noaa.gov
(Julie.Whitaker@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. IT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR DOES IT GUARANTEE A SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. Any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement is strictly voluntary. The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice, nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research. Failing to provide a response to this announcement will not prohibit/exclude an interested vendor from participating in a future solicitation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) is looking for vendors who are well qualified to conduct a review of the American Samoa NMFS Field Sampling station. The successful vendor will be required to perform the following tasks: 1) Review current activities of the ASFS, including but not limited to purse seine and longline monitoring and sampling. Review Standard Operating Procedures and provide recommendations on how the sampling protocols need to be modified given current regional needs and the need to integrate electronic sampling techniques; 2) Review current longline observer placement activities; 3) Review how the ASFS interacts and integrates with the A. Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, especially with regard to responsibilities in monitoring efforts and data flow between agencies; 4) Review relationships with other regional organizations, such as the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and Cook Islands; 5) Review the current purse seine sampling (size and species composition) and make recommendations with regard to monitoring and optimization of modifications required to align ASFS sampling with wider regional sampling efforts; 6) Review domestic and foreign longline sampling; 7) Review current sampling procedures (sub-tasks 5 and 6) and make recommendations for efficacies, especially if electronic options are now available; 8) Review U.S. purse seine data (e.g., RPL, UL. FOT) collection, input and quality control, compilation into relevant databases and required transmittals. Explore complete paperless submissions. 9) Review PIRO/PIFSC staffing at the ASFS as well as PIRO/PIFSC plans. Review staffing options and make recommendations to ensure adequate staff are available; 10) Draft an ASFS sampling document which includes Standard Operating Procedures and technical recommendations for observer deployments, monitoring and sampling; 11) Present findings to PIRO/PIFSC leadership. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541990 with a size standard of $15.0 million. Interested vendors are requested to provide the following information in response to this Sources Sought Announcement: 1) A statement that you believe your firm has the capability to meet all these requirements and perform these services; 2) Your firm's DUNS number & CAGE code; 3) Your firm's SBA certified small business concern status. Specifically identify if your firm is HUBZone-certified, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or in the SBA's 8(a) program. If your firm is not small, please state that it is a large business; 4) A brief description of your firm's recent past experience (within past 3 years) performing similar services. The information provided in response to this announcement is limited to five pages or less. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. The Government will not return any data provided in response to this announcement. This request for information does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses shall be provided to Contract Specialist, Julie Whitaker via email at Julie.whitaker@noaa.gov no later than 2:00 PM (Hawaii Time) on July 18, 2016.
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