U. S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, Central Administratrive Support Center, 601 East 12th St., CC32:AP, Rm. 1756, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

R -- VARIOUS TECHNICAL SERVICES/BIOLOGICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL/DATA MANAGEMENT SOL 52WCNF606016AP DUE 101595 POC Ann B. Piette (816) 426-6823 extension 229 The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, is interested in obtaining various types of technical services which will support activities of the DOC/NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries Center, Mississippi Laboratories, Pascagoula, MS. Services required may include, but are not limited to, the following: at-sea support of biological and environmental sampling; analysis of reeffish video records; identification and enumeration of plankton samples; chemical analysis of seawater samples; field observations of marine mammals; capture and tagging of marine turtles; development of fishing and sampling gear; operation and simple maintenance of one 65-foot, NOAA-owned vessel; data entry, editing, computer programming, networking, and data management services; remote sensing operations; maintenance and development of marine electronics instrumentation and; data analysis and report development. Work will be performed at the NMFS Pascagoula Facility, the NMFS Facility at the John C. Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, MS, or aboard NOAA-owned/NOAA-chartered research vessels or NOAA-owned/NOAA- chartered aircraft. These activities are expected to require a variety of disciplines including but not limited to Biological Professions - fisheries biologists; fish or wildlife biologists; ecologist; biological aide; and Misc. Professions - computer system analysts; computer programmer; computer operator; vessel operators; electronics technician; remote sensing specialist; fishery methods and equipment specialist. The contract will be for a base fourteen-month period with two optional renewal periods of fourteen-months each. Individual delivery orders will be placed against the contract. Cumulative value for the fourteen-month base period will not exceed $1,300,000.00; the first option fourteen-month period will not exceed $1,600,000.00; and the second option fourteen-month period will not exceed $1,800,000.00. No delivery order may exceed $400,000.00. NOTE that before proposals are evaluated against the technical considerations and cost factors, they will be screened for compliance with the minimum personnel qualifications stated in the statement of work. Any offeror and respective offer not meeting these minimum qualifications shall be determined to be noncompliant to this solicitation and shall be rejected without further consideration. The aggregate total of all the following technical evaluation factors, subfactors, and sub-subfactors is significantly more important than cost. In descending order of importance Technical Excellence (TE) is twice as important as Recruitment and Retention Capabilities (RRC) and Management Capabilities (MC), which are equal in importance. Within TE in descending order of importance subfactor Personnel Qualifications is significantly more important than Understanding of Work. Within the Personnel Qualifications subfactor, the three sub-subfactors are: Amount/Currency of Experience; Education Level; and Offeror's Training Plan. Of these three sub-subfactors, the first two are of equal importance and together are significantly more important than the third sub-subfactor. Within the Understanding of Work subfactor, the two sub-subfactors are: Qualified Personnel Aligned with Tasks which is significantly more important than Technical Approach. Within RRC the two subfactors Recruitment Capability and Retention Potential are of equal importance. Within MC, in descending order of importance, are five subfactors Offeror's Proposed Supervisory Plan, Prior Company Experience in Similar Contracts, Offeror's Proposed Organization, Proof of Insurance, and Quality Control Plan. Of these five subfactors, the first two are of equal importance and are slightly more important than the third subfactor and somewhat more important than the fourth and fifth subfactors which are of equal importance. Anticipated delivery is approximately December 1, 1995. SIC: 8748. Firms that have the ability to provide the services listed in this announcement are invited to request a copy of the solicitation from the office shown. Solicitation documents will be available on or about September 5, 1995. All requests for copies of the solicitation must be in writing. Requests may be faxed to (816) 426-7530 and receipt of the fax by the Government is the responsibility of the sender. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. (0227)

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