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B -- BIOECONOMIC MODEL OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO SWORDFISH FISHERY WITH POLICY ANALYSIS SOL NFFN1300600005 DUE 092596 POC Mamie L Wandick (816) 426-6823 Ext. 237 The government intends to procure a Bioeconomic Model of the North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Swordfish Fishery with Policy Analysis. The bioeconomic model of swordfish fishery will be developed from existing data bases collected and maintained by the National Marine Fisheries Service and previous studies of the swordfish fishery. The model will incorporate biological models that account for changes in both stock size and age structure with respect to time. Changes in fleet size over time as a result of increases or decreases in stock size, age structure,exvessel prices, operating costs, and which includes the impacts of directed harvest and bycatch levels. Using this empirical bioeconomic swordfish model, policy constraints will be developed and used to determine the economic costs and benefits of proposed management regulations. The model including growth functions,production functions, objective functions, and policy constraints will be coded and run using SAS computer software. Model results will be validated and tested for sensitivity to the estimated parameters. All programs developed and data collected by the principle investigators will be provided to the requisitioner at completion of the project. This procurement is a proposed solesource. If there are no other qualified vendors the procurement will be issued to University of Florida, Food and Resource Econ.Department, Gainesville, Florida. A Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be issued on or about September 11, 1996. Interested parties should submit their interest within 15 calendar days from the date of the CBD announcement. Copies of the RFQ may be requested in writing by faxing a request to (816) 426)7530. Satisfactory receipt of the request is the sole responsibility ofthe vendor. (0236)

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