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R -- PACIFIC DRIFT GILLNET OBSERVER PROGRAM SOL 52-ABNF-7-00041 DUE 031497 POC To reserve a copy of the solicitation call Klint Demetrio at tel. 206-526-4499 or FAX 206-526-6025. For information call Don Wadhams at 206-526-6036. WEB: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Western Administrative Support Center, Acquisition Management Division, http://www.wasc.noaa.gov/wasc/proc.htm. Recruit, select, supervise, and outfit sea-going personnel required for the Pacific Drift Gillnet observer program operating out of California, Oregon, and Washington ports. Contractor responsible for contacting vessel owners/operators and notifying them of their obligation to carry observers and for ensuring that observer coverage is not less than 20% of the total fishing effort for entire drift gillnet fleet. Observers collect information to assess involvement of marine mammals in the fishery, targeting swordfish and thresher shark, and acquire biological information for population and life history studies. Period of performance approx. 5/1/97 -- 4/30/98; contract for base year plus two option years. 'estimated date' of closure is 03/14/97. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. (0031)

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