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P -- SOURCE SOUGHT TO PROVIDE URGENT DIVE/RECOVERY EFFORT IN DUTCH HARBOR, AK SOL WASC7-1087 DUE 033197 POC Randall Brown, (voice) (206) 526-6042, FAX (206) 527-.55848 The NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) requires a crewed dive/recovery vessel to attempt to recover two PMEL/FOCI instrument packages (acoustic releases). Acoustic releases deployed in the Bering Sea are not responding to acoustic signals and now must be recovered manually. Current locations of the acoustic releases in the Bering Sea are at 1) 56 deg. 52.33' N, 164 deg. 02.95' W in 74.5 meters of water, and 2) 56 deg. 52.25' N, 164 deg. 03.47' W in 72.6 meters of water. Proposed vessel must have underwater welding and burning equipment; underwater video equipment; an OSHA-approved decompression chamber; and an 8-ton hydraulic deck crane. Vessel must have at least three divers and must be able to begin recovery effort by 4/15/97. Period of performance will begin 4/15/97, not to exceed four calendar days total. However, diving effort will be subject to local weatherconditions, and vessel will be required to be available through 9/30/97. It's expected that only local recovery vessels willbe able to perform this contract due to need for rapid deployment and required period of availability. This is a simplified acquisition with an estimated value of less than $100,000. (0078)

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