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R -- TECHNICAL SERVICES/BIOLOGICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL/DATA MANAGEMENT SOL 52WCNF906028SA DUE 032699 POC Sheila Anderson, Contract Specialist (816)426-7267, ext. 240 The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), NOAA, has a requirement to obtain technical support services for research, monitoring, gear development, computer and data management services, and field data collection for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). Unless otherwise specified, work will be performed at one of the SEFSC Laboratories or Field Stations, or at one of the National Ocean Service (NOS) facilities engaged in cooperative work with the SEFSC. The primary NMFS and NOS facilities include; Galveston Texas, Pascagoula Mississippi, Stennis Space Center (Bay St. Louis) Mississippi, Panama City Florida, St. Petersburg Florida, Miami Florida, Charleston South Carolina, Beaufort North Carolina, and Oxford Maryland. Several smaller field offices exist and may be the sites for work involving data collection directly from commercial or recreational fisheries. Other work will be performed aboard NOAA-owned/NOAA-chartered research vessels, or NOAA-owned/NOAA chartered aircraft. There will be some field work at remote sites throughout the southeast region, usually using small boats. Some work will involve observation of fishing activity aboard privately owned vessels engaged in commercial or recreational fishing in the region. The SEFSC data collection, survey, and research activities are conducted throughout the southeastern region, and occasionally in the waters of other nations. The southeastern region includes the coastal states from North Carolina through Texas, plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Surveys sometime extend north through New England. Survey activities may also be conducted in the waters of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Island nations. The SEFSC also provides gear research, development, and technology transfer services, which may sometimes involve work anywhere in the world. The proposed contract will provide scientific products and services to support the following missions: 1) at-sea support of biological and environmental sampling from large research vessels in the open ocean, 2) estuarine and nearshore biological and environmental sampling, 3) field observations of marine mammals and marine turtles, 4) in-lab support of SEFSC research and monitoring activities, 5) collection of fishery data at port sites in the region, 6) collection of fishery data by observers aboard fishing vessels, 7) operation and simple maintenance of one 65-foot, NOAA-owned vessel, 8) development of fishing and sampling gear, 9) data entry, editing, computer programming, networking, and data management services, 10) maintenance and development of marine electronics instrumentation, and 11) data analysis and report development. This requirement will provide the SEFSC and associated NOS labs with rapid and flexible access to scientific products and services. These activities are expected to require a variety of disciplines including but not limited to: Fisheries Biologists; Fish or Wildlife Biologists; Ecologists; Statisticians; General Biologists; Vessel Operators; Fishery Methods and Equipment Specialists; Biological Aides; Electronics Technicians; Remote Sensing Specialists; Computer Programmers; Computer Operator's; Computer Systems Analysts; and Network Administrator's. The proposed contract will be for a base period of 12-months with four optional renewal periods of 12-months each. The anticipated start date is October 1, 1999. Solicitation will be issued on or about February 19, 1999. This requirement is not set-aside for small business. SIC code 8748 applies. Firms that have the ability to provide the services listed in this announcement are invited to request a copy of the solicitation. All requests must be in writing and can be faxed to 816-426-7530. 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. Posted 01/16/99 (W-SN288653). (0016)

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