U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, WASC, Acquisition Management Division WC3, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bin C15700, Seattle, WA 98115-0070

V -- VESSEL CHARTER SOL WASC-9-1199 DUE 062599 POC POC: Randall Brown 206-526-6226 -- FAX 206-526-6025 Sources sought to provide vessel charter along coast of Central California for 8-10 days during the first two weeks of August 1999. Vessel must be minimum 75 feet and be capable of towing a 264 Nordic midwater rope trawl and NET System's "Lite 3.0m doors."Purpose of study is to gather information on salmonids as they pass through the estuary and reside in the Gulf of the Farallones during their first few months in the ocean. The charter will start at Pillar Point Harbor and end in San Francisco. The working area will be the Gulf of the Farallones along the San Francisco and Marin Coasts. State if small busines with request (<500 employees). This is a simplified acquisition with an estimated value of less than $100,000. Posted 05/26/99 (W-SN336136). (0146)

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