Department of Commerce, NOAA, 200 World Trade Center, Room 209, Norfolk, VA 23510-1624

V -- CHARTER OF COASTAL RESEARCH VESSELS SOL EASC 00-85 POC Edith W. McIntyre, Contract Specialist, (757) 441-6648 WEB: Click here to access our home page., www.easc.noaa.gov. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Contract Specialist via e-mail., Edith.W.McIntyre @noaa.gov. The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), Woods Hole, Massachusetts has a requirement for the charter of two Illex squid fishing vessels. The two vessels shall be involved in conducting a bottom trawl survey of Illex illecebrosus (Illex squid) in U.S. waters (60-200 F) between Georges Bank and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The charter period shall not exceed eleven sea days. A sea day is defined as any part of a calendar day spent steaming to or from a vessel's home port and Wood's Hole, for the purpose of conducting the survey, and the days actually spent conducting the survey. Conducting the survey is defined as steaming to each station, towing at each station location and laying to due to bad weather or equipment failure. The vessel shall arrive at the NEFSC dock in Woods Hole, MA, no later than 7:00 A.M. on May 20, 2000, prepared with the necessary fuel, food and crew to conductan eleven-day cruise. Loading of the scientific staff and their equipment will begin at 7:00 A.M. on May 20, 2000 for a shake-down cruise. Immediately following the loading of the scientific party and equipment, the cruise will depart and will be completed no later than May 30, 2000. Each vessel shall return scientists and equipment to the NEFSC dock upon completion of the cruise. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered. No telephone requests will be accepted. Only written or faxed requests are acceptable. Fax number is (757) 441-3786. Posted 04/21/00 (W-SN447711). (0112)

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