19 -- CHARTER OF COMMERCIAL MIDWATER TRAWL VESSELS

Notice Date

February 7, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

23510-1624

Solicitation Number

RFQ EASC 01-15114

Response Due

March 21, 2001

Point of Contact

Michele McCoy, 757-441-6879

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist (Michele.A.McCoy@noaa.gov)

Description

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a requirement for interested parties to provide up to two vessels for a time charter to support the National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Atlantic Salmon research in the western Gulf of Maine for 12 days (24 days for two vessels) between May 2-18, 2001. The vessels shall be delivered and redelivered to an agreed upon port between Portland and Southwest Harbor, ME. The vessels shall operate between 43 degrees 30' and 44 degrees 30' north latitude and 068 degrees 00' and 069 degrees 30 west longitude and within 50 nm of shore. Both vessels will conduct pair trawling operations to capture tagged Atlantic Salmon alive. Each vessel shall have a minimum of 600 shaft horsepower in order to tow the pelagic trawl at a speed of 4.5 knots. The government supplied pelagic trawl measures 120 meters in length and 236 meters around the mouth opening. The primary vessel shall be rigged with trawl winches, an adequately-sized net reel, and have a boom/crane that is capable of lifting a waterfilled codend "aquarium" onboard that weighs 3,500 lbs. when full of water and fish. Both exterior and interior (adequate for computer operations) work areas for processing the catch and conducting biological fisheries research are required. Additional deck space is required to accomodate a NOAA supplied live tank. Each vessel shall have a minimum endurance of 4 days, a minimum range of 500 nautical miles and have a cruising speed of not less than 9 knots. Each vessel shall be equipped with GPS navigation equipment and a depth sounder. One of the vessels shall be equipped with basic meteorological instrumentation. The primary vessel shall be able to accomodate up to 5 scientific personnel. This is a small business set-aside. All responsible small businesses may submit an offer that will be considered by the agency. Requests for the Request for Quotations (RFQ) shall be in writing. Telephone requests will not be honored. Requests may be faxed to (757) 441-3786, Attn: Michele McCoy. See numbered Note 1.

Record

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