SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- TRADITIONAL FISHERIES KNOWLEDGE SCHOOL PILOT PROJECT
- Notice Date
- 1/24/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- NFFKS-13-JMH
- Archive Date
- 2/28/2003
- Point of Contact
- Janet Hannah, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-713-0820 x126, Fax (301) 713-0808, - Donald Thompson, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-713-0820 x118, Fax 301-713-0806,
- E-Mail Address
-
janet.m.hannah@noaa.gov, don.thompson@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Rural School and Community Trust for the design and implementation of the Traditional Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project (TFKPP). TFKPP is an outreach project that will develop and implement a school curriculum on fishermen's traditional knowledge of fish, fish habitat, and other aspects of commercial and recreational fishing, designed for school aged children (K-12). The project draws on two separate theoretical traditions. The first is the scientific study of traditional knowledge. The second is the successful educational model called place based learning which works by connecting classroom activities in local schools to their local communities through innovative curriculum that gets the students out of the classroom and into their community, which then becomes the context for learning. Student-collected traditional knowledge will be entered into a searchable database maintained by NOAA Fisheries. The pilot project will be sited in a local fishing community school system in Maine, piggy-backing on a successful existing project that uses place based learning in Washington County, Maine developed by The Rural School and Community Trust. The curriculum will be instituted during the 2003-04 school year. NOAA Fisheries has an on-going interest in developing new community outreach projects that will encourage young people to choose careers in fisheries science and management to ensure there are sufficient new recruits for future staffing needs. It also has an interest in improving agency relationships with fishing communities affected by agency regulatory activity. Further, the agency has a scientific interest in enhancing the collection and analysis of scientific data that can be used to support legislatively mandated assessments of fish stocks, as well as their associated industries and communities that depend on them to make a living. The pilot project addresses all three needs. If the pilot is successful, the agency will replicate it in other fishing communities throughout the country as funds permit. A sample of the Statement Of Work is provided, as an attachment, for informational purposes only. All responsible sources shall respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability sufficient for the Government to determine if interested parties are viable. This is not a solicitation. See Note 22.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington County, Maine
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00246268-W 20030126/030124213747 (fbodaily.com)
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