SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Technical and Cultural Support for Integrated Coastal Management
- Notice Date
- 2/10/2003
- 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
- Reference-Number-NCNA0200-3-00004
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2003
- Point of Contact
- Phillip Harrell, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-713-0820, Fax 301-713-0806, - Mitchell Ross, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-713-0820 x141, Fax 301 713-0806,
- E-Mail Address
-
Phillip.Harrell@noaa.gov, Mitchell.J.Ross@noaa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/NOS Staff Office for International Programs, has a requirement for technical support. The proposed contractor will provide support, advice and assistance to the Director of the Staff Office for International Programs (IPO), National Ocean Service. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541620. A firm is a small business for the purpose of this requirement if its size standard is $6.0 million. The Statement of Work (SOW) and deliverables schedule are attached. The tasks the contractor will perform are as a technical, policy, programmatic, and cultural expert in support of the IPOs efforts to build capacity for integrated coastal management in the wider Caribbean, support for meetings, provision of technical data and information on climate primarily through NOAAs participation in the Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change project expedited by the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM). Responsibilities will include: (1) preparation and technical variability and change in the wider Caribbean region, (2) assessment of sea level rise impacts on coastal resources and infrastructure. (3) The contractor will also assist in implementing the activities and tasks of an international initiative on management effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas. The period of performance is (12) months. The contractor may be required to travel outside the Washington D.C. metropolitan area to the Caribbean during one occasion, therefore a set travel allowance in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations will be provided. The contractor will be responsible for making airline, hotel, and car rental reservations and arranging for passports. All offers are due 10 days from the date of publication of this notice by COB to the Contracting Office address listed above. Quotes can be emailed to Phillip.Harrell@noaa.gov or faxed to Phillip Harrell at (301) 713-0808. The responses shall be no more than five pages and shall include the following: 1) Contractors capabilities overview; 2) Past performance information (relevant experience to perform the required services); 3) Resumes of personnel to provide services; 4) Pricing information. All responses will be evaluated on a best value basis using the following Evaluation Criteria: 1) Fluency in both English and Spanish for work with Spanish speaking case studies; 2) Minimum of 5 years experience in the field of marine policy and coastal zone management; 3) Advanced degree or significant course work in marine policy or coastal zone management; 4) Experience with institutional arrangements for marine resources conservation and management in Latin American and Caribbean region; and 5) Price of the deliverables. This will be a firm fixed price purchase order. Award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures. The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) web site is www.arnet.gov/far/. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Complete FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic funds Transfer - Other Than Central Contractor Registration, and 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. DOC/NOAA/NOS/STAFF OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 1315 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND
- Zip Code: 20910
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20910
- Record
- SN00256213-W 20030212/030210213243 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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