SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest (FISH) Project
- Notice Date
- 4/9/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Philippines USAID-Manila, Amer Emb/Manila USAID #8115, APO, AP, 96440
- ZIP Code
- 96440
- Solicitation Number
- 492-03-006
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2003
- Point of Contact
- Ma. Rosario Arenas, Acquisition Specialist, Phone 011-632-552-9926, Fax 011-632-552-9900, - Lordes Valones, Contracts Assistant, Phone 011-632-552-9921, Fax 011-632-552-9900,
- E-Mail Address
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MArenas@usaid.gov, lvalones@usaid.gov
- Description
- Fisheries play a key role in the social and economic life of the Philippines?providing employment, essential nutrition and even tourism enterprise opportunities for a rapidly expanding, predominantly coastal population. Yet numerous signs indicate that this valuable resource is threatened by overfishing, destructive and illegal fishing. Catch per unit effort has declined dramatically. The catches of small, subsistence fishers have dropped, and some experts have begun to warn of a possible crash of selected stocks in as little as ten years. This situation is largely due to the absence of rational national and local fisheries management policies and plans. This places marine fisheries and coastal resources under a de facto open access regime. This tragedy of the commons is due to the lack of individual property rights and effective regulation. Degradation of habitats and depletion of fish stocks is due to the use of high volume, non-discriminatory commercial fishing methods, destructive fishing methods ? cyanide for live fish trade, bottom trawling and dynamite, and the lack of policies and programs geared toward sustainable use and the inability of responsible government agencies to effectively enforce fisheries-related laws. If this situation is not addressed, declining (and potentially crashing) fish stocks could lead to further biodiversity and economic losses, food insecurity, increased conflict over dwindling supplies of fish, deepening poverty, and a deteriorating quality of life for fishing communities. The primary purpose of the Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest (FISH) Project is to conserve biological diversity in at least four biologically and economically important coastal and marine ecosystems in the Philippines as measured by an increase in marine fish stocks. The Project will accomplish this by improving the management of these marine fish stocks and the coastal resources ? mangroves, coral reefs, sea grass and other valuable habitats ? that support the production of coastal and marine fish stocks. The four target ecosystems are: the Calamianes Islands in Palawan; Danajon Reef in Bohol; and Tawi-Tawi and Surigao del Sur, both in Mindanao. (See Annex 1) The FISH Project will support the efforts of the Department of Agriculture?s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and selected local government units (LGU) to conserve biological biodiversity in the selected areas. This innovative, seven-year initiative will take a holistic approach, focusing on an entire ecosystem in developing and implementing management plans, improving policies and raising public awareness and political commitment. Expected result is an increase in marine fish stocks by at least 10% from current baselines in targeted coastal and marine ecosystems within seven years, helping to achieve the Mission?s strategic objective of protecting productive and life sustaining natural resources. Given the time required to mobilize an implementation team, establish baseline information levels, and build consensus among key stakeholders to implement management actions, Mission staff consider seven years a reasonable time to achieve the target results. Technical assistance provided through one or a number of US and/or local organization(s) will: 1) strengthen the capability of local and national institutions to manage marine fish stocks and coastal resources; 2) improve local and national policies for more sustainable use of marine fish stocks and coastal resources; and 3) build the political will to advocate for more responsible management of marine fish stocks and coastal resources. Management interventions may include controls on issuance of fishing licenses, licensing of commercial vessels by LGUs, improved enforcement of municipal waters, establishment of marine protected areas and/or seasonal catch limits for selected species. In order to address the issue of open access to coastal resources and marine fish stocks, the project will support the development and enforcement of individual or common property resource use rights. USAID anticipates awarding a cost-reimbursable contract for the seven year program beginning on or about October 1, 2003. Detailed information about this solicitation is contained in the RFP documents that will be available on or about April 24, 2003 on this website. The closing date for the submission of the proposals, to be specified in the RFP, will be about 60 days thereafter. To obtain the RFP, send your written requests to the Office of Regional Procurement, USAID/Philippines, PSC 502 BOX #1, FPO AP 96515, or Office of Regional Procurement, USAID/Philippines, 8/F PNB Financial Center, Roxas Blvd. 1308 Pasay City, Philippines. You may also send your requests by e-mail to marenas@usaid.gov referencing the above RFP. Our telephone nos. are (632) 552-9926 and (632) 552-9924. Our fax nos. are (632) 551-9297 and (632) 552-9999. The preferred method of distribution of USAID Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) information is via the Internet. By exception, USAID can provide the solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (MS WordXP format), via e-mail, or in hard copy. The notice can be viewed and downloaded using this website. The solicitation, once issued, can also be downloaded from this website. You are encouraged to access the solicitation via the Internet as this eliminates possible delays associated with mailing in general, and from overseas Missions, in particular. As the recipient of this solicitation document, you are responsible for ensuring that you have received it from the Internet in its entirety. USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Further, be aware that amendments to solicitations are occasionally issued and will be posted on the same Internet site from which you downloaded the solicitation. Generally, the Contracting Officer will issue amendments to all those who have sent in the written confirmation of solicitation receipt. However, USAID does not guarantee that an amendment will be issued to you directly based upon written confirmation that you have downloaded the solicitation from the Internet. You are therefore advised to regularly check the FedBizOps website (http://www.fedbizops.gov/) for amendments.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USAID/Philippines, 8F PNB Financial Center, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City
- Zip Code: 1308
- Country: Philippines
- Zip Code: 1308
- Record
- SN00299176-W 20030411/030409213044 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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