SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Necker Island Lobster Tagging Charter
- Notice Date
- 3/24/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 487210
— Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Administrative Support Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349
- ZIP Code
- 98115-6349
- Solicitation Number
- AB133F-05-RP-1112
- Response Due
- 5/10/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, requires the charter of two commercial fishing vessels to conduct concurrent lobster tagging operations at Necker Island, approximately 750km (430 nautical miles) northwest of Honolulu, HI for a 30 day charter between July 1, 2005 and October 31, 2005. The charter contracts will include an option to be exercised at the Government?s sole discretion, to charter the vessels again for the same period and purpose in 2006 and 2007. Vessels must be at least 65 feet long and have a minimum horsepower rating of 350. Vessels must be able to set and haul up to 500 lobster traps within a 24 hour period and to maintain a minimum cruising speed of at least 13.9km/hr (7.5 nm/hr) in low sea states. Vessels must be suitable for distant open-ocean work, with sufficient fuel, water, and food stores to remain at sea for the duration of the charter. Vessels must have, in proper working order, all required USCG approved safety, navigation, and communication devices. There must be berthing accommodations for three project scientists (which may include women) as well as a crew comprising of at least four personnel, a captain, engineer-fisher, cook-fisher and a lead fisher. The captain must be U.S. Coast Guard licensed and have a minimum of two years lobster fishing experience in Northwest Hawaiian Island (NWHI) waters. A Request for Proposals providing detailed technical and performance specifications will be issued electronically on the FedBizOpps (FBO) website on or about April 8, 2005. For a copy of the solicitation, you must register at FBO to ?receive notification?. Upon release of the solicitation to the FedBizOpps for download, you will receive an email notifying you that the solicitation is now available. To receive further information, please contact Contract Specialist Stephanie Kyles at (206) 526-4425. This procurement is 100% set aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code for this procurement is 487210 with a Size Standard of $5.0 million. See Numbered Note 1. Mandatory Clause: The Western Administrative Support Center, Acquisition Management Division, requires that all contractors doing business with this acquisition office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) before October 1, 2003. After this date, NO award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following web site: http:///www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html or by phone at (800) 333-0505.
- Place of Performance
- Address: North West Hawaiian Islands
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00775397-W 20050326/050324211857 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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