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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 10, 2006 FBO #1626
SOLICITATION NOTICE

B -- Electronic Log Book

Notice Date

5/8/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, MO, 64106
 

ZIP Code

64106
 

Solicitation Number

WC133F06RP0132JAS
 

Response Due

6/15/2006
 

Archive Date

6/30/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), intends to acquire services and related products to continue the development of a systematic process for the estimation of shrimp fishing effort in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA intends to establish a system of automated processes to improve the estimation of total shrimp fishing activity in the Gulf of Mexico. The overall goal is to firmly establish the shrimp fishing effort data collection, analysis process, and provide the Government with a self contained fully functional operating system delivered in total to NOAA Fisheries Services at the conclusion of the contract for use in future Fisheries? operation and management. This is the third part of an ongoing project to develop and establish a permanent shrimp fishing effort data acquisition program to be managed by NOAA Fisheries Service in cooperation with the commercial shrimp industry. The electronic logbook (ELB) methodology and technology used in the two previous contract actions were originally developed as prototypes by LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc., (LGL), of Bryan, Texas, while a subcontractor to the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, Inc., (Foundation), under a series of financial assistance awards from NOAA Fisheries Service. The first contract included development, production, and placement of the first 50 ELB units and associated memory modules; development of presentation materials, preparation for and facilitation of port meetings with interested parties; and development of the statement of work and budget for Phase II. The second contract covered the purchasing of 200 ELB unit materials and associated memory modules; production of the remaining 100 ELB units and associated memory modules; assembly and placement of 100 of those units on vessels identified through scientific random selection processes; purchasing in the last four months of Phase II the raw materials of the last 100 ELB units to be assembled and placed on vessels in the first year of Phase III; collection of data from the first 50 ELB units and from the next 100 ELB units after they are placed; comparison of the ELB data with port agent records for the corresponding vessels, periods, and locations; facilitation of additional port meetings; development and refinement of the data base and algorithms for data comparisons; and reporting and recommendations to the Government, the shrimping community, and other interested parties on the findings of the data collection and analysis processes. The contractor will provide all necessary personnel, material, equipment, supplies, and other direct items of expense necessary to perform the required services. The period of performance will begin September 30, 2006 through May 31, 2010. Services include, but are not limited to: Assembly of components, provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and placement of Electric Logbook (ELB) units on vessels identified through the established scientific random selection process; Production of 200 ELB units and associated memory modules; Downloading and analyzing shrimp fishing effort data from all existing ELB units in operation; Matching trip specific ELB generated data (provided by the Government ) to the previously mentioned trip specific landing data in order to calculate the trip specific shrimp catch per unit effort; Matching the trip specific ELB generated data (provided by the Government) to the previously mentioned trip specific observer data in order to evaluate landings allocations and shrimp catch rates by zone to enhance estimates of red snapper bycatch; Refining and improving the existing analytical software and algorithms to enhance effort estimates in order to provide a self contained fully functional operating system at the end of the contract period; provide quarterly progress reports, annual reports and a final summary. Quarterly progress reports should show progress of (a) efficiency of matches made from trip specific ELB data to both the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery landings data and the Foundation observer data; (b) the temporal and spatial estimates of shrimp catch per unit effort; (c) the temporal and spatial estimates of shrimp specific effort; (d) the temporal and spatial estimates of red snapper catch per unit effort; (e) the use of Foundation observer data to evaluate #c and #d; (f) documentation of any problems or trouble shooting occurring during ELB placement, algorithms refinement, analytical software upgrades, travel to port meetings, etc.; (g) estimated effort from previous year. The contractor shall also develop operational manuals for estimating shrimp fishing effort from the combined resources of the ELB records and the landings data work with NOAA Fisheries Service program personnel to accomplish a complete successful transfer of the developed effort estimating technology and application software to the Government and implementation of a fully-operational estimating system to be used. The Government intends to award a contract to a small business whose offer represents the best value to the Government. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The Central Region Acquisition Division (CRAD) requires that all contractors doing business with this office must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (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 be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun and 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. In addition, completion of the online representation and certifications application (ORCA) is required. Any small business interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation must submit a written request to the attention of Jackie Shewmaker, at the address stated herein, within 45 days of this publication. Facsimile requests will be accepted at (816) 274-6993. The applicable NAICS code is 541710.
 

Place of Performance

Address: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL

Zip Code: 331491003

Country: United States
 

Record

SN01043663-W 20060510/060508220243 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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