SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 4/13/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Western Region Acquisition Division, 7600 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115-6349, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- WRAD-7-305
- Response Due
- 4/30/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/15/2007
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WFOR THE NMFS NW FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER (NWFSC). PURPOSE IS TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH QUANTITATIVE CONSULTANTS INC. (QCI). WORK UNDER PROPOSED CONTRACT IS IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF HABITAT AND POPULATION STATUS MONITORING GUIDELINES FOR THE BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINSTRATION?S ENVIRONMENTAL, FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM MAINSTREAM/SYSTEMWIDE PROVINE PROVINCIAL REVIEW PROCESS AND PARALLEL EFFORTS TO DEFINE THE STATUS AND EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2000 AND 2004 NMFS FCRPS BIOLOGICAL OPINIONS AND THE BASINWIDE SALMON RECOVERY STRATEGY. THIS WORK HAS BEEN FUNDED THROUGH BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION?S ENVIRONMENT, FISH & WILDLIFE PROGRAM, WITH THE NOAA NWFSC SERVING AS THE PRIMARY CONTRACTOR FOR THE WORK. THE WORK REQUIRED UNDER THIS REQUISITION IS A SUBCONTRACT TO PERFORM SPECIFIC DESIGN AND COORDINATION ELEMENTS OF THE OVERALL PROJECT IN THE SALMON RIVER BASIN. SPECIFICALLY, PROPOSED CONTRACTOR WILL (1) CONSTRUCT A USER-FRIENDLY FRONT END TO WATERSHED MODEL, (2) INCREASE SPECIFICTY OF THE WATERSHED MODEL USING LOCAL BIOLOGICAL DATA FROM ONGOING PROJECTS IN THE SFSR AND LEMHI, (3) EVALUATE GIS DATA TO DETERMINE HOW BEST TO PREDICT ACTUAL HABITAT QUANTITY AND QUALITY, (4) COMPLETE HABITAT RESPONSE DESIGN, (5) COMPLETE SFSR SITE SURVEY, (6) COMPLETE PERMIT APPLICATIONS PENDING SITE SELECTION, (7) UPDATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BASED ON CHANGES IN ONGOING EFFORT PENDING THE OUTCOME OF BPA FUNDING DECISIONS, (8) CONTINUE COORDINATING SALMON RIVER BASIN ISEMP EFFORTS WITH ACTION AGENCIES, AND (9) CONTINUE COORDINATION WITH AGENCIES CURRENTLY COLLECTING INFORMATION. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS DATE OF AWARD THROUGH 10/31/2007. QCI COMPLETED SIMILAR WORK UNDER THREE PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND RESEARCHED, COORDINATED, AND WROTE THE MONITORING PLAN FOR THE SALMON RIVER BASIN. THE MONITORING PLAN IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE OVERALL NEEDS OF THIS PROJECT, BUT ITS DEVELOPMENT WAS THE DIRECT RESULT AND DEPENDENT ON THE UNIQUE QUALIFICATION OF QCI. QCI HAS ALSO COMPLETED SIMILAR WORK WITH THE U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND COLUMBIA BASIN FISH & WILDLIFE AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MONITORING GUIDANCE, METHODS AND PROGRAMS AND FCRPS BIOLOGICAL OPINION RME ELEMENTS IN A RANGE OF WATERSHEDS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN. IN PARTICULAR, QCI IMPLEMENTED UNIQUE FISH POPULATION ASSESSMENT APPROACHES TARGETING THE POPULATION LEVEL RESPONSE TO RESTORATION ACTIONS. QCI POSSESS UNIQUE STATISTICAL AND TECHNICAL WRITING EXPERTISE FOR THE SOUTH FORM SALMON (SFSR) AND LEMHI RIVER PROJECTS . THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.
- Record
- SN01272755-W 20070415/070413220420 (fbodaily.com)
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