SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Sources Sought – Management Strategy Evaluation Training Course for the National Marine Fisheries Service
- Notice Date
- 8/5/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service, SSMC 3, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- PIFSC-16-005
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- STEPHANIE M. GARNETT, Phone: (808) 725-5356
- E-Mail Address
-
STEPHANIE.M.GARNETT@NOAA.GOV
(STEPHANIE.M.GARNETT@NOAA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. IT IS NOT A SOLICITATION, NOR DOES IT GUARANTEE A SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. Any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement is strictly voluntary. The Government will neither award a contract solely based on this notice, nor pay for any information submitted by respondents. This notice is a request by the Government to collect information from interested vendors for the purpose of market research. Failing to provide a response to this announcement will not prohibit/exclude an interested vendor from participating in a future solicitation. The Government is looking for vendors who can perform the following: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), is looking for vendors that can develop and teach a course in Management strategy evaluation (MSE). MSE is a process for exploring the consequences of alternative management approaches on a set of objectives established in collaboration with appropriate stakeholder groups. Simulation testing is at the heart of the process. A typical application of an MSE consists of using a set of operating model(s) that incorporate sufficient complexity to simulate variability in a state process (e.g., fish population, ecosystem or economic dynamics), and an estimation model to perform virtual data collection, analysis and management advice. The effects of alternative management strategies (e.g., data collection systems, assessment methods, harvest control rules, adapting management to a changing climate, protected resource take reduction strategies, etc.) can then be examined relative to multiple objectives associated with the system (e.g. catch, abundance, economic gain, annual variation in catch, emergent ecosystem properties, conservation level achieved, biodiversity etc.). The MSE process is iterative and is most effective when stakeholders are involved throughout the process. Outcomes from an MSE may be applied directly in management, or may be more exploratory in nature. MSE involves assessing the consequences of a range of management strategies or options and presenting the results to examine the tradeoffs in performance across a range of management objectives. At its core MSE is a simulation modeling technique that examines each part of the data collection, assessment, management, and system response cycle. The strength of the approach is that instead of using a single model to find an optimal solution, multiple candidate models are put forward to evaluate alternate hypotheses. By modelling each step of an adaptive-management approach the consequences of alternate scenarios can be evaluated across models. The approach demands clear objectives to do the evaluations against, the method forces participants to be clear about their objectives and to specify performance indicators important to managers. Though this technique was developed over 20 years ago it is still changing rapidly and its use is becoming more widespread. PIFSC strives to constantly offer professional development training opportunities to staff to keep their skills sharp and their intellect engaged in solving complex fisheries management problems. To reach that goal PIFSC must train in cutting edge techniques. PIFSC seeks to outline and support the development of an intensive short course on quantitative MSE and subsequent delivery of a week-long intensive training session to be conducted on-site in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because MSE is a process, training will lead participants through each part of the process: 1.Stakeholder processes for MSE a.Importance and benefits b.Examples/case studies of processes in other regions c.Best practices for stakeholder workshops (mock-workshop activity) i.Framing the question ii.Eliciting objectives iii.Specifying performance measures linked to objectives iv.Uncertainties of concern to stakeholders v.Range of management strategies available/practical vi.Maintaining dialogue with stakeholders throughout full process 2.Analytical methods for MSE a.Basics: Operating models and estimation models b.Examples/case studies (incorporate range as examples below) c.Developing the right tool for the job (activity) i.Operating model(s) ii.Estimation model(s) iii.Implementing the range of management strategies iv.Measuring performance against objectives d.Visualizing complex results e.Communicating complex results and tradeoffs, maintaining dialogue The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541990 with a size standard of $15.0 million. Interested vendors are requested to provide the following information in response to this Sources Sought Announcement: 1) A statement that you believe your firm has the capability to meet all above stated requirements. 2) Your firm's DUNS number & CAGE code; 3) Your firm's SBA certified small business concern status. Specifically identify if your firm is HUBZone-certified, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or in the SBA's 8(a) program, etc. If your firm is not small, please state that it is a large business. 4) A brief description of your firm's past experience (within past 3 years) performing similar services. The information provided in response to this announcement is limited to five pages or less. All information shall be provided free of charge to the Government. The Government will not return any data provided in response to this announcement. This request for information does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses shall be provided to Contracting Officer, Stephanie Garnett via email at Stephanie.M.Garnett@noaa.gov no later than 10:00 AM (Hawaii Time) on Wednesday, August 15, 2016.
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