PROVIDE QUANTITATIVE GUIDANCE ON THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CHINOOK SALMON AND STEELHEAD SURVIVAL STUDIES FOR THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE/NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER (NWFSC). PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO DEVELOP STATISTICAL MODELS USING RADIO TRACKING AND PIT TAG DATA, ANALYZE ASSOCIATED DATA, AND PREPARE MANUSCRIPTS FOR PUBLICATION. THE NWFSC ANNUALLY DEVELOPS SURVIVAL ESTIMATES OF JUVENILE AND ADULT SALMONIDS PASSING THROUGH DAMS AND RESERVOIRS ON THE SNAKE AND COLUMBIA RIVERS. CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL INPUT ON THE DESIGN AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR THESE SMOLT SURVIVAL STUDIES. THE ANALYSES ARE BASED ON DATA DERIVED FROM PASSIVE INTEGRATED TRANSPONDER TAGS (PIT TAGS) AND RADIO TAGS. INVESTIGATIONS FOCUS ON SURVIVAL OF WILD AND HATCHERY CHINOOK SALMON AND STEELHEAD IN THE SNAKE AND COLUMBIA RIVERS. SPECIFIC TASKS WILL INCLUDE 1) DEVELOPING STATISTICAL MODELS FOCUSED ON ANALYZING PIT-TAG DATA FOR SURVIVAL INFORMATION; 2) DEVELOPING STATISTICAL MODELS FOCUSED ON ANALYZING ADULT RADIO-TAG DATA FOR SURVIVAL INFORMATION; 3) TRANSFERING TECHNOLOGY OF STUDY DESIGN AND ANALYSIS TO NWFSC PERSONNEL FOR AGENCY USE WITH PROPOSED FIELD STUDIES; 4) PARTICIPATING IN WRITTEN AND ORAL REPORTS; AND 5) CONDUCTING AUXILIARY ANALYSES OF THE ADULT PIT-TAG AND RADIO-TAG DATA TO EXTRACT INFORMATION THAT WILL BE USEFUL IN DESIGNING FUTURE SURVIVAL STUDIES. POTENTIAL BIDDERS MUST 1) PROVIDE EVIDENCE CONCERNING NATURE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE TASK TO OBTAIN AND ANALYZE PIT-TAG DATA FROM JUVENILE AND ADULT SALMONIDS TO PRODUCE SURVIVAL ESTIMATES; 2) SHOW EVIDENCE OF COMPLETING SIMILAR WORK, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICAL MODELS FOCUSED ON ANALYZING COLUMBIA RIVER SALMONID ADULT PIT-TAG DATA FOR SURVIVAL INFORMATION AND RADIO-TAG DATA FOR SURVIVAL INFORMATION; 3) SHOW EVIDENCE OF SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRING DATA ANALYSIS METHODS TO A GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR USE IN EVALUATING EXTENT OF FEDERAL COLUMBIA RIVER POWER SYSTEM EFFECTS ON FISH SURVIVAL; 4) SHOW EVIDENCE OF ABILITY TO CONDUCT AUXILIARY ANALYSES OF JUVENILE AND ADULT PIT-TAG AND RADIO-TAG DATA FROM TAGGED SALMONIDS TO EXTRACT INFORMATION THAT WILL BE USEFUL IN DESIGNING FUTURE SURVIVAL OR TRAVEL-TIME RELATIONSHIP STUDIES WITH RESPECT TO HYDROPOWER EFFECTS ON FISH; AND 5) SHOW EVIDENCE OF COMPLETING WRITTEN AND ORAL REPORTS RELATED TO SNAKE AND COLUMBIA RIVER CHINOOK SALMON AND STEELHEAD SURVIVAL STUDIES. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS DATE OF AWARD THROUGH 4/10/2006. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A PROPOSAL WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000. SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION AT WWW.CCR.GOV IN ORDER TO BE ELIGLBE FOR AWARD.

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