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Special Notice
Beach North dakota

BENTHIC MACROFAUNA ANALYSIS

Solicitation ID NFFN7110-19-03199
Posted Date 15 Jul 2019 at 5 PM
Archive Date 02 Aug 2019 at 5 AM
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Contracting Office Department Of Commerce Noaa
Agency Department Of Commerce
Location Beach North dakota United states
This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER and is not a request for competitive proposals. NOAA intends to negotiate with and issue a sole source, firm-fixed price award to Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch for Benthic Invertebrate Identification and Analysis - US South Atlantic, under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. This project involves field- and lab-based components associated with a fishery independent survey of Marine Protected Areas in the U.S. South Atlantic between St. Lucie, FL and Cape Lookout, NC. The applicant will be responsible for identifying, quantifying, analyzing and reporting upon the benthic invertebrate macrofauna encountered during Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) dives along the outer continental shelf between depths of 60 and 300m.
The at-sea identifications, combined with observations and categorizations of habitat geomorphology, must be entered into an Access-based database which incorporates observation time and location during the ROV dives. Time and location will be supplied by the ROV operators via a RS-232 connection. All invertebrate collections shall be processed and preserved by the applicant and, once the at-sea portion of the mission is completed, forwarded to appropriate museum curators and/or project collaborators.
Shore-based components of the project include: 1) review of all high definition video from ROV dives to detect any invertebrates overlooked during the real-time at-sea observations; 2) density calculations of all major taxa based upon point counts from downward looking high resolution still images (must use CPCE method); and 3) promulgation of a written report using the NOAA SEADESC format. The SEADESC report must contain sections for each ROV dive and include: 1) georeferenced dive track overlaid upon multibeam bathymetry; 2) images taken from ROV video depicting representative habitat and any outstanding observations; 3) description of geomorphology; and 4) detailed analyses and descriptions of presence, abundance and distribution of observed benthic invertebrate macrofauna. The applicant will have 180 days after completion of the at-sea portion of the project to complete the SEADESC report.
The applicant's personnel must be present at the Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, FL on 10 June 2020 for the at-sea component of the project. These dates are tentative and are subject to change due to weather conditions or ship non-availability. This component will end at the Mayport Naval Station on 23 June 2020. The applicant's personnel must pass a NOAA medical screening and be declared fit to sail. The applicant's personnel must also pass NOAA and U.S. Navy security screenings. The applicant may have two personnel on the ship, gender of personnel is at the applicant's discretion. 
 
The associated North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541690 and the Size Standard is 1000 employees.

This notice of intent is not a request for quotes. It is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest by providing a capability statement not later than 1:00 p.m. (CST) on 18 July 2019. The capability statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. No solicitation package is available. Oral communications will not be accepted. If no affirmative written responses are received to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, the award shall be made without further notice to Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch.

For any questions concerning this Notice of Intent, please direct correspondence to Janice Hamm via email at [email protected] or by fax to 850-235-3559. All correspondence must reference NFFN7110-19-03199.
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