DESC: The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric and Administration (NOAA), and National Marine Fisheries Services,Miami, FL intend to procure the Charter of commercial longline fishing vessels for evaluation of spatial variability in red snapper size and age distributions.

To inform stock assessments for this species, an improved understanding of spatial variability in red snapper size and age distributions is needed.

The objective of this work is to address two questions:

(1) Are red snapper in continental shelf-break waters (transition zone between continental shelf and slope, also referred to as the "roll-down"; depths ~27 fathoms (FA) - 100FA) off of northern FL and GA) older and larger, on average, than individuals in continental shelf waters (in two depth zones < 27 FA; see below for detail); and

(2) What proportion of the overall stock (roll-down plus continental shelf waters) do fish on the roll-down represent?

This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this action is 483114. Small business size standard shall not to exceed 500. This support service is being procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items Procedures. Interested parties can request a copy of the Request for Quotation or download a copy from this site to obtain the Request for Quotation. Faxed requests can be sent to 816-274-6983, Attn: Sharon Walker. The government requires that all contractors doing business with the government must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/. In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & 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. The government now requires all contractors submit their Certification and Representation thru the on-line Business Partner Network (BPN). The BPN is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Contractors should go on-line at www.bpn.gov. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in CCR and BPN. Responses should be faxed to 816-426-7470. Attn: Sharon Walker.