General Information

Document Type: Special Notice
Solicitiation Number: SWFSC-105
Posted Date: Jan 19, 2009
Original Response Date: March 11, 2009
Current Response Date: March 11, 2009
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Contracting Office Address

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). 3333 North Torrey Pines Court, La Jolla, Ca, 92037

REQUIREMENTS OF FAR 5.201-(b)(1)(ii)

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 REQUIREMENTS 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. THE (NMFS) ACQUISITION DIVISION REQUIRES THAT ALL CONTRACTORS DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE BE REGISTERED WITH THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2003. AFTER THIS DATE, NO AWARD CAN BE MADE UNLESS THE VENDOR IS REGISTERED IN CCR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER IN CCR PLEASE ACCESS THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.CCR.GOV. IN ORDER TO REGISTER WITH THE CCR AND TO BE ELIGBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM THIS ACQUISITION OFFICE, ALL OFFERORS MUST HAVE A DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER. A DUN& BRADSTREET NUMBER MAY BE ACQUIRED BY CONTRACTING DUN & BRADSTREET ON-LINE AT WWW.DNB.COM/EUPDATE OR BY PHONE AT (800) 333-0505. ALL CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATION AT HTTP://ORCA.BPN.GOV.

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Background

This is a firm fixed price, non-personal service purchase order. Government personnel will be responsible for the overall scheduling of project activity and will provide the contractor's liaison/project manager, as appropriate, scheduling information. NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) is responsible for protecting and managing marine mammals within U.S. waters of the California Current Ecosystem along the U.S. West Coast and the eastern topical Pacific Ocean (ETP). At both a national (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and international (e.g., Party to the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program and Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signatory to FAO Code for Responsible Fisheries Management) level, the US is committed to an ecosystem approach to fisheries management. The SWFSC provides extensive support to this agency-wide effort through its research and development of capabilities to better assess ecosystem impacts of fishing and other anthropogenic activities. Nowhere is this more evident than in the ETP.

2. Schedule/Performance Period

The period of performance for this work is 1 March 2009 through 28 February 2010.

3. Scope of Work

The contractor will use available software (e.g., Adobe InDesign) to create, in collaboration with SWFSC subject matter experts, an ETP Report Card to raise awareness of the importance of the ETP to consumers, managers, scientists and other constituents. The report card will be in the form of an electronic document that is suitable for printing on glossy stock and distribution. The target audience for the report card is policymakers and educated constituent groups. Critical elements of the report card include: a description of the ecosystem services (and potential future services) in the ETP from which we benefit, historical and ongoing research at the SWFSC that illustrates the capability to develop ecosystem approaches to management and forecasts to better anticipate the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic activities both on the ETP ecosystem and the services upon which we have come to rely. Graphics to illustrate our work and the importance of our ability to develop forecasting capabilities will be essential to this effort. The look and feel of the document must be consistent with the SWFSC environment and the messages we are trying to convey. Most importantly, the report card must be attractive and engaging to be an effective communication tool.

The contractor shall also develop a website, working in collaboration with SWFSC subject matter experts and ITS experts, to support and expand upon the ideas in the Report Card. The website will contain additional references and details beyond those included in the glossy document. The website must be compatible with the SWFSC content management system and security and other requirements.

Deliverables

The contractor shall provide to the PRD Director an ETP report card in electronic format suitable for printing; the report card shall be a glossy report that can be printed in hard copy and distributed. The contractor shall also develop a website containing associated materials and additional references.

Key Personnel

For the Government:
Gail Jones, COTR
858-546-7009
Jeremy Rusin, PRD Asst. Dir.
858-546-7101