This is a combined synopsis / solicitation for service to produce a short format video to illustrate the concepts of IEA, with special emphasis on trade-offs omong ecosystem components, including species, foodwebs, habitat, water quality, and human well-being.
                                     Background
Integrated ecosystem assessments (IEAs) are a critical science-support element enabling an ecosystem-based management (EBM) strategy, and are an emerging science tool to support fisheries management, and the Pacific Fisheries Management Council ecosystem management plan. An IEA is a formal synthesis and quantitative analysis of information on relevant natural and socio-economic factors in relation to specified ecosystem management goals. It involves and informs citizens, industry representatives, scientists, resource managers, and policy makers through formal processes to contribute to attaining the goals of EBM. IEAs begin with an identification of critical management and policy questions to define the scope of information and analyses necessary to inform management. IEAs use quantitative analyses and ecosystem modeling to integrate a range of social, economic, and natural science data and information to assess the condition of the ecosystem relative to the identified scope. IEAs also identify potential management options, and these are evaluated against EAM goals. IEAs are peer-reviewed and communicated to stakeholders, resource managers and policy makers. IEAs differ from other assessments like Environmental Impact Statements in that they explicitly consider all components of the ecosystem and address the broad goals of EAM.
A key goal of IEAs is to move towards clear, well-defined ecosystem objectives built upon a science strategy that fuses ecosystem components into a single, dynamic, fabric in which both human and natural factors are intertwined. Periodic assessment of biological, chemical, physical and socio-economic attributes of ecosystems allows for coordinated evaluations of national marine, coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems to promote their sustainability under a variety of human uses and environmental stresses. Moreover, IEAs involve and inform a wide variety of stakeholders and agencies that rely on science support. IEAs integrate knowledge and data collected by NOAA and other regional entities including other federal agencies, states, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions. IEAs also identify critical knowledge and data gaps, which, if filled, will reduce uncertainty and improve our ability to fully employ ecosystem approaches to management.

The objective of this contract is to generate communication products for the general public, stakeholders, and resource managers about IEAs. The products will be short-form videos suitable for electronic displays, presentations and websites.

2.0 SERVICES REQUIRED
 
The vendor will provide the following services to assist in addressing the objective and questions in section 1.0 of this statement of work. Specifically they will provide the following:
2.01 Contractor shall conduct interviews regarding IEAs with stakeholders, managers, and scientists in Santa Cruz, and Monterey CA, and Seattle, WA.
2.02 Contractor shall integrate existing video interviews with new interviews (section 2.01)
2.03 Contractor shall collaborate with NOAA scientists to interpret interviews and generate short-form video broadcasts.
3.0 SKILLS REQUIRED
The vendor shall meet all the following requirements.
3.01 Contractor shall have 30 years experience in graphic representation and cg visualization.
3.02 Contractor shall have extensive experience in video production, editing and post production.
3.03 Contractor shall have at least 10 published short format videos and an ability to communicate complex scientific stories using video and computer graphics.
3.04 Contractor shall have experience with integrating cg motion graphics and video interviews into narrative videos.
3.05 Contractor shall have previous experience generating at least 3 videos on the topic of Integrated Ecosystem Assessment.

4.0 DELIVERABLES

Deliverables shall be provided to the Conservation Biology Ecosystem Science Program at the NWFSC by the performance dates indicated within section 6 of this statement of work.

4.01 Contractor shall provide short format videos that graphically illustrate the key concepts of Integrated Ecosystem Assessment in a form appropriate for the general public.

 5.0 Point of Contact. Dr. Phillip Levin from the NWFSC will be the point of contact for the contractor's questions of review and acceptance of submitted work. The point of contact will serve as co-principal investigator and will also be responsible for task coordination and acknowledgement of the hours and performance of the contractor.
6.0 PERFORMANCE
1.1 Place of Performance
Work will be completed at locations determined upon agreement of both parties.

1.2 Period of Performance

Initial funding period
15 August 2012 - 14 August 2013

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 ([email protected]) . This is a simplified acquisition with an
 estimated value of less than $150,000.

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