NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO PROVIDE COORDINATION SERVICES FOR USDOC/NOAA/NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) IN SEATTLE, WA. PROPOSED CONTRACTOR IS THE PACIFIC SALMON COMMISSION (PSC) IN VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT IS TO COORDINATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF NMFS FUNDS FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF A CANADIAN LABORATORY IN DNA SAMPLING, SAMPLE ANALYSIS, AND DATA EXCHANGE AND COORDINATION AMONG LABORATORIES. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 7/1/2005 – 6/30/2006. PURPOSE OF SAMPLING IS TO ESTABLISH A WEST COAST CHINOOK DNA BASELINE FOR STOCK IDENTIFICATION AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A WORKSHOP OF PARTICIPATING LABORATORIES. TEN WEST COAST LABORATORIES CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS INTO DNA BASED STOCK IDENTIFICATION OF SALMON, AND HAVE FORMED A GENETIC ANALYSIS OF PACIFIC SALMONIDS GROUP, AND ARE FURTHER COLLABORATING IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP A DNA STOCK IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES AND SAMPLE BASELINES FOR CHINOOK SALMON. EACH PARTICIPATING LAB IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAMPLING IN ITS REGION AND PROVDING SAMPLES TO OTHER LABS FOR ANALYSIS. CLOSE COORDINATION AND REVIEW OF RESULTS WILL BE NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A COMMON BASELINE FOR USE COAST-WIDE. A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO PSC IS REQUIRED SO THAT IT CAN ENSURE THE PARTICIPATION OF A CANANADIAN LABORATORY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY AND ENSURE INCLUSION OF CANADIAN STOCKS IN THE COAST-WIDE DNA BASELINE. QUESTIONS CONCERNING PROPOSED ACQUISITION MAY BE DIRECTED TO RANDALL BROWN. THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF LESS THAN $100,000.

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