AGENCY: Department of Commerce

OFFICE ADDRESS: 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756 Kansas City MO 64106

SUBJECT: Vessel Charter Services

CLASSIFICATION CODE: 99 - Miscellaneous

SOLICITATION NUMBER: NFFN7600-8-45877SLW

CONTACT: Sharon L. Walker, Phone (816)426-7470, Email sharon.walker@noaa.gov

SETASIDE: N/A

NOTICE TEXT: Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Region Acquisition Division The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric and Administration (NOAA), and National Marine Fisheries Services, in Miami, FL., intends to procure a contract for Charter Vessel services. The services are to support deployment of three passive acoustic monitoring buoys in continental self waters off the coast of Jacksonville, FL and Savannah, GA. The services will support three operations days of vessel time to include transit to the site, deployment of the buoys, and return to the homeport. Crew Requirements: The vessel crew must have experience in the deployment and recovery of oceanographic moorings to ensure both safety and effective recovery of this expensive technical equipment. Minimum Requirements: Vessel and crew must have experience deploying oceanographic moorings in shallow (<30m) continental shelf waters. Vessel must have a minimum of 25 square feet of aft deck space for equipment and a crane for safe loading/deployment of gear. Dockside facilities must be available to support loading and offloading of equipment. The government prefers vessel port to be located in close proximity to deployment site (Savannah, GA and Jacksonville, FL) to minimize transit time. The period of performance is 3 days between the months of October 1, 2008 - November 10, 2009. Interested parties can request a copy of the Request for Quotation. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this action is 487210. Small business size standard shall not to exceed $6.5M. 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 on or about August 25, 2008. Potential offerors are encouraged to periodically return to 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.

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