This Sources Sought Notice is for Planning Purposes. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of the Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. Your response to this Sources sought notice will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a quote. The Eastern Acquisition Division (EAD) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Norfolk, VA is soliciting information, on behalf of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for a Contractor to provide a charter vessel to survey for North Atlantic right whales and support a small Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB). When whales are located, the RHIB will be deployed with about 4 science personnel, if weather permits. Scientist will use the charter vessel as a platform to deploy and retrieve a small Unoccupied Aerial System (sUAS). Oceanographic sampling will be done from the charter vessel. The survey area is expected to be in the Great South Channel and south of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, but possibly extending north to George's bank or Gulf of Maine and south to the New York bight. There is no intent to leave U.S. waters. The planned period of performance is for up to 21 days at sea, with the desired period of performance from May 1 - June 1, 2019. This time period may be broken into two legs, depending on staffing and needs of the charter vessel. The DOC/NOAA is seeking the following information: The Government seeks a response from all businesses who qualify under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 483112, (Deep Sea Passenger Transportation), which has a corresponding size standard of 1,500 employees. Company size status for the NAICS Code stated above (small business concern per 13 CFR, educational institution, federal, local or state entity, commercial entity, nonprofit organization, etc.); and socio-economic status for NAICS Code stated above (8(a), hubzone, small disadvantaged business, service-disabled/veteran owned, women owned, etc.). The interested Contractor's capability statement should include how the Contractor could furnish a vessel necessary to provide the services as provided in the Draft Statement of Work (SOW). Standard brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this notice. Note: This announcement is a Sources Sought Notice and no contract will be awarded pursuant to this announcement. The requested information is for planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment, implied, or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. The response date for this Sources Sought Notice is Wednesday, March 12, 2019 at 12:00 P.M. No collect calls will be accepted. All responses to this RFI may be submitted via e-mail to Samantha Alb, Contract Specialist, at
contact@example.gov. NO TELEPHONE RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
