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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is conducting market research to identify small businesses capable of providing comprehensive dive boat charter services to support its scientific surveys related to enforcement and inspection activities of oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico. This effort is solely for informational purposes and does not constitute a request for proposals or guarantee a contract award. Respondents will not be reimbursed for any costs incurred. The requirements include approximately 25 excursions per year, combining single-day and multi-day missions, managed under a time and materials contract potentially lasting up to three years, utilizing FAR 13.5 procurement procedures. The contract requires a boat manager without any conflicts of interest with the oil and gas industry. The solicitation uses NAICS code 483112 with a small business size standard of 1,500 employees. Interested firms are asked to submit capability statements addressing technical expertise and the ability to meet the SOW requirements, including confirmation that the boat manager is free from conflicts of interest. Responses should also include the firm's number of employees over the past year and must be concise, limited to six pages, excluding generic brochures or SOW restatements, which will not be accepted. No feedback or solicitation requests will be provided by the agency, and all submissions must be emailed to the designated contact by March 17, 2020, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time.

General Info

BSEE seeks small dive boat charter businesses for Gulf scientific surveys; no contract guaranteed.

Agency

Department Of The Interior → Acquisition Management Division

NAICS

483112 - Deep Sea Passenger Transportation

Place of Performance

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PostedMar 6

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Acquisition Management Division

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeSTERLING, VA, 20166, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Acquisition Management Division

Office AddressSTERLING, VA, 20166, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) within the U.S. Department of the Interior is conducting market research for informational purposes only to identify potential small business sources with the capability to successfully perform the requirement described in the attached draft statement of work (SOW). This is not a request for proposals and the responses will not result in the award a contract. Those responding will not be reimbursed for any costs incurred. As detailed in the draft statement SOW, BSEE requires comprehensive dive boat charter services for its scientific surveys in support of enforcement and inspection activities of oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The boat manager for the successful Contractor shall not have any potential conflicts of interest with the oil and gas industry. The bureau estimates 25 excursions annually which will consist of a combination of single-day and multi-day missions. A time and materials type contract with a maximum length of three years (including option periods) procured using FAR 13.5 procedures is contemplated. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 483112. The small business size standard is 1,500 employees. Capability statements should address the technical and expertise requirements set forth in the SOW and affirm its ability to staff the contract with a boat manager that has no potential conflicts of interest with the oil and gas industry. In addition, the statement should indicate your firm's number of employees for the preceding 12 months (see 13 CFR 121.106 if you need additional guidance). Please limit responses to no more than six total pages. General company brochures and paraphrasing of the SOW will not be considered as sufficient responses to this notice. Feedback and/or evaluation information will not be provided to any firm regarding its individual capability statement. Telephone calls and/or requests for a solicitation will not be accepted. All responses shall be sent via email to Michael Gilham at contact@example.gov. The deadline for submitting a capability statement is 17 March 2020 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time.