1305M322QNFFM0025 Amendment 0002 FormSF30.pdf

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1305M322QNFFM00250002 APR 27, 2022 NF-FM7320-22-00948

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WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION

CONTRACTS BRANCH

7600 SAND POINT WAY NE, SOU6

SEATTLE WA 98115-6349

1305M322QNFFM0025

APR 25, 2022

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Amendment 0002 to Solicitation 1305M322QNFFM0025 is issued to:

A. Provide revisions to the Statement of Work (SOW) contained in the solicitation issued on April 25, 2022;

reference below STATEMENT OF WORK, Title: Buoyless/Ropeless Systems. A revised SOW is attached and revisions are highlighted in yellow.

B. The due date for receipt of quotations remains unchanged at 2:00 Pacific time, May 3, 2022.

C. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

STATEMENT OF WORK

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Title: Buoyless/Ropeless Systems

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision and transportation for the delivery of commercial on-demand buoyless/ropeless systems, controllers, and transducers. It is anticipated that different technologies may be utilized to accomplish this requirement such as inflation bags and acoustic releases holding a float and rope at the bottom.

Background: The primary purpose of the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend. The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species, with only an estimated 450 remaining. The leading causes of known mortality for North Atlantic right whales are entanglement in fishing gear and vessel strikes.

NOAA Fisheries’ Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and its partners are dedicated to conserving and rebuilding the North Atlantic right whale population. A variety of innovative techniques to study, protect, and rescue these endangered whales are used. The NEFSC believes that working with engineers and fishermen to test and evaluate new technologies will help engage partners as they develop solutions to reduce the risk of entanglements.

Objective: The NEFSC Gear Research Team is looking to collaborate with commercial fishermen to evaluate new technologies intended to minimize the potential for marine mammal interactions in pot and trap fisheries. NEFSC is going to provide fishermen technology for testing and to attain their input concerning reliability, operational usability, safety, and performance.

The NEFSC has a requirement for buoyless/ropeless solutions for pot and trap fishing gear. NEFSC is requesting existing technology that they can supply to fishermen to test for operational reliability, and to familiarize fishermen who can report on concerns or successes. Multiple different system types that can be made available to fishermen with the understanding that certain technologies may be suited better for different environments and depths are required. The Government is planning on awarding up to a maximum of ten contracts.

SYSTEMS (Deck and Release)

DECK SYSTEMS (controller, transducer, and interface (e.g., tablet) :

The deck system shall be capable of triggering the underwater acoustic release system and should be capable of controlling and storing acoustic release codes, have gear location marking capability, and data storage of release locations with a time/date stamp and be powered by a 12v power supply or have a battery life of 72 hours run time. Each deck system shall have a touch interface through a supplied screen or a commercially available tablet. Either shall be provided by the awardee.

Additionally, the deck system must include a transducer that is capable of communicating with and releasing the underwater acoustic release systems from the controller near the surface from 4 - 200fm in temperatures from 0-30C SST. Portable and boat mounted options are desirable.

UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC RELEASE SYSTEMS:

The Underwater acoustic release systems are expected to be the first unit in a trawl (series) of pots/traps and will be tied to the remaining pots/traps within the fishing operation. These systems must include all ancillary equipment and software that will trigger the release of their system that will allow the fishermen to retrieve their gear.

These systems must have:

1. Been previously tested in the commercial pot or trap fishery.

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2. Be capable of operating in waters ranging from 0-30C SST.

3. When set and fishing, provide no vertical line in the water that could entangle a whale.

4. Units must have a mechanism (e.g., acoustic release) to trigger the systems so the gear can be retrieved.

5. Must be designed so the system can be reset and redeployed while at sea.

6. Unit must be of a size suitable for use on commercial fishing vessels where deck space and time may be limited. Unit should be similar in size and construction to a commercial lobster trap.

7. Units must be constructed of materials that will withstand constant submersion in salt water, weigh less than 250 lbs. and can withstand a drop from 10 feet.

The Government requires a minimum “up to” the quantities stated in the schedule listed above.

Optional CLIN(s) are listed with an asterisk * it’s optional for the vendor to price these items:

1. Through-hull transducers-permanently installed transducers

2. Dash mounted/ chart plotter controller units

3. Stand-alone gear location marking technology

REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible, contractors must have developed and tested systems previously and have systems available to market. Instruction Manuals are required for all systems and components. Quotes shall include the design and testing details of each unit.

DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

Following contract award, system(s) and all components shall be provided to Henry Milliken at the address in vii below no later than 60 days after award.

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