09.07.2021 QUESTIONS_Solicitation Request Number 1333MF21QNFFN0073_km_kb.docx

9/7/2021 Questions –

How would the government like the proposal formatted? Are there any specifications to font type and size, page size, spacing, number of pages, etc?

Up to your professional discretion

How many meetings does the government anticipate for task 1 and what is the estimated duration of each meeting? Estimated at 3 Will the meetings be held in person and if so where? All meeting will be held remotely.

Task 2 states protocols and data collection forms will be modified, as necessary, from those developed under the ongoing contract.

o What is the contract number for the ongoing contract? N/A o What is the scope of the ongoing contract? N/A o Who is the current contractor performing the work? N/A o What is the value of the ongoing contract? N/A

How many port samplers will be trained? Estimated up 15

Can the government provide an estimate of the hours anticipated to perform the work? At the vendors discretion of how many needed to get the work done.

Can the government provide specifications for the tablet computers? Up to the vendor’s discretion to get the work done.

The anticipated travel requirements state one trip to Puerto Rico for planning and implementation of project objectives. Is the intent for training of field personnel to occur during this trip? Yes Is it anticipated that only one training session will be held? At least a week.

Can the government provide a list of the 25 species that need to be sampled?

Will be determined at organizational meetings.

What biological samples are intended to be collected from each species?

No biological samples will be collected.

Is it intended for the sampling station to include an electronic length frequency board, integrated scale, connected through wifi/Bluetooth to the tablet with the electronic measuring board? Yes. The sampling stations are not a deliverable, the deliverable is the plans for building them.

Will the port samplers sample shore based recreational anglers, commercial fishing landings, boat based recreational anglers or a combination of all? They are boat based recreational anglers, private, and for hire.

Is the intent for the sample collection to occur at commercial landing sites, marinas where catch is landed from boaters, or along the coast at jetties and other recreational fishing areas? Recreational marinas and launching sites/ramps

Are they considering only boat anglers or shore based fishermen too? Only boat anglers

How many sampling locations are expected? To be determined at the organizational meetings. We are asking vendor to train DNER samplers.

Does Task 1 or Task 2 involve development of the statistical sampling framework? No

· Considerable cost of the project could be the tablets and sampling station depending on the technology that is used. Will the government consider changing the price from firm fixed priced lump sum to time and materials? The contract will remain as a firm fixed price contract.

· The proposal deadline is very restrictive considering questions are not due until 09/04. Will the government consider extending the due date until 9/16? Solicitation states questions were due on or before 09/04. The solicitation will be extended through 9/10/2021.

· When is the anticipated start date? Start date is the award date, end date is 12 months from the date of award