RFQ_EA133F-16-RQ-1822_Amend_0002.pdf

1. Contract ID Code Page of Pages 1 2

2. Amendment/Modification No. 3. Effective Date 4. Requisition/Purchase Req. No. 5. Project No. (if applicable) 0002 05/17/2016

6. Issued By Code AJ930073 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code

NOAA/EASTERN REGION ACQUISITION SEE BLOCK 6

200 GRANBY STREET

SUITE 815

NORFOLK, VA 23510

AMY MCLIVERTY 757-441-3426

8. Name and Address of Contractor (No., Street, County, and Zip Code) (X) 9A. Amendment of Solicitation No.

EA133F-16-RQ-1822

9B. Date (See Item 11) 05/09/2016 10A. Modification of Contract/Order No.

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended X is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDG- MENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. Accounting and Appropriation Data (if required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACT/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

(x) A. This change order is issued pursuant to: (Specify authority) The changes set forth in item 14 are made in the Contract Order No. in item 10A.

B. The above numbered Contract/Order is modified to reflect the administrative changes (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.)

Set fourth item 14, pursuant to the authority of FAR 43.103 (b)

C. This supplemental agreement is entered into pursuant to authority of:

D. Other (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

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14. Description of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Modification 0002 is issued to provide 1) Questions and Answers in reference to the Request for Quotations (RFQ).

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1) Questions and Answers (Questions 1-5; Amendment 0001)

Vendor Question 6: Is there a default frames per second (FPS) required for the project?

Government Response to Question 6: As stated in RFQ Attachment 2, EM Equipment Specification, each camera must record at a speed of no less than 15 unique frames per second when the use of a video monitoring system is required.

Vendor Question 7: What ports will the herring/mackerel vessels be departing and offloading from?

Government Response to Question 7: Potential ports include, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey, please see RFQ Section C.2.1.

Vendor Question 8: What vessels are participating in this project? Will they only be category A and B permitted vessels or will category C permitted vessel also participate?

Government Response to Question 8: Primarily A and B permitted vessels, however, depending on participation NMFS may consider category C permitted vesselsl.

Vendor Question 9: Can you provide the average number of trips per vessel, or total number of trips in the fishery?

Government Response to Question 9: Based on history, the average number of trips per vessel is 53 trips per year (based on the last five (5) years). The total number of trips per year for the fishery (all vessels) includes an estimated 600 trips. Individual mid-water vessels complete an average of 178 days per year (based on the last five (5) years). For more information on the fishery characterization of the fleet, please refer to http://www.nefmc.org/library/amendment-5- 4.

Vendor Question 10: What is the anticipated number of cameras per system per vessel?

Government Response to Question 10: The system provided will need to be adaptable and capable of addressing the needs of NMFS as specified in the Statement of Work.

2) Except for the changes made herewith, all other terms, conditions and provisions remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

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