NFFP71002202200KAW Questions and Answers.pdf

NFFP71002202200KAW

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Can you provide the specific site locations (latitude/longitude)? Can you provide the locations of the moorings and approximate depths to be able to quote the alternative recovery method if the mooring acoustic release fails?

LOCATIONS AND DEPTHS ARE:

LOCATION 1.) 48.2515, -123.853917, APPROXIMATE DEPTH 160 m LOCATION 2.) 48.204067, -123.298583, APPROXIMATE DEPTH 60 m

THE 2 LOCATIONS BELOW ARE SUBJECT TO PERMIT APPROVAL:

LOCATION 3.) 47.9601, -122.5396, APPROXIMATE DEPTH 34 m LOCATION 4.) 47.4505, -122.3882, APPROXIMATE DEPTH 32 m

2. Can you provide detailed descriptions of the platform and subsurface moorings including specifications (dimensions, weights, photos if possible)?

THE PLATFORM IS APPROXIMATELY 2’ x 4’ x 3’ AND WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 800 POUNDS. THE

SUBSURFACE MOORING WEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 750 POUNDS (REFER TO SPECIFICATIONS

OF MOORING ATTACHMENT). IT INVOLVES A 30-INCH FLOAT WITH TWO INSTRUMENT CAGES

IN A LINE THAT WILL GET “TROLL OUT” OVER THE DECK AS VESSEL SLOWING MOVES TOWARD

LOCATION SITE, AND AT THE END IS THE 8-LINK WEIGHT (EACH LINK IS ABOUT FOOT LONG

BUNCHED UP IN A CIRCLE AND WEIGHT TOTAL IS 700 POUNDS) THAT WILL NEED TO FALL IN

LOCAITON, USING A GRAVITY RELEASE.

ATTACHMENTS ADDED:

1) SPECIFICATIONS OF MOORING

2) PHOTO OF PLATFORM

3) PHOTO OF INSTRUMENTS IN CAGES

3. Also what date range does this work need to be accomplished in?

LOCATIONS #1 AND #2: DATE OF AWARD TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 PREFERABLY BUT CAN BE

EXTENDED IN LIMITED CASES/CONDITIONS

LOCATIONS #3 AND #4: WHEN PERMITS ARE APPROVED (CURRENTLY WORKING TO OBTAIN

PERMITS) TO OCTOBER 14, 2022 PREFERABLY BUT CAN BE EXTENDED AGAIN IN LIMITED

CASES/CONDITIONS.