RFR_FishingVessels_20150222~1.docx

REQUEST FOR RESPONSE

Fishing Vessel Support RFR # DMF-15007 / COMMBUYS Bid# BD-15-1046-DMF-FW205-00000003201_____

ISSUE DATE:

1. Description or Purpose of Procurement:

We seek to contract with commercial fishing vessels to be used for research purposes.

2. Applicable Procurement Law

Executive Branch Goods and Services

3. Acquisition Method:

4. Whether Single or Multiple Contractors are Required for Contract:

Check One (“X”):

a. Estimated Number of Awards The target maximum number of Contractors is no limit; the Purchasing Department may award more or fewer contracts, if it is in the best interests of the Commonwealth to do so.

b. Adding Contractors after initial Contract Award If, over the life of the contract, the Purchasing Department determines that additional Contractors may be added, these may be drawn from qualified companies which responded to this Solicitation but were not awarded Contracts. If necessary to meet the requirements of the Commonwealth, the Solicitation may be reopened to obtain additional Bids.

5. Entities Eligible to Use the Resulting Contract

Department of Fish and Game

The Purchasing Department reserves the right to add or remove additional authorized users during the contract term.

6. Expected Duration of Contract (Initial Duration and any Options to Renew):

Initial Duration

From the date of execution through June 30, 2018

Total Maximum Contract Duration

9 years

7. Anticipated Expenditures, Funding or Compensation:

Estimated Value of Procurement: $Variable by contract but expected $1,500,000 ($500,000/yr for 3 yrs)

8. Contract Performance and Business Specifications:

Scope of Services: Contractor will provide goods as needed.

and/or Commodities being Procured: Commercial fishing vessel and captain for marine/fisheries research.

Fiscal Terms: Vender will be compensated in accordance with Commonwealth procurement policy.

Performance Measures: Price, quality, service, timeliness.

9. Small Business Purchasing Program [APPLICABLE ONLY TO PROCUREMENTS BETWEEN $10,000 AND $150,000] This is a small procurement targeted to businesses participating in the Commonwealth’s Small Business Purchasing Program (“SBPP”). The Department intends to evaluate bid responses from and to award a contract to a SBPP-participating business(es) who submit a bid that meets or exceeds the solicitation criteria only. Subcontracting in these types of procurements is limited to no more than 20% of the value of the contract, unless it is with another SBPP registered participant. If determined that there is inadequate SBPP capacity, or no SBPP-participating vendors provide a responsive bid, the Department will evaluate and award bid responses received from non-SBPP businesses. To determine eligibility and to participate in the SBPP, please review the requirements and general program information at www.mass.gov/sbpp.

10. Supplier Diversity Plan (SDP) Plan

[RECOMMENDED, NOT MANDATORY UNDER $150,000]

11. Environmentally Preferable Products Products and services purchased by state agencies must be in compliance with Executive Order 515, issued October 27, 2009. Under this Executive Order, Executive Departments are required to reduce their impact on the environment and enhance public health by procuring environmentally preferable products and services (EPPs) whenever such products and services perform to satisfactory standards and represent best value, consistent with 801 CMR 21.00. In line with this directive, all Contracts, whether departmental or statewide, must comply with the specifications and guidelines established by OSD and the EPP Program. EPPs are considered to be products and services that help to conserve natural resources, reduce waste, protect public health and the environment, and promote the use of clean technologies, recycled materials, and less toxic products.

12. Evaluation Criteria Contractors must submit responses that meet all the submission requirements of the RFR. Only responsive proposals that meet the submission requirements will be evaluated, scored and ranked by the evaluation team according to the evaluation criteria. Additional information may be requested for

13. Instructions for Submission of Responses:

Responses must be sent via the “Create Quote” functionality contained in COMMBUYS. For instructions concerning how to submit a Quote, please see Appendix B.

Any submission which fails to meet the submission requirements of the RFR will be found non-responsive without further evaluation unless the evaluation team, at its discretion, determines that the non-compliance is insubstantial and can be corrected. In these cases, the evaluation team may allow the vendor to make minor corrections to the submission.

14. Estimated Procurement Calendar

Bidders are required to monitor COMMBUYS for changes to the procurement calendar for this Bid.

a. Bid Amendment Deadline The Purchasing Department reserves the right to make amendments to the Bid after initial publication. It is each Bidder’s responsibility to check COMMBUYS for any amendments, addenda or modifications to this Bid, and any Bid Q&A records related to this Bid. The Purchasing Department and the Commonwealth accept no responsibility and will provide no accommodation to Bidders who submit a Quote based on an out-of-date Bid or on information received from a source other than COMMBUYS.

b. Quotes (Bid Responses) Deadline (Bid Opening Date/Time) See the Quotes (Bid Responses) Deadline (Bid Opening) Date and Time indicated in the Estimated Procurement Calendar (above).

c. Estimated Contract Start Date This is the approximate start date. The actual start date will be the Contract Effective Date which is the date the Contract is executed by the parties.

15. Required Forms Responses to this RFR must contain the following documents:

The above attachments are available as attachments as part of the Bid record on WWW.COMMBUYS.COM.

16. RFR Attachments Appendix A: Required Specifications Appendix B: Electronic Quote Submission Instructions Attachment C: RFR – Other Specifications [Commercial Fishing Vessel Bidders Data Sheet]

Appendix A. Required Specifications

This is a Market Basket procurement for fishing vessel support as is generally required for field research.

The vessel will provide a Captain (licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard) and crew (if needed) who will be responsible for operating the vessel and all fishing related equipment (winches, nets, booms, etc.). The safety of the vessel and vessel personnel and research crew will be the responsibility of the Contractor at all times. The vessel crew will maintain and make any repairs necessary to keep the fishing gear in operating condition.

The vessel shall be responsible for acquiring all fuel, lubricants, dockage, and other consumables necessary to maintain and operate the vessel and its gear. The vessel shall also be responsible for providing sleeping space for researchers on multi-day trips. Research and sampling equipment to conduct the experiment will be supplied by the contracting party. Researchers will provide their own personal survival suits and Personal Floatation Devices (PFDs).

A researcher from the contracting party or an approved researcher from the contracting party must be on the vessel at all times during this fieldwork. The vessel and crew shall comply with the research plan developed by researchers or other approved researchers at all times while operating under this contract. The vessel shall communicate with research personnel as necessary to accomplish the project. The vessel shall accommodate researchers as necessary in the collection of information. Researchers will work, where possible, to minimize impact on fishing operations. The researchers will obtain necessary permits to conduct the research and reduce enforcement risk to the vessel.

Departure dates of trips will be a joint decision between the vessel owner/skipper and the project PIs considering weather and other relevant conditions.

The terms of compensation must be determined prior to trips and may include trip-rates, day-rates, dockside-rates, fuel costs, additional insurance costs, division of catch sales to the vessel and contractors, or other costs associated with the research.

Appendix B: Electronic Quote Submission Instructions Instructions for Vendors Responding to Bids Introduction COMMBUYS refers to all solicitations, including but not limited to Requests for Proposals (RFP), Invitations for Bid (IFB), Requests for Response (RFR), Requests for Quote (RFQ), as “Bids.” All responses to Bids are referred to as “Quotes.”

Steps for Bidders to Submit a Quote

1. Launch the COMMBUYS website by entering the URL (www.COMMBUYS.com) into the browser.

2. Enter Bidder login credentials and click the Login button on the COMMBUYS homepage. Bidders must be registered in COMMBUYS in order to submit a Quote. Each Vendor has a COMMBUYs Seller Administrator, who is responsible for maintaining authorized user access to COMMBUYS.

3. Upon successful login, the Vendor home page displays with the Navigation and Header Bar as well as the Control Center. The Control Center is where documents assigned to your role are easily accessed and viewed.

4. Click on the Bids tab

5. Clicking on the Bid tab opens four sections:

a. Request for Revision

b. Bids/Bid Amendments

c. Open Bids

d. Closed Bids

6. Click on the blue Open Bid hyperlinks to open and review an open bid

7. A new page opens with a message requesting you acknowledge receipt of the bid. Click Yes to acknowledge receipt of the bid. Bidders should acknowledge receipt to receive any amendments/updates concerning this bid.

8. After acknowledgement, the bid will open.

The top left half of the page contains the following information:

a. Purchaser

b. Department

c. Contact for this bid

d. Type of purchase

i. Open Market

ii. Blanket

e. Pre-Bid Conference details (if applicable)

f. Ship-to and Bill-to addresses

g. Any attachments to the bid, which may include essential bid terms, response forms, etc.

The top right half of the bid includes the following information:

h. Bid Date

i. Required Date

j. Bid Opening Date – date the bid closes and no further quotes will be accepted

k. Informal Bid Flag

l. Date goods/services are required

9. The lower half of the page provides information about the specific goods/services the bid is requesting.

10. Click Create Quote to begin.

11. The General tab for a new quote opens. This page is populated with some information from the bid. Fields available to update include:

a. Delivery days

b. Shipping terms

c. Ship via terms

d. Is “no” bid – select if you will not be submitting a quote for this bid

e. Promised Date

f. Info Contact

g. Comments

h. Discount Percent

i. Freight Terms

j. Payment Terms It is important to note that the bid documents (RFR and attachments) may specify some or all of these terms and may prohibit you from altering these terms in your response. Read the bid documents carefully and fill in only those items that are applicable to the bid to which you are responding.

Update these fields as applicable to the bid and click Save & Continue to save any changes and create a Quote Number.

12. The page refreshes and messages display. Any message in Red is an error and must be resolved before the quote can be submitted. Any message in Yellow is only a warning and will allow processing to continue.

13. Click the Items tab. The Items tab displays information about the items requested in the bid. To view additional details about an item, click the item number (blue hyperlink) to open.

14. The item opens. Input all of your quote information and click Save & Exit.

15. Click on the Attachments Tab. Follow the prompts to upload and name all required attachments and forms and bid response documents in accordance with the instructions contained in the solicitation or bid documents. After uploading each individual file or form, click Save & Continue. After you have uploaded all required documents click Save & Exit. Be sure to review your attachments to make sure each required document has been submitted.

16. Click on the Terms & Conditions Tab. This tab refers to the terms and conditions that apply to this bid. The terms and conditions must be accepted before your quote can be submitted. If your acceptance is subject to any exceptions, those exceptions must be identified here. Exceptions cannot contradict the requirements of the RFR, or required Commonwealth standard forms and attachments for the bid. For instance, an RFR may specify that exceptions may or will result in disqualification of your bid.

17. Click the Summary tab. Review the information and update/correct, as needed. If the information is correct, click the Submit Quote button at the bottom of the page.

18. A popup window displays asking for verification that you wish to submit your quote. Click OK to submit the quote.

19. The Summary tab redisplays with an updated Status for the quote of Submitted.

20. Your quote submission is confirmed only when you receive a confirmation email from COMMBUYS. If you have submitted a quote and have not received an email confirmation, please contact the COMMBUYS Help Desk at COMMBUYS@state.ma.us.

If you wish to revise or delete a quote after submission, you may do so in COMMBUYS: (1) for a formal bid, prior to the bid opening date, or (2) for an informal bid (which may be viewed upon receipt), prior to the opening of your quote by the issuing entity or the bid opening date, whichever is earlier.

Bidders may not submit Multiple Quotes in response to a Bid unless the Bid authorizes Multiple Quote submissions. If you submit multiple quotes in response to a bid that does not allow multiple quotes, only the latest submission prior to the bid opening date will be evaluated.

RFR DMF-15007: Fishing Vessel Support

Attachment C:

Commercial Fishing Vessel Bidders Data Sheet

Vessel Name: Captain’s Name:

Vessel Owner and Address:

Usual Port: Other Ports:

Federal Permit Type(s):

Federal Permit Number: MA State Permit ID:

Gear types vessel is rigged for:

Vessel Specifications

LOA:

Engine type & horsepower:

Number of net reels (Trawlers):

Life raft capacity:

Is 120 VAC power available on your vessel (choose one)? Yes No

Is covered space available to protect scientific equipment? Yes No

Does the vessel have an A-frame? Yes No

Is the A-frame articulating? Yes No

Does the vessel have an up-to-date Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Decal? Yes No

Other vessel characteristics or information or comments:

(For example, does the vessel have acoustic net sensors, fuel usage monitoring devices, etc.?)

Updated: April 2, 2014