Charter of Trawl Vessel

This Request for Quote (RFQ) is chartering of a trawl vessel with captain, crew, fuel, food, and berthing accommodations for NOAA personnel to conduct reduced bar spacing turtle excluder device evaluations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico for the Mississippi Laboratory in Pascagoula, MS. Please make sure to follow the instructions listed on page 2 of the solicitation document. Both price and non-price factors will be used to determine best value (page 17 of the solicitation). This is a small business set aside. The NAICS code for this action is 114112. The government intends to procure supplies using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The government requires all contractors doing business with the government to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). For additional information and to register in CCR, please access the following website: http://www.ccr.gov. In order to register with CCR and to be eligible to receive an award, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet number, which may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on line at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or by phone at 1-866-705-5711. The government encourages all contractors to submit their Representations and Certifications on-line Business Partner Network (BPN) at https://orca.bpn.gov. The BPN is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in CCR.