Fish Bait - Spiny Dogfish

The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NEFSC, has a requirement for 6500 lbs of Spiny Dogfish bait, and intends to issue a firm, fixed price purchase order.

The proposed award is 100% set aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code is 112519 with a size standard of $.75M. All responsible small businesses may submit an offer, which will be considered.

The solicitation will be available June 23, 2016, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13 via the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website http://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation number is EE133-F-16-RQ-0594; hard copies of the RFQ will not be issued. It is incumbent upon the contractors to monitor the FedBizOpps site for the solicitation release and all subsequent amendments. The anticipated award date will be on or about July 6, 2016. This acquisition will be awarded as a firm -fixed price order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

To be eligible for award, vendors must obtain a DUNS number (this may be done by calling 1-800-333-0505) and be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) www.Sam.gov.

The RFQ documents and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88, effective May 16, 2016.

For information on how to register your company on FBO, to view or receive updates and notifications to the solicitation, please reference the FBO Vendor Guide located on the FBO web site home page. NO paper copies of the solicitation will be furnished. A solicitation mailing list will not be maintained for this procurement. Inquiries will only be addressed by EMAIL ONLY. Forward any questions to susan.henderson@noaa.gov or fax to 508-495-2004. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.