Fishery observer support services for the alaska fisheries science center, north pacific observer program

Under an amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1801-1884, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for administering a fish observer program in the state of Alaska. The North Pacific Observer Program (NPOP) has been mandated to collect data to manage the wide variety of fisheries off the coast of Alaska.
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) is the research branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) that is responsible for research on living marine resources in the coastal oceans off Alaska. The mission of the AFSC is to plan, develop, and manage scientific research programs which generate the best scientific data available for understanding, managing, and conserving the region's living marine resources.
AFSC scientists compile and analyze broad databases on fishery, oceanography, marine mammal, and environmental research. Research programs at the AFSC are managed and conducted through the Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering Division (RACE), Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management Division (REFM), Marine Mammal Laboratory (MML), Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis Division (FMA), and Auke Bay Laboratory (ABL).
The FMA North Pacific Observer Program (NPOP), is responsible for collecting fishery-dependent data used for a wide variety of purposes including: (1) stock assessment; (2) monitoring groundfish quotas; (3) monitoring bycatch of groundfish and non-groundfish species; (4) assessing the effects of the groundfish fishery on other living marine resources and their habitat; and (5) assessing methods intended to improve the conservation and management of groundfish and other living marine resources.
NOAA's NMFS, AFSC, NPOP has a requirement for a contractor to provide and retain the necessary qualified personnel, services, and facilities (except as otherwise specified) to perform quality environmental, biological, and fisheries operations data collection for the FMA's North Pacific Observer Program (NPOP) and the Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering (RACE) Division of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (RACE) Division. Data quality is of the utmost importance. Quality data collection and recording are expected to increase the critical information gathered for stock assessments to manage the species.
It is anticipated that the award will consist of a one year base period and four one-year option periods. The anticipated performance period for the base period will be June 17, 2019 - June 16, 2020 and each of the subsequent one year options periods will consecutively follow.
A comprehensive list of actual requirements will be included in the Performance Work Statement contained within the solicitation package document.
The proposed contract action is set aside 100% for small business. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541690 and the business size standard for this requirement is $15.0 million. It is highly encouraged that any small business meeting this size standard and desiring to be considered for award be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) using this NAICS code or a NAICS code with an equivalent size standard. It should be noted that offerors must be registered in SAM prior to submission of an offer. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. In order to register with the SAM, all offerors must also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm or by phone at (866) 969-8491. It is also preferred that offerors to complete the electronic representations and certifications at the SAM website.
The solicitation is anticipated to be posted on or about November 20, 2018 at http://www.fbo.gov/. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties should use the FedBizOpps [Add to Watchlist] and [Add Me to Interested Vendors] features which provide a notification when the Request for Proposal (RFP) becomes available for download as well as all postings of information associated with this solicitation thereafter. Each potential offeror is responsible for checking the FedBizOpps website to gain all current information related to the solicitation. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at http://www.fbo.gov/. The date offers are due will be stated within the solicitation documents and will be adjusted based upon the actual release date of the solicitation. All questions of any nature regarding this procurement should be sent in writing to the Contracting Officer, Crystina Jubie at Crystina.R.Jubie@noaa.gov or via fax at (206)527-3916.
****11/19/19: Notice has been updated to identify type of set-aside as "total small business" in the "Set Aside" field of this document***.

Under an amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1801-1884, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for administering a fish observer program in the state of Alaska. The North Pacific Observer Program (NPOP) has been mandated to collect data to manage the wide variety of fisheries off the coast of Alaska.
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) is the research branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) that is responsible for research on living marine resources in the coastal oceans off Alaska. The mission of the AFSC is to plan, develop, and manage scientific research programs which generate the best scientific data available for understanding, managing, and conserving the region's living marine resources.
AFSC scientists compile and analyze broad databases on fishery, oceanography, marine mammal, and environmental research. Research programs at the AFSC are managed and conducted through the Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering Division (RACE), Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management Division (REFM), Marine Mammal Laboratory (MML), Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis Division (FMA), and Auke Bay Laboratory (ABL).
The FMA North Pacific Observer Program (NPOP), is responsible for collecting fishery-dependent data used for a wide variety of purposes including: (1) stock assessment; (2) monitoring groundfish quotas; (3) monitoring bycatch of groundfish and non-groundfish species; (4) assessing the effects of the groundfish fishery on other living marine resources and their habitat; and (5) assessing methods intended to improve the conservation and management of groundfish and other living marine resources.
NOAA's NMFS, AFSC, NPOP has a requirement for a contractor to provide and retain the necessary qualified personnel, services, and facilities (except as otherwise specified) to perform quality environmental, biological, and fisheries operations data collection for the FMA's North Pacific Observer Program (NPOP) and the Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering (RACE) Division of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (RACE) Division. Data quality is of the utmost importance. Quality data collection and recording are expected to increase the critical information gathered for stock assessments to manage the species.
It is anticipated that the award will consist of a one year base period and four one-year option periods. The anticipated performance period for the base period will be June 17, 2019 - June 16, 2020 and each of the subsequent one year options periods will consecutively follow.
A comprehensive list of actual requirements will be included in the Performance Work Statement contained within the solicitation package document.
The proposed contract action is set aside 100% for small business. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541690 and the business size standard for this requirement is $15.0 million. It is highly encouraged that any small business meeting this size standard and desiring to be considered for award be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) using this NAICS code or a NAICS code with an equivalent size standard. It should be noted that offerors must be registered in SAM prior to submission of an offer. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following web site: www.sam.gov. In order to register with the SAM, all offerors must also have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm or by phone at (866) 969-8491. It is also preferred that offerors to complete the electronic representations and certifications at the SAM website.
The solicitation is anticipated to be posted on or about November 20, 2018 at http://www.fbo.gov/. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be issued. Interested parties should use the FedBizOpps [Add to Watchlist] and [Add Me to Interested Vendors] features which provide a notification when the Request for Proposal (RFP) becomes available for download as well as all postings of information associated with this solicitation thereafter. Each potential offeror is responsible for checking the FedBizOpps website to gain all current information related to the solicitation. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at http://www.fbo.gov/. The date offers are due will be stated within the solicitation documents and will be adjusted based upon the actual release date of the solicitation. All questions of any nature regarding this procurement should be sent in writing to the Contracting Officer, Crystina Jubie at Crystina.R.Jubie@noaa.gov or via fax at (206)527-3916..