Research Vessel Charter, Eastern Gulf of Alaska

Research Vessel Charter, Eastern Gulf of Alaska. IGF::OT::IGF

Research Vessel Charter, Eastern Gulf of Alaska. IGF::OT::IGF

The U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal & Marine, located in Santa Cruz, CA 95060, has a requirement for vessel charter to support the collection of geophysical data in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska along the continental slope between Dixon Entrance and Cross Sound. The planned window of operations will be during fair weather months of May through August 2017. USGS Field personnel will mobilize and load scientific equipment onto the vessel in a harbor with dockside support (i.e., access to cranes, forklifts, hardware stores) for 3 days at a site located no more than 2.5 days of transit to the survey area. Scientific gear will be loaded onto the vessel and set up for operation approximately three days prior to departure. The vessel will transit with the equipment and personnel to the study site in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska. Approximately 15 days will be spent on site conducting a marine geophysical survey that will include multichannel seismic reflection data acquisition. Upon completion of scientific operations, the vessel will return to the harbor, where USGS personnel will demobilize and unload their equipment in approximately 2 days. The total duration of the operation will be approximately twenty-six days.

The statement of work and additional specifications will be identified in the forthcoming solicitation.



The Request for Quotation (RFQ), number G17PS00037, will be made available through the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 5.102(a)(1), on or about November 21, 2016. The Government anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Price type contract. The Government intends to award this requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.5, entitled ¿Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items¿ and FAR Part 12, entitled, ¿Acquisition of Commercial Items.¿ Please contact the Contracting Officer, in writing, by email at cciccarelli@usgs.gov, with any questions.



This notice and any resulting solicitation or contract conforms to the requirements in place through FAC 2005-89, effective 01 Nov 2016. This requirement is set aside for small businesses. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 483114, Coastal & Great Lakes Passenger Transportation, and the size standard in number of employees is 750.